UroToday.com - With the knowledge that screening for prostate cancer will lead to over detection and subsequent over treatment, the call for tests discriminating between non aggressive and aggressive prostate cancer is growing. If pre-biopsy data ... more

Cancer of the prostate occurs in men, rarely before the age of 50 and very often after the age of 80. It has been estimated that if all men over the age of 80 were tested, as many as 70% would be found to have prostate cancer. The cancer that ... more

Of the approximately thirty plant-derived compounds that exist for alleviating the symptoms of BPH, the saw palmetto extract is the most widely used and studied. Most of the saw palmetto studies have been conducted in Europe. Recently, a systematic ... more

Despite a heightened focus of the medical and research community on prostate cancer, many important questions about this disease remain unanswered. These include questions about the possible prevention of prostate cancer, as well as the optimal ... more

Only males have a prostate. It is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder, the organ that stores urine. The prostate surrounds a part of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out through the penis. ... more

• Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography for characterisation of polymeric materials. • Screening of compounds for materials analysis. • Sex/species differences in hepatic CYP450 enzyme content and activities. • Sex/species differences in hepatic monoamine ... more

The most significant risks of TURP is bleeding. Because the urinary sphincter resides as the apex of the prostate, unintentional damage to this area could cause urinary incontinence. This procedure may be performed under general or regional ... more

The therapy called the transurethral resection of the prostate is performed for benign disease (BPH). When BPH becomes obstructive, the only treatment possible, when the medication does not give good results, is the TURP or the BPH prostatectomy. ... more

Sometimes surgery is needed to remove the part of a prostate cancer that is pressing on the tube that carries urine from your bladder (the urethra). If anything presses on the urethra this can make it difficult for you to empty your bladder properly. ... more

We evaluated the face and content validity (novice and expert opinions of realism and usefulness) of the Uro Trainer (Karl Storz GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany), a simulator for transurethral resection procedures, to ascertain whether it is justifiable ... more