In nearly every solid organ system, preoperative biopsy is the gold standard. Yet in urology, renal mass biopsy (RMB) remains vastly underutilized for small renal masses (SRMs; T1a; ≤4 cm). Despite ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a prevalent condition that can have a significant impact on quality of life. Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is proven as an effective treatment option for OAB patients.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between relative fat mass (RFM) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This cross-sectional study employed data from the National Health and Nutrition ...

The erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet(Er:YAG) laser therapy has recently emerged as a novel treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to ...

Background: In rare instances, patients deemed operative candidates for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) have their procedure aborted intraoperatively. Understanding the incidence and ...

Prostate cancer can make men feel socially isolated, even from friends and family, leading to feelings of loneliness that negatively impact their health and quality of life. Group-based exercise shows ...

Infections are the most feared complication of transrectal prostate biopsies, along with growing concerns of antibiotic resistance. Our institution transitioned to a transperineal approach without use ...

To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of post-radical cystectomy (RC) mortality and complications in older people to aid decision-making pertinent to RC, as bladder cancer is typically a ...

To investigate the relationship between Overactive Bladder (OAB) and inflammatory markers, including the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), ...

Recent clinical trials on primary RPLND for testicular seminoma highlight inaccuracies in conventional imaging for lymph node staging. Limited data exist on the accuracy of positron emission ...

Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) are increasing worldwide and obesity is one of its recognized causal factor. Obesity thus could be differently associated with the different histologic types of renal ...

AXL is a receptor tyrosine kinase that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell survival, proliferation, and migration. Dysregulation of AXL signaling has been implicated in ...