Is Testing for Antiphosphatidyl ...
One of the most intriguing characteristics of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is that diagnosis requires the combined presence of clinical abnor ...
Potential and Pitfalls of Using ...
Long-term bisphosphonate use may be associated with several rare adverse events. Such associations are not optimally evaluated in conventional rando ...
Update on Antiphospholipid Synd ...
Thrombotic events that occur in children are relatively rare and are mostly associated with indwelling catheters, infectious processes, surgical pro ...
New Insights into the Biology a ...
â2-glycoprotein I (â2GPI) is the major autoantigen in the antiphospholipid syndrome. The central importance of understanding â2GPI physiology from t ...
Current Clinical Trials in Cast ...
Seven years passed since docetaxel/prednisone demonstrated and overall survival benefit, leading to its approval by the FDA for metastatic castratio ...
Robotic High-intensity Focused ...
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging, noninvasive, local treatment of prostate cancer with 15 years of clinical experience, durin ...
Surgical Management of Renal Cy ...
The kidney is one of the most common sites for cyst in the body (prevalence about 5%). Symptomatic or incidental cyst needs to be characterized furt ...
Contemporary Imaging of the Ren ...
Renal masses increasingly are detected incidentally in asymptomatic individuals. Accurate characterization of these lesions is important for clinica ...
Androgen Suppression Strategies ...
Androgen suppression therapy (AST) was first described in 1941 as a treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) and remains the mainstay of therapy in patien ...
Emerging Treatment Options for ...
Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) affects an increasing number of men with age. It can cause troublesome lower urinary tract symptoms, can have a n ...
Selection of a Port for Use in ...
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) is a novel technique that aims to perform abdominal surgery through a single incision. Various access te ...
Laparoscopic and Image-guided R ...
Multiple modalities exist for the management of small renal tumors, including active surveillance, extirpation (radical nephrectomy and partial neph ...
The Role of Percutaneous Renal ...
The use of percutaneous renal mass biopsy (RMB) has increased in recent years, likely in parallel with the growing incidence of renal cell carcinoma ...
Management of Rising Prostate-s ...
Prostate biopsy remains one of the most commonly performed urologic office procedures. A significant percentage of men with a negative result may ha ...
Application of Ultrasonography ...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is an extremely common and chronic condition that can lead to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in elderly men. Al ...
Current Status and Outcomes of ...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) has emerged as a viable treatment option for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer and ...
Complications of Pelvic Lymph N ...
Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) represents the standard for detection of occult pelvic nodal metastases from prostate cancer, and may be perform ...
Renal Imaging in Patients with ...
In patients with renal impairment, the incremental benefits from administration of contrast media for imaging studies need to be carefully assessed ...
The Relationship Between Photos ...
Although transurethral resection of the prostate remains the gold standard treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms that are refractory to medical ...
Update on Resident Training Mod ...
Surgical skills increasingly are taught in training laboratories outside the operating room. This change in paradigm has driven the development of s ...
Salvage Cryotherapy for Radiati ...
Potentially curative salvage options for radiorecurrent prostate cancer include prostatectomy, brachytherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound, and ...
Long-term Results of Surgical T ...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common conditions associated with the aging male. Surgical management of lower urinary tract s ...
Metabolic Profiling for the Det ...
The development and progression of many human diseases often result in changes in gene expression and protein and metabolite concentrations. Changes ...
Treatment of Upper Urinary Lith ...
Patients undergoing urinary diversion are at high risk for developing stone disease due to the metabolic and structural features intrinsic to the cr ...
Current Perspectives on Gleason ...
The 5-tier Gleason grading system for prostate cancer, introduced in 1966, has been proven to be one of the main independent predictors of prostate ...