a) prostate specific antigen (PSA) is specific to the prostate but not to prostate cancer b) PSA cannot discriminate different cancer stages c) The introduction of PSA as a screening test has led to substantial 'overdiagnosis' d) PSA screening does not affect prostate cancer mortality
Wednesday, 30 April 2008 - Urolithiasis is a common urological problem, often requiring efficient workup, accurate diagnosis, and treatment. In a review, Potretzke and Monga (2008) summarized the imaging modalities employed for...
Authors: Potretzke et al.
Sunday, 20 April 2008 - In the surgical management of urolithiasis the goal of treatment is not only to remove calculi, but also prevent future stone formation by rendering the patient stone-free/fragment-free. Achieving this...
Authors: Figueiredo et al.
Thursday, 10 April 2008 - In recent years the incidence of pediatric stone disease has increased several fold, mostly due to hypercalciuria and hypocitraturia. The goal of medical treatment is to protect the patient from...
Authors: Alon
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - When the EAU and AUA expert panel had reviewed the recent literature on the management of patients with urolithiasis, the concluding statement was that both Electro-Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) and...
Filed by: Joel Vega
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - ESWL and URS remain the two primary treatment modalities for the management of symptomatic ureteric calculi. With respect to proximal ureteric stones, no genuine RCT’s exist. In a recent published...
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - During the past two decades, ureterorenoscopy (URS) has dramatically changed the management of ureteral calculi and is extensively used in many urological centres all over the world. Major improvements...
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - Recently, overweight was identified to be a crucial risk factor for stone formation. Analysis of 527 idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formers showed that 59 percent of the men and 44 percent of the...
Filed by : Joel Vega
Tuesday, 11 March 2008 - Kidney stones can cause severe pain. Treating patients or preventing stone formation with bacteria may be an effective way of reducing their risk of repeatedly developing painful kidney stones, a...
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008 - The liver synthesized glycoprotein Fetuin-A is found at high levels in the circulation and bone. An increased serum fetuin-A concentration correlates with a common form of mild osteogenesis imperfecta...
Authors: Stejskal et al.
