Urology

A real-world outpatient analysis found reusable flexible cystoscopes were markedly cheaper per procedure than single-use devices, although nursing staff strongly preferred the workflow advantages of single-use systems.

A randomised clinical trial found that immunonutrition did not improve 30 day postoperative outcomes after radical cystectomy compared with standard oral nutrition, despite numerically higher two year survival.

MRI T staging demonstrated prognostic accuracy comparable to digital rectal examination in 4,425 men undergoing radical prostatectomy, supporting its integration into contemporary prostate cancer risk classification systems.

A Swiss prospective registry study found that delaying radical prostatectomy for up to 6 months did not worsen pathological findings or early oncological outcomes in patients with intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer.

Two large population studies found that increasing frailty is associated with a higher likelihood of benign prostatic hyperplasia and urinary symptoms in older men.

The first reported case of bladder carcinoma in anti-NXP2 myositis expands the recognised spectrum of associated malignancies and reinforces the importance of cancer screening in adults with inflammatory myopathy.

A systematic review suggests prostate cancer treatment may affect return to work and absenteeism, with robotic surgery linked to faster work recovery in some studies.

Men living with HIV were more than twice as likely to experience premature ejaculation, with depressive symptoms independently associated with the condition.