Specialty Urology
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Featured
New Research Supports Trimodality Therapy for Bladder Cancer
A new Massachusetts General Hospital study compares bladder cancer treatment options and strongly supports bladder preservation with trimodality therapy.
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Featured
Study Explores Value of Prostate Cancer Screening With MRI
The Prostate Cancer Genetics Program at Massachusetts General Hospital explores whether MRI prostate cancer screening detects disease earlier than standard tests in men with genetic mutations linked to prostate cancer.
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Kidney Transplant Education Symposium Shares Advances
The Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center's kidney transplant education course will help multidisciplinary teams maximize favorable outcomes in more patients with kidney disease.
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10-Year Data: Delayed BPH Surgery Linked to Increased Risk of Treatment Failure
Daniel M. Frendl, MD, PhD, Michelle M. Kim, MD, PhD, and colleagues found in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that long-term surgical outcomes were adversely affected by preoperative urinary retention and delays to surgery.
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Auto-Contouring Model Performs Well for Prostate Cancer Patients Who Receive Radiopaque Hydrogel Spacer
Yi Wang, PhD, Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, and colleagues have validated a CT-based deep learning model that provides automated contouring when planning radiation therapy for prostate cancer patients who receive the SpaceOAR Vue rectal spacer.
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Review: Checkpoint Inhibitors and Other Immunotherapies in Urologic Cancer
Aleksandra Walasek, MD, and Dimitar V. Zlatev, MD, discuss progress in immunotherapies for urologic cancers, showing checkpoint inhibitors are often first-line therapy, combination regimens are improving outcomes, and antibody–drug conjugates are becoming new options for dual-refractory bladder cancer.
Urology Contributors
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Adam Scott Feldman, MD, MPH
Director, Combined Harvard Urologic Oncology Fellowship, Director of Research and Urologic Oncologist, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Combined Standard and Targeted Transperineal Biopsies Advised for Patients With Prostate Lesion on Multiparametric MRI
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Ajay Nehra, MBBS
Director of Men's Health and Male Reconstructive Surgery, Senior Urologic Surgeon
Recent Article
Establishing Guidelines for Peyronie's Disease
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Brian Howard Eisner, MD
Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Diabetes Not a Risk Factor for Septic Shock Among Patients With Ureteral Stone and UTI
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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, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology), Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Combined Standard and Targeted Transperineal Biopsies Advised for Patients With Prostate Lesion on Multiparametric MRI
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Keyan Salari, MD, PhD
Urologic Surgeon, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Urologic Oncologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Director, Prostate Cancer Genetics Program
Recent Article
Study Explores Value of Prostate Cancer Screening With MRI
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Matthew F. Wszolek, MD
Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Urological Oncologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Mortality Related to Surgical Staplers and Clip Appliers Is Increasing
Urology Care at Mass General
The Department of Urology at Massachusetts General Hospital offers sophisticated, compassionate care and the most innovative treatments for patients with any type of urological condition.