Breaking news on urology-nephrology
Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients published
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who are uninsured or rely on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care, according to a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital...
Gender Comparison In Kidney Cancer Surgery published
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related to their surgery. But Henry Ford Hospital researchers who documented these gender differences can't say why they exist...
The Favored Treatment For Kidney Cancer Is Robot-Assisted Surgery published
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Robot-assisted surgery has replaced another minimally invasive operation as the main procedure to treat kidney cancer while sparing part of the diseased organ, and with comparable results, according to a new research study by Henry Ford Hospital urologists...
High Rate Of Malaria And Sexually Transmitted/Reproductive Tract Infections In Sub-Saharan Pregnant Mothers published
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 PDT
A review and meta-analysis of studies published in the May 16 theme issue of Global Health in JAMA reveals a significant burden of malaria and STIs/RTIs amongst pregnant women who attend antenatal facilities in sub-Saharan Africa...
Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Pazopanib Improves Progression-Free Survival published
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:00 PDT
According to results of the PALETTE trial, treatment with pazopanib increased progression-free survival (PFS) almost three fold among patients with metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma whose disease had progressed following chemotherapy. The results are published Online First in The Lancet...
In Outcome Of Prostate Cancer Surgery, Higher Hospital Volume More Important Than Surgeon Experience published
Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 PDT
Older, sicker, high-risk patients who undergo one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer get better results in larger, busier hospitals, according to new research by Henry Ford Hospital. In such cases, the same research showed the experience level of the surgeon doing the procedure mattered somewhat less than the hospital setting...
Accurate Prediction Of Renal Failure In Sepsis Patients Via Urine Dipstick Test published
Tue, 15 May 2012 03:00:00 PDT
Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine test is an effective prognostic marker of acute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis. Researchers analyzed data from 328 sepsis patients with no previous history of protein in the urine and found the urine dipstick test predicted the presence of renal failure in 55 percent of these patients...
New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study published
Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity...
Kidney Donation Hindered By Obesity published
Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Researchers at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research conducted a retrospective analysis which found that morbid obesity impedes kidney donation...
Rituximab Ineffective For Children With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome published
Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
The drug rituximab, an antibody that targets the immune system and is often used to treat immune disorders such as lymphoma and arthritis, has recently emerged as a potential treatment for a childhood kidney disorder known as idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). While the cause of INS is not fully known, it is believed to be an immune disorder...
Predicting Risk Of Death In End-Stage Kidney Disease, New Equation More Accurate published
Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:00 PDT
A study in the May 9 edition of JAMA reveals that fewer people were classified as having chronic kidney disease, and more accurate predictions of the mortality risk and end-stage renal disease were made under a newer equation of risk prediction...
An Asian's Unique Physiology Is Key To Diagnosing And Treating Diabetes published
Thu, 10 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
As the diabetes epidemic spreads worldwide, there is growing concern for Asian American populations, who are nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes. Compounding the problem, many of the standard ways to detect diabetes fail in people of Asian descent...
Mouse Model Reveals Scarring Cells Revert To Inactive State As Liver Heals published
Wed, 09 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, report that significant numbers of myofibroblasts - cells that produce the fibrous scarring in chronic liver injury - revert to an inactive phenotype as the liver heals...
Guidelines For Management Of Lupus Nephritis Issued By The American College Of Rheumatology published
Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued newly created guidelines for the screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis - a severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) where the disease attacks the kidneys. Previously, only general guidelines for SLE existed for clinicians...
Study Finds Invasive Bladder Testing Before Incontinence Surgery May Be Unnecessary published
Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Invasive and costly tests commonly performed on women before surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may not be necessary, according to researchers at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine and the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was released online by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)...
Five Fold Increase In Antimicrobial Resistance For Common UTI Drug Seen Since 2000 published
Wed, 02 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at The George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the U.S., increased over five-fold from 2000 to 2010...
Gay Men And Minorities Have Poorer Quality Of Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment published
Wed, 02 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
To improve the quality of life in gay men and minorities treated for prostate cancer, a greater awareness of ethnic and sexual preference-related factors is needed to help men choose a more-suitable treatment plan, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital conclude in a literature review published in Nature Reviews Urology...
Risk Factors For Contrast Induced Nephrotoxicity Challenged published
Wed, 02 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Contrary to current belief, a new study finds that patients with a history of diabetes are not one of the most at risk for contrast induced nephrotoxicity. Instead, the study found that patients with a history of renal disease, hypertension and/or heart disease are more likely to suffer from renal insufficiency, putting them at greater risk for contrast induced nephrotoxicity...
Living Kidney Donors Benefit From New Imaging Protocols published
Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
A new study from UCLA shows how magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) are equivalent in delineating anatomy in living renal donors. In a study that examined 30 patients and 60 kidneys, both modalities were "excellent" in detecting the number of renal arteries and veins. Dr...
Stendra (Avanafil) For Erectile Dysfunction Approved By FDA published
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Stendra (avanafil), a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Erectile dysfunction refers to a man's inability to achieve a penile erection, or to maintain one. Erectile dysfunction is also known as male impotence...
Afinitor (Everolimus) Approved For Renal Angiomyolipomas By FDA published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT
Afinitor (everolimus) has been approved by the FDA for renal angiomyolipomas (non-cancerous kidney tumors) that do not require urgent surgery in patients with TSC (tuberous sclerosis complex). Tuberous sclerosis complex is a very rare genetic condition in which non-cancerous tumors grow in the brain, kidney, skin, heart and other vital organs...
Robot Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Associated With Fewer Complicated Outcomes published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PDT
A study published in the medical journal European Urology reveals that robot-assisted surgery to treat prostate cancer is more common and significantly more successful in the United States than radical "open" surgery...
Improved Survival From Intensive Kidney Dialysis Compared To Conventional Dialysis published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Patients suffering with end-stage renal disease could increase their survival chances by undergoing intensive dialysis at home rather than the conventional dialysis in clinics. A new study by Lawson Health Research Institute shows the potential of more intensive dialysis completed in a home setting...
Transplant Recipient Donates Kidney After Disease Threatens The Organ; Re-Implantation Reverses Damage And Allows Another Patient To Thrive published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
For the first time, a kidney that had been donated to a patient in need was removed and implanted into a new patient, the third individual to have the organ, after it failed in the first transplant recipient...
Bedwetting In Older Children published
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Bedwetting in older children is common, but it can be distressing. An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines possible causes and evidence for current treatments. Bedwetting in children aged five years or older, also called nocturnal enuresis, is common, although more common in boys. An American study found a prevalence of bedwetting of 6.21% in boys compared with 2...
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