Specialty Urology
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Orthotopic Neobladder Reconstruction Restores Quality of Life for Female Cystectomy Patients
Orthotopic neobladder reconstruction is becoming the diversion procedure of choice for female cystectomy patients due to recent advances in care for female urology patients.
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Multiparametric MRI/Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy Improves Prostate Cancer Detection
Active surveillance (AS) has become an accepted way to manage prostate cancer in men at lower risk. Multiparametric MRI can be used in conjunction with the standard transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy to improve detection of clinically significant cancers.
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Improving the Safety of Vena Caval Thrombectomy in Kidney Cancer with Tumor Thrombus Team Approach
Complete removal of a tumor thrombus resulting from venous tumor invasion is essential for eliminating the cancer in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A multispecialty tumor thrombus team within an integrated practice can improve the safety of this intricate and extensive procedure.
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Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Treats Urinary Tract Infection in Animal Models
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers demonstrate that antimicrobial photodynamic treatment of urinary tract infection can be successful in an intact animal model.
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Each Additional Hospital Day of Catheterization Increases the Risk of UTI
In 1974, a seminal study found that the number of hospital days spent catheterized is a significant risk factor for urinary tract infection. Researchers recently confirmed that finding—and identified additional risk factors to consider in prevention efforts.
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AUA 2019: A Media Roundup
At the 2019 AUA Annual Conference, urologists from Mass General discussed research findings, novel treatment approaches and advances in clinical care, including...
Urology contributors
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Adam Scott Feldman, MD, MPH
Director, Combined Harvard Urologic Oncology Fellowship
Recent Article
Comparative Effectiveness of Bladder-preserving Trimodality Therapy Versus Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
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Ajay Nehra, MBBS
Director of Men's Health and Male Reconstructive Surgery, Senior Urologic Surgeon
Recent Article
Advances in Treatment for Peyronie's Disease
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Ajay Singla, MD
Director, Harvard Urologic Surgery Residency Program
Recent Article
AUA 2019: A Media Roundup
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Brian Howard Eisner, MD
Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
New Model Predicts Renal Pelvis Pressures During Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy
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Dianne E. Sacco, MD
Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Douglas Middleton Dahl, MD
Chief, Division of Urologic Oncology, Director of Robotic Surgery, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
AUA 2019: A Media Roundup
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Matthew F. Wszolek, MD
Assistant in Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
New Clues Emerge on Management of Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer After Trimodality Therapy
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Shahin Tabatabaei, MD
Director, Prostate Health Program
Recent Article
BPH Supplements Have Little Support for Efficacy and Safety
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Siam Oottamasathien, MD
Director of Pediatric Urology Basic Science Research
Recent Article
Advances in the Pathophysiology, Potential Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis
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