Urology | Home | MIMS Malaysia

Novel laparoscopic procedure provides effective, less invasive treatment of uterine prolapse

5 days ago

Laparoscopic anterior abdominal wall cervicopexy (LAWC) is a minimally invasive and simple procedure that appears to be safe and highly effective in the treatment of marked uterine prolapse without compromising fertility, according to a study.

Ramucirumab combined with docetaxel outperforms chemotherapy alone for advanced bladder cancer

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 6 days ago

Combination therapy with ramucirumab and docetaxel offers a progression-free survival (PFS) advantage over docetaxel alone in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC), according to results of the phase III RANGE trial presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2017 Congress held in Madrid, Spain.

Immunotherapy combo improves OS vs sunitinib in intermediate/poor-risk advanced RCC

Christina Lau, 14 Sep 2017

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab significantly improves overall survival (OS) vs sunitinib in patients with intermediate- or poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to results of the first-line CheckMate 214 study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2017 Congress held in Madrid, Spain.

Does pomegranate play role in management of biochemically recurrent prostate cancer?

06 Sep 2017

Pomegranate juice and extract are safe but do not favourably influence outcomes in prostate cancer patients with biochemical recurrence, a study has shown. However, a subset of BCR patients with the manganese superoxide dismutase AA genotype appear to respond positively to the antioxidant effects of pomegranate.

Small testicular mass common in infertile males

05 Sep 2017

Small testicular masses do not appear to be rare in the infertile male population, with most of the masses exhibiting no significant growth with long-term evaluation and can be safely monitored with close follow-up, according to a study.

Sleep disturbance, fatigue in OAB linked to worse UI/OAB symptoms

02 Sep 2017

There appears to be a substantial percentage of overactive bladder (OAB) patients who have sleep disturbance and fatigue, which are in turn associated with more severe urinary incontinence (UI)/OAB symptoms, worse health-related quality of life and poorer psychosocial health, a study has found.

Old age, female gender, BMI predict use of discharge resources after radical cystectomy

31 Aug 2017

The predictors of increased use of discharge resources following radical cystectomy are older age, female gender, length of stay, comorbidities, incontinent diversion and body mass index (BMI), a recent study has found.

Refining the role of combination therapy for the medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia

15 Jun 2017

At a recent morning tea symposium held in conjunction with the Malaysian Urological Conference 2016, Dr Marie Carmela Lapitan discussed about the benefits of combination therapy with alpha-blockers and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) for the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Androgen deprivation therapy associated with depression in elderly prostate cancer patients

Roshini Claire Anthony, 25 Apr 2016

Elderly patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as part of prostate cancer treatment may be at an increased risk of depression, a recent study states.

Enhanced recovery protocol feasible, improves outcomes after radical cystectomy

Jackey Suen, 21 Aug 2017

Implementing enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is easy and intuitive and confers better patient outcomes in radical cystectomy, experience from a Singaporean hospital has shown.

Liquid biopsy a promising tool for monitoring patients with bladder cancer

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 17 Aug 2017

Detection of circulating tumour cells (CTCs), circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) and microRNA (miRNA) using blood samples (liquid biopsy) instead of cancer tissue proved useful in detecting progression and predicting prognosis of patients with bladder cancer, according to data presented at the recent 15^th Urological Association of Asia Congress (UAA 2017) held in Hong Kong.

Urology research in Asia saw decreasing trend in the last 10 years

Christina Lau, 15 Aug 2017

Urology research in Asia has seen a slight decrease in the last 10 years, with heterogeneity in regulations and healthcare systems and the lack of research platforms hindering the implementation of region-wide clinical trials.

UAA and AAUS issue new guidelines on UTI diagnosis and treatment

Elaine Tan, 14 Aug 2017

Complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in adults and children should be managed by identifying and treating predisposing or underlying risk factors, with antimicrobial treatment, if needed, based on urine culture results and regional antibiotic resistance patterns, according to new guidelines of the Urological Association of Asia (UAA) and Asian Association of UTI and STD (AAUS).

MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy improves prostate cancer diagnosis

Elaine Tan, 11 Aug 2017

Prostate biopsy using the multiparametric MRI/ultrasound fusion-guided (mpMRI/US) technique improves prostate cancer diagnosis and reduces the detection of clinically insignificant cancers, according to data presented the 15th Urological Association of Asia Congress (UAA 2017) held recently in Hong Kong.

Transperineal approach, rectal and equipment preparation reduce infection from prostate biopsy

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 11 Aug 2017

Infectious complications of prostate biopsy can be prevented by adopting the transperineal approach rather than the transrectal approach, and by pre-biopsy rectal disinfection and meticulous equipment preparation, according to data presented at the 15^th Urological Association of Asia Congress held in Hong Kong.