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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FDA Bans Transvaginal Mesh Products for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
The decision to ban sales of transvaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a response to evidence that the products are unsafe and have very few clinically significant benefits in treatment of POP. Many women report significant complications, including irreparable harm, from mesh placement.
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Ultrasound Therapy Yields Promising Results for Localized Prostate Cancer
At the American Urological Assocation's 2019 Annual Meeting, researchers presented the findings of a study on the effects transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA), a novel minimally invasive procedure that can reduce prostate size and prostate-specific antigens in patients with localized prostate cancer.
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Vaginal Rejuvenation Is a Popular Procedure but Lacks Medical Legitimacy
The results of a recent survey, presented at the American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting, showed that the general public has mixed perceptions of what a "vaginal rejuvenation" procedure really is.
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
Vaginal Rejuvenation Is a Popular Procedure but Lacks Medical Legitimacy
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Brian Howard Eisner, MD
Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Patients Without Evidence of Ureteral Stone Passage Should Seek Follow-up Imaging
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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
Ultrasound Therapy Yields Promising Results for Localized Prostate Cancer
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Elise J. De, MD
Urologist
Recent Article
FDA Bans Transvaginal Mesh Products for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
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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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