Brief physical therapy improves symptoms, QoL in urinary incontinence
A 1-month programme of physical therapy results in significant improvements in quality of life among women with urinary incontinence, a clinical trial has found. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - March 3, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
LUTS frequency, severity assessed across Finnish population
Urinary urgency is the most bothersome lower urinary tract symptom at the population level, whereas urgency incontinence causes the most bother to individuals, a large European survey reveals. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - March 3, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Perioperative blood transfusion worsens kidney cancer patients’ survival
Patients who receive blood transfusions around the time of their surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma have a worse chance of survival than those who do not, results of a large US study suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 24, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Sedentary behaviour has unclear link with prostate cancer risk
Sedentary behaviour is not a clearcut risk factor for prostate cancer, analysis of a large population-based cohort indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 24, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Detrusor muscle function declines with age
Detrusor muscle function and efficiency decline with increasing age, a urodynamic study of women with stress urinary incontinence indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 24, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Partial nephrectomy may offer younger renal cancer patients survival advantage
Partial nephrectomy may offer younger patients with localized renal cancer a distinct survival advantage compared with the complete removal of the kidney, US research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 24, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Advanced age should not preclude sunitinib use for mRCC
Elderly kidney cancer patients benefit from sunitinib therapy just as much as their younger counterparts, a retrospective analysis of six clinical trials shows. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 21, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Altering sunitinib dosing schedule improves tolerability
Shortening the time that patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma are on and off treatment with sunitinib improves the drug’s overall tolerability without affecting its efficacy, say Japanese researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 21, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Mini-sling partially successful for stress urinary incontinence
A mini-sling that requires a single incision may be a viable alternative to the “gold standard” transobturator midurethral sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, a randomised controlled trial has found. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 17, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
New score ‘reliable and valid’ for neurogenic bladder dysfunction
The Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score is both valid and reliable for assessing urinary dysfunction in people with acquired or congenital neurogenic bladder, according to a study published online in the Journal of Urology. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 17, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Urinary tract infections linked to acute psychosis relapse
Patients with an acute episode of psychosis have a high incidence of urinary tract infections, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 13, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Mild LUTS associated with storage symptoms in men
Researchers from Taiwan have found that the International Prostate Symptom Score can differentiate between men with bladder storage dysfunction and those with bladder outlet disorders. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 10, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Short-Form OAB questionnaire validated
Researchers from the USA have developed a short form version of the overactive bladder questionnaire, which they say can capture the full spectrum of symptom bother and quality of life impact, while being more convenient than the full version of the test. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 10, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Musculoskeletal pain linked to high uric acid levels in kidney disease
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in patients with chronic kidney disease who are not on dialysis and is particularly associated with hyperuricaemia, say researchers from Taiwan. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 3, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Serum CRP levels linked to LUTS
Research from Taiwan shows that serum C-reactive protein levels are associated with storage lower urinary tract symptoms and sensory bladder disorders. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 3, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
