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A 5-Year Followup Study of Asymptomatic Men With Testicular Microlithiasis |
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Testicular microlithiasis is an imaging entity of the testicle with questionable significance as a marker for testicular cancer. In 2001 Decastro et al. reported on a large prospective screening study establishing the prevalence of testicular microlithiasis to be 5.6% in a healthy asymptomatic population of Army volunteers 18 to 35 years old. In contrast, testicular cancer develops in only 5 of 100,000 men.
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Open Surgical Repair of Ureteral Strictures and Fistulas |
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Open surgery after cystectomy can be a challenge. Msezane et al. (2008) reported the incidence of postoperative urinary diversion-enteric fistula and ureteral strictures in patients undergoing radical cystectomy.
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Revised ASTRO criterion-"Nadir + 2" to compare prostate cancer survival |
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The new American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group consensus definition of biochemical failure after radiotherapy for prostate cancer is defined as a prostate-specific antigen level at or greater than the absolute nadir PSA level plus 2 ng/mL. Because this definition inevitably will be used to compare cancer control rates after radiotherapy to those after surgery, Nielsen et al. (2008) examined the effect of this comparison.
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Using hair dyes does not increase bladder cancer risk
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Kelsh et al. (2008) compared, updated, and expanded the analyses of two previous meta-analyses of personal hair dye exposure and bladder cancer, and briefly discussed the biological plausibility of a systemic hazard to human health from exposure to para-phenylenediamine (PPD), a key chemical in hair dyes.
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Latest European studies on andrological urology focus on new treatment strategies |
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In the andrological urology symposium held during the 23rd Annual EAU Congress in Milan, Dr. Paolo Verze (University of Naples Federico II) presented the highlights of the abstract session. He noted the latest research trends in various topics that ranged from basic research in infertility, PDE5 inhibitors, new molecular mediators of male erection to innovative diagnostic tools in female sexual dysfunction, amongst others.
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