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Study: Monopolar TURP utilization on the decline

Although monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate remains the standard of care for bladder outlet obstruction secondary to BPH, its utilization has decreased in recent years, according to a recent study.

Lee Zhao, MD

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Transgender surgery: Videos demonstrate cutting-edge techniques

In these videos, expert surgeons demonstrate robot-assisted penile inversion vaginoplasty, single-stage metoidioplasty, and simple orchiectomy for transgender patients.

Marc Goldstein, MD, MS

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Vasectomy: Crucial steps for a bloodless procedure

Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Li’s video highlights crucial steps to performing a successful no-scalpel vasectomy, says Cigdem Tanrikut, MD.

Yuka Yamaguchi, MD

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Varicocelectomy: Single-port laparoscopic technique

This video demonstrates a technique for single-port laparoscopic varicocelectomy using both transperitoneal and preperitoneal approaches.

Joseph Alukal, MD

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Varicocelectomy: Single-port laparoscopic technique

This video demonstrates a technique for single-port laparoscopic varicocelectomy using both transperitoneal and preperitoneal approaches.

Nick Black, MA

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Personalized messaging: Communicating with men about their health

In this article, we describe the use of morphological market research to identify six themes or modes that shape men’s health behaviors and how those modes can be ultimately used to improve men’s health.

S. Larry Goldenberg, CM, OBC, MD

Urologist Stephen G. Weiss II, MD, FACS, explains why he is voluntarily relinquishing his American Board of Urology certificate.

David Ewalt, MD

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Hypospadias repair: AUA creates new consensus document on coding

The AUA Coding and Reimbursement Committee, American Academy of Pediatric Urology, urology fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and members of the Pediatric Urology Coordinating Council of the Society of Pediatric Urology recently published a consensus document on suggested coding guidance for pediatric hypospadias repair.

Raoul S. Concepcion, MD

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Molecular Recurrence in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

An expert panel discusses the challenges of detecting and managing biochemical recurrence in the context of oligometastatic prostate cancer. 

Dean Elterman, MD, MSc

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Closing

Dean Elterman, MD, discusses how minimally invasive surgical therapies (MIST) are increasingly integrated into the treatment landscape for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), addressing unmet needs and offering new options, while also highlighting ongoing trials and investigations that aim to further refine these approaches.

Marc Holden, MD

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Sperm extraction: Two percutaneous techniques

This video describes and demonstrates two techniques for minimally invasive sperm retrieval appropriate for men with obstructive azoospermia.

Ranjith Ramasamy, MD

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How do smoking and drinking affect fertility?

“There exists compelling evidence to suggest smoking and drinking alcohol can have a dramatic impact on male and female reproductive potential,” write Premal Patel, MD, and Ranjith Ramasamy, MD.

Philip S. Li, MD

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Vasectomy: Crucial steps for a bloodless procedure

Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Li’s video highlights crucial steps to performing a successful no-scalpel vasectomy, says Cigdem Tanrikut, MD.

T. Mike Hsieh, MD

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Sperm extraction: Two percutaneous techniques

This video describes and demonstrates two techniques for minimally invasive sperm retrieval appropriate for men with obstructive azoospermia.

Ashley G. Winter, MD

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Surgical residency: Swap the white coat for a scarlet letter?

Urology Times blogger Ashley G. Winter, MD, writes of "a growing and dangerous turn in how the medical community envisions surgical training."

Shaheen Alanee, MD, MPH, MBA

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The promise of PD-1 ligand pathway in treating bladder cancer

Researchers have recently made progress in understanding a fundamental signaling cascade, the Programmed Death 1 (PD-1) receptor-ligand pathway,1 which holds long-awaited promise in bladder cancer intervention.

Sherjeel Sana, MD

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The promise of PD-1 ligand pathway in treating bladder cancer

Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD, MBA

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Chronic orchialgia: How to diagnose and treat the challenging condition

In this interview, Parviz K. Kavoussi, MD, discusses his diagnostic work-up for patients who present with chronic testicular pain and describes conservative and surgical management approaches for the condition.

Randy Dotinga

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Stone Disease: New AUA guide discusses SWL vs. URS

Other key stone disease/endourology topics from the 2016 AUA annual meeting included the use of aspirin in percutaneous nephrolithotomy patients as well as the continuing debate over the benefit of medical expulsive therapy.

Santhosh Babu K. Bharathy