Conferences - Results from #11460

WCE 2011 - Narrow-band imaging system as a new diagnostic and therapeutic tool for ulcer type interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - The efficacy of narrow-band imaging system was tested in patients with classic Hunner’s ulcer. Hunner’s ulcer can be present as a single ulcer or multiple and also the size of the ulcer can vary.

WCE 2011 - Preliminary experience with the high penetration EMSE 220F-XXP HP - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - SWL continues to evolve with the development of variations in treatment modalities.

WCE 2011 - Rapid extracorporeal stone erosion - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - The search for new and better means of stone comminution continues.

WCE 2011 - Transurethral coagulation of ulcers in classic interstitial cystitis - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - In 72 patients diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, Hikaru Tomoe, et al. looked into the outcome of treating Hunner’s ulcer by fulguration and according to the complete versus incomplete fulguration.

GU Cancers Symposium 2012 - Novel Mechanisms and Therapies in Multidisciplinary Management - Program Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA (UroToday.com) - Join us for the 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

WCE 2011 - A comparative study of risk factors for stone formation, stone characteristics and management in morbidly obese and non-obese patients - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - This study, (MP05-16), compared the prevalence of radiolucent and radiopaque stones, stone size, metabolic risk factors and treatment efficacy in obese versus non-obese stone formers.

WCE 2011 - Changes in stone composition in repeat stone formers - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - It has been well documented that first time stone formers have a 50% risk of developing a second stone within 10 years of the index episode.

WCE 2011 - Targeted intervention versus conservative intervention for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - In a retrospective study by Chew and colleagues, conservative advice, consisting of increasing fluid intake, limiting protein, sodium and oxalate, and moderate calcium intake was compared to individualized therapy based on two 24-hour urines in 98 patients (MP05-06).

WCE 2011 - Nerve sparing is a graded rather than an all-or-none phenomenon: Demonstration by assessment of nerve tissue on surgery specimens - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - Several papers dealt with nerve sparing and potency preservation.

WCE 2011 - Prostate-specific antigen screening in patients with end-stage renal disease - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - This moderated poster session dealing with robotic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy had a few focal points worth noting.

WCE 2011 - Urinary continence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Association with urethral length measured by real-time intraoperative transrectal ultrasonography - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - The session finished with a focus on continence and an interesting new idea to help reduce positive surgical margins.

ICS 2011 - Understanding the educational needs and barriers to diagnosis, management, and treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity - Poster

GLASGOW, UK (UroToday.com) - Prepared by Pamela Ellsworth, Gina Carithers, Rachel DiPaolo and Purvi Kobawala Smith for presentation at the International Continence Society (ICS) 2011 Annual Meeting, Glasgow, United Kingdom - August 29, 2011 - September 2, 2011

AUA 2011 - A multi-disciplinary approach to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) management: Prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) emerges as alternative therapy for men with severe benign prostatic hyperplasia - Monograph

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Written by Alberto A. Antunes, Urology; Francisco C. Carnevale, Vascular Interventional Radiology; and J. M. da Motta Leal Filho, Vascular Interventional Radiology; University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil

AUA 2011 - Effect of long-acting testosterone injections for treatment of hypogonadism after brachytherapy for prostate cancer - Session Highlight by Doron S. Stember, MD

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Despite historical concerns regarding testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in any men with a history of prostate cancer, there is increasing awareness that it is safe in selected patients.

AUA 2011 - Erectile dysfunction, hypoandrogenism and hypogonadal symptoms are frequently found in men with infertility - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - The relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED), hypogonadism, and male infertility has not been thoroughly elucidated.

AUA 2011 - The effect of microsurgical varicocelectomy on human sperm DNA integrity and chromatin compaction - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Spermatazoa with damaged DNA could result in lower pregnancy rates and higher likelihood for pregnancy losses.

AUA 2011 - The use of electroejaculation for the treatment of infertility in the anejaculatory man - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Electroejaculation (EEJ) has proven to be an effective method of spermatozoa retrieval in men with spinal cord injuries.

AUA 2011 - Characteristics of small renal masses progressing to metastases while under observation: A pooled analysis - Beyond the Abstract

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - With an increase in abdominal imaging over the past decade, there has been an increase in the detection of incidental kidney cancer, which has led to concerns that we may be over-treating indolent disease.

AUA 2011 - Has a minimally invasive approach become more important than nephron preservation in the management of the clinically localized renal mass? - Beyond the Abstract

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Due to increased utilization of cross sectional abdominal imaging, a stage and size migration towards the detection of smaller, clinically localized renal tumors has been observed resulting in an increased number of surgical interventions performed.

AUA 2011 - Educational needs of urologists on bone health in prostate cancer - Poster

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Authored by Pamela Ellsworth, Providence, RI; Gina Carithers, Berkeley, CA; Rachel DiPaolo and Purvi Kobawala Smith, Ramsey, NJ for presentation at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting - May 14 - 19, 2011 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC USA

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