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FDA clears stapler for use with da Vinci SP surgical system
The SureForm 45 stapler is the first stapler cleared for single-port robotic surgery in the US, enhancing surgical control and efficiency. SmartFire technology in the stapler optimizes staple line ...
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Betty Wang, MD, recaps 3 key urologic cancer studies from EAU 2025
Betty Wang, MD, provides insight on 3 presentations that she believes “may be game changing” in urology. The 40th Annual European Association of Urology Congress in Madrid, Spain, featured an ...
urologytimes4 天
An expert discusses patient counseling in wake of FDA’s labeling changes for testosterone
“It definitely makes it easier for providers [to counsel patients]," says Landon Trost, MD. With the FDA’s recent class-wide labeling changes for testosterone products 1, urologist Landon Trost, MD, ...
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Kelly Stratton, MD, reacts to FDA approval of Gozellix for prostate cancer imaging
"“The approval of Gozellix is likely to both streamline and expand access to PSMA-PET imaging, hopefully broadening the distribution and use of gallium 68," says Kelly L. Stratton, MD, FACS. According ...
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Gene therapy shows encouraging efficacy for overactive bladder
URO-902 significantly improved daily micturitions and urgency episodes compared to placebo in women with OAB and UUI. The therapy showed a manageable safety profile, with treatment-emergent adverse ...
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Baseline 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT parameters can predict response to 177Lu-PSMA-617
The study utilized 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET imaging to assess outcomes in prostate cancer patients treated with 177Lu-PSMA-617, focusing on whole-body SUVmean as a key parameter. Higher whole-body SUVmean ...
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How pre-URS tamsulosin use in pediatric patients may reduce repeat procedures
Kate H. Kraft, MD, MHPE, FACS, FAAP,Benjamin P. Saylor “I would say the take-home message for this study is that prescribing tamsulosin for a week prior to an anticipated surgery that involves ...
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Genetic test can predict risk of toxicity following radiation for prostate cancer
PROSTOX ultra test predicts late-grade GU toxicity in prostate cancer patients post-radiation, with an AUC of 0.762. The test's sensitivity and specificity were 0.576 and 0.948, respectively, in the ...
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Raymond Xu, MD, discusses Cost Plus Drugs and urogynecologic medications
“When I talk to physicians outside of urology, as well as within urology, much of the hesitation with using Cost Plus Drugs is that it seems complicated to use, when in reality, the process is ...
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Ekene Enemchukwu, MD, on vaginal estrogen for genitourinary syndrome of menopause
“To find a therapy that's all encompassing, that manages all of this in a long-term fashion, low-dose vaginal estrogen is the preferred treatment,” says Ekene Enemchukwu, MD, MPH, FACS, URPS. While ...
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Resective Surgery and Minimally Invasive Procedures For BPH
A panelist discusses how benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment has evolved to include a spectrum of minimally invasive and surgical interventions, ranging from emerging technologies like ...
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Expert discusses innovations in single-use ureteroscopes for stones
"A lot of people are using [single-use ureteroscopes] nowadays, and part of it is because it really enhances our ability to provide guaranteed care, because we don't have to rely on the reusability of ...