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Managing Symptomatic Simple Renal Cysts in Australian Practice
Simple renal cysts are common fluid-filled sacs that develop in the kidney, particularly with increasing age. Most are discovered incidentally during an…
Assessing the Utility of Voiding Diaries in Clinical Practice
A voiding diary is a simple record of urination, fluid intake, urgency, leakage and related symptoms over several days. In urology and primary care, this…
Male Fertility Preservation In Testicular Cancer Patients
A diagnosis of testicular cancer can arrive during a life stage when having children may be an important future goal. Treatment is usually highly effective,…
Primary Urethral Cancer Treatment Paradigms and Prognosis
Primary urethral cancer is an uncommon malignancy arising in the tube that carries urine from the bladder. Because it is rare and may resemble infection,…
Obesity’s effect on urological procedure outcomes
Body size can influence the safety, recovery and long-term results of urological procedures, although it does not determine an individual patient’s outcome.…
Advances in Fournier gangrene diagnosis and management
Fournier gangrene is a rare but rapidly destructive infection involving the perineum, genitals, buttocks and pelvic tissues. It is a form of necrotising…
Laser enucleation for large prostates in Australia
Lower urinary tract symptoms are common with ageing, and in Australian clinics they are often called “waterworks”: weak flow, hesitancy, urgency, or repeated…
Pathologic upstaging after radical prostatectomy
When the surgical specimen demonstrates a higher cancer stage or grade than the pretreatment assessment implied, the result is often described as pathologic…
Testosterone therapy in older men: benefits, risks and safe use
Testosterone levels often decline gradually with age, but ageing alone does not prove that treatment is needed. A diagnosis of testosterone deficiency usually…
The role of urethral bulking agents in female stress incontinence
Female stress urinary incontinence is leakage of urine during coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercise or other activities that raise abdominal pressure. It is…