Urology

Salvage focal therapy delivers similar 10-year survival to surgery in radiorecurrent prostate cancer, with significantly fewer perioperative complications.

Modified water vapour thermal therapy significantly improved symptoms, urinary flow, and quality of life in men with large-volume BPH, with low complication rates.

Automated urinary incontinence screening in primary care increased diagnoses and pelvic floor therapy referrals among more than 72,000 women in a US quality-improvement study.

A systematic review reveals how gut microbiota changes, inflammation, and intestinal barrier dysfunction may influence benign prostatic hyperplasia development.

A 20-year cohort study shows men with low baseline PSA face minimal prostate cancer risk, supporting personalised screening strategies using PSA and PSA density.

New evidence shows PSA and Ki-67 tumour expression may help predict progression and guide treatment decisions in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Malabsorptive bariatric surgery shows higher kidney stone risk than restrictive procedures, based on post-operative 24-hour urine chemistry findings.

A multicentre prospective trial shows the artificial urinary sphincter delivers high continence rates, improved quality of life, and a low revision rate in men.