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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The Results of the First Penis Transplantation in U.S.
A man who survived penile cancer has become the first U.S. patient to undergo penis transplantation, with excellent early results.
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Options for Managing Post-prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence
With more treatment options available to radical prostatectomy patients who experience post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence, patients will continue to enjoy improvements in quality of life.
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BPH Supplements Have Little Support for Efficacy and Safety
To better advise patients about herbal remedies for prostate enlargement or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), researchers scoured the scientific literature for evidence on every individual ingredient of every available supplement.
Urology contributors
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Adam Scott Feldman, MD, MPH
Director, Combined Harvard Urologic Oncology Fellowship
Recent Article
The Results of the First Penis Transplantation in U.S.
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Ajay Singla, MD
Director, Harvard Urologic Surgery Residency Program
Recent Article
Options for Managing Post-prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence
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Brian Howard Eisner, MD
Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Dusting Vs. Basketing: Strategies for Disintegrating Renal Stones
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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
Advantages of Robot-assisted Techniques for Urologic Surgeries
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Francis James McGovern, MD
Urologist
Recent Article
The Results of the First Penis Transplantation in U.S.
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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, Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Harvard Medical School
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