Urology

The authors hypothesised that, in women with OAB, the additional sympathetic blockade produced by spinal anaessthesia would further unmask parasympathetic dominance.

Researchers have developed a PSA-based index incorporating MRI measurements of periprostatic fat that significantly improves the prediction of high-grade prostate cancer.

Find out more about the role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in improving prostate cancer detection.

AI-assisted autocontouring safely outlines organs for prostate radiotherapy, study finds—though manual edits are still needed for the prostate itself.

A major study shows that nearly 1 in 6 men with biopsy Grade Group 1 prostate cancer are at higher risk than previously assumed, with outcomes comparable to intermediate-grade disease.

Despite aggressive interventions, the five-year survival rate remains below 50% for those with localised disease and plummets to less than 15% when metastasis occurs.

Further analysis identified HDAC3 and the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) as key players in drug resistance.

The researchers suggest that the success of true auriculotherapy may be due to its influence on bladder control mechanisms, possibly via the vagus nerve.