Bert Vorstman, MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com Findings indicate that long-term survival rates for bladder cancer after laparoscopic surgery are comparable that those of open surgery. The study, published in BJU International indicates that prospective randomized trials comparing these two bladder cancer surgeries are warranted. A treatment for muscle invasive and high-risk non-muscle invasive […]
Healthy Lifestyles and Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
Data suggests that four healthy behaviours were associated with a 68% decreased risk of all- cause mortality. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who have a healthy lifestyle has been linked to lower risks of heart attack, stroke, and other ailments in the general population, but also raised some new questions. Ana C. Ricardo, MD, […]
Tobacco Use and Bladder Cancer
According to a study published in Cancer, patients with bladder cancer, smoking status and primary source of information correlate with awareness of the harms of tobacco use. Jeffrey C. Basset, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of California in Los Angeles, and colleagues surveyed a stratified, random sample of bladder cancer survivors about tobacco use, risk […]
AUA Kidney Stone Guidelines Unveiled
Orlando – The American Urological Association (AUA) unveiled its first guidelines on the medical management of kidney stones. Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD summarized the recommendations in a presentation during the announcement at AUA’s 2014 annual meeting. Dr. Pearle, who chaired the panel that reviewed the available evidence that formed the basis of the guidelines, […]
Pioneering Research May Help Overactive Bladder
The body has a natural rhythm known as the body clock. Researchers have recently found a new link between this clock and contractions in the bladder, and it is an unexpected variation on previously held beliefs. A new study, published in The FASEB Journal, shows that the body’s clock, which is controlled by genes, are […]