Active Surveillance aims to avoid unnecessary treatment in men with clinically localized prostate cancer who do not require immediate treatment. In this Urology Cheat Sheet, we review most important aspects, inclusion/exclusion criteria and the recommended follow up.
Robotic surgery, the latest development in minimally invasive surgery, allows the surgical field to be expanded up to 10 times with high resolution and eliminates surgeon’s hand tremors. Thanks to this, we can perform safer and more precise manoeuvres. This technique has important advantages for patients, such as a lower risk of infection, less postoperative …
The adrenals are paired glands that lie in the retroperitoneum and have a close anatomical relationship to the kidneys but have a different embryological origin. Each gland has two zones: cortex and medulla, which act as separate entities. The adrenals are affected by various pathologic conditions, including congenital abnormalities, hypofunction, nodular enlargement, hyperplasia, and malignant …
Infertility affects an estimated 15% of couples. Males are found to be solely responsible for 20% of infertility cases and contribute to 50% of cases overall. A semen analysis can come back abnormal if the semen volume, sperm count, sperm morphology or motility do not meet medical standards. In this Urology Cheat Sheet, we review …
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Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life. Performing a good differential diagnosis is key to establish an adequate therapeutic approach.
Which is the most appropriate journal to publish your latest paper? Sometimes the choice is not easy, but with this cheat, we pretend to help you with this important decision.
Hematuria is defined as the presence of blood in the urine. Causes occur anywhere between the kidney glomerulus and the urethral meatus. A good differential diagnosis is necessary to carry out an appropriate therapeutic approach.
A cheat sheet for day-to-day consultation with recommendations and indications of thromboprophylaxis after urological surgery
A review of overactive bladder treatment
Late–onset hypogonadism is a condition usually present in older men characterized by measurably low testosterone levels and clinical symptoms mostly of a sexual nature, including decreased desire for sex, fewer spontaneous erections, and erectile dysfunction.
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