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Find information about treatment, diagnosis and decision support through tools and resources for medical and healthcare practitioners. 2009-11-21T21:50:54Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/American-Heart-Association-Nov-14-18-2009/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643384?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643384null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sleep-Apnea-in-Kidney-Transplant-Patients-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643213?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with kidney disease who underwent or are awaiting transplant is similar, but transplant recipients with the sleep disorder may be at higher risk for hypertension, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643213/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643213null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Markers-Hint-at-Who-Cancer-Treatments-Could-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643214?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Several abstracts involving potential biomarkers of prognosis in cancer treatment were presented at a press briefing Nov. 18 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hypertension-Found-Common-in-Pediatric-Kidney-Dise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642831?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Children with chronic kidney disease often have high blood pressure, increasing their risk of left ventricular enlargement, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642831/bloodpressure_18319.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642831null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Treatment-Reduces-Contrast-Induced-Kidney-Injury/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642669?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 A prophylactic protocol using a combination of N-acetylcysteine and sodium bicarbonate should be implemented to prevent acute kidney injury resulting from contrast agents used in cardiac catheterizations and percutaneous coronary interventions, according to a meta-analysis reported in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642669/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642669null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hemoglobin-A1C-Levels-May-Be-Better-Predictor-of-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641798?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Hemoglobin A1C levels are a better predictor of retinopathy than fasting plasma glucose, according to a study in the November Diabetes Care. In a related study in the same issue, researchers report that routine lowering of blood pressure and intensive glucose control substantially improve renal outcomes and reduces death in type 2 diabetes patients. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641798/Sen002ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641798null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Signs-of-Urinary-Stones-May-Be-Hard-to-Detect-in-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641477?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In children younger than 8 years of age, the origin of recurrent abdominal pain may be overlooked and ineffective procedures performed, without consideration of urolithiasis, according to a study completed in Italy and published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641477/depression2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641477null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Revascularization-in-Renovascular-Disease-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641142?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Revascularization through angioplasty and stenting does not significantly improve renal function in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease compared to medical therapy alone, according to a study in the Nov. 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641142/stent.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641142null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Arthritis-Drugs-Unlikely-to-Increase-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640420?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Rheumatoid arthritis patients who start taking anti-tumor necrosis factor α drugs are not likely to have a higher risk of developing cancer than other groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a Swedish study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Targeted-Therapies-in-Diabetic-Nephropathy-Examine/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640322?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation appears to play a role in numerous changes associated with early kidney disease seen in type 1 diabetes, according to research published online Oct. 23 in Endocrinology. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640322/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Fasting-Glucose-Changes-May-Predict-Mortality-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640093?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Fasting glucose changes during acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations may serve as better prognostic indicators than fasting glucose taken at baseline, according to an Israeli study in the Oct. 15 American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640093/fingerblood_SS36049.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640093null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kidney-Function-Can-Affect-Risk-of-Cardiovascular-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639963?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Decline in kidney function is associated with increased risk of heart failure, according to two studies published online Nov. 5 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, while a third study published online Nov. 5 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found that there is a link between higher phosphorous levels and calcification of the coronary arteries. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639963/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639963null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/UCSD-Medical-Center-launches-kidney-stone-center/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638258?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Roger Sur, MD, has been recruited by the University of California, San Diego Medical Center to launch a comprehensive kidney stone treatment center. The center is dedicated to the medical prevention, advanced surgical treatment, and research of kidney stone disease. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/452009/638258null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-May-Boost-Hemoglobin-in-Chronic-Kidney-Diseas/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639477?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Patients with chronic kidney disease and a deficit in red blood cells resulting from anti-erythropoietin antibodies were able to stop supportive blood transfusions following injections of an erythropoietin-receptor agonist in a British study reported in the Nov. 5 New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639477/blood_MIC026ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639477null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASN-Kidney-Consent-Forms-Can-Be-Difficult-to-Under/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638320?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The forms used to obtain consent for kidney donation and transplantation are written at too high a reading level to be easily understood by many kidney patients, which may lead to disparities in care, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 in San Diego. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638320/consent_18260.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638320null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Perioperative-Beta-Blocker-Therapy-Guidelines-Upda/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638657?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association recommends perioperative beta-blocker use dependent on careful consideration of the benefits and risks to an individual patient, according to an update of the 2007 guidelines outlining cardiovascular evaluation and care for non-cardiac surgery published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638657/doctors_59141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638657null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/American-Society-for-Reproductive-Medicine-October/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638303?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638303null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Benefits-Risks-of-Darbepoetin-Alfa-in-Diabetes-Ass/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638295?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and anemia, darbepoetin alfa does not reduce death, cardiovascular or renal events, and may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638295/54184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638295null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASN-Sodium-Sweeteners-and-Fructose-Raise-Health-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638324?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Excessive consumption of sodium and artificial sweeteners increases the risk of declining kidney function, while excess fructose consumption increases the risk of high blood pressure, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 in San Diego. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638324/FSF050.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638324null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/October-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638294?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638294null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASN-Kidney-Disease-Often-Undiagnosed-in-Primary-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638315?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 More than half of the people with chronic kidney disease are not diagnosed by their primary care physician, with women more likely to be undiagnosed than men, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 in San Diego. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638315/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638315null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Vitamin-D-Linked-to-End-Stage-Renal-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638660?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Vitamin D deficiency may explain the increased risk of end-stage renal disease found in non-Hispanic blacks, according to research published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638660/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638660null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Robot-assisted-radical-prostatectomy-Recent-techni/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637931?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Since the original description of the robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy technique in 2002, several technical modifications have been reported. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637931null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgery-for-incontinence-The-pendulum-has-swung/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637922?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Over the course of a decade, the therapeutic pendulum in treating urinary incontinence in women swung dramatically from needle suspension and anterior urethropexy to collagen injections and back again to suspension procedures with no sound clinical trials driving the move to either approach. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637922null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Minimally-invasive-RP-shows-some-advantages-but-ce/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636232?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Minimally invasive procedures for radical prostatectomy, including robotic assistance, may shorten hospital stays and decrease respiratory and surgical complications, but may also result in an increased rate of certain complications, including incontinence and erectile dysfunction, according to findings from a recent study. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/432009/636232null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Noncardiovascular-Deaths-Add-to-Dialysis-Patient-M/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637057?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 High overall death rates among patients beginning dialysis are not just the result of higher cardiovascular death rates, but of significantly higher noncardiovascular death rates as well, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637057/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637057null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Neonatal-Outcomes-Examined-in-Cancer-Pregnancies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636218?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Pregnancies in women with cancer tend to have good outcomes overall, but have been associated with high rates of induced labor and newborn admission to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218/hospital_room.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASA-Studies-Examine-Urinary-Biomarkers-of-Kidney-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635630?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The biomarker neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin may best identify acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients with normal preoperative kidney function, and undetected kidney cancer may influence urine concentrations of another biomarker, kidney injury molecule-1, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, held from Oct. 17 to 21 in New Orleans. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635630/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635630null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Higher-Intensity-Kidney-Therapies-Show-Mixed-Resul/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635796?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In critically ill adults with acute renal injury, higher-intensity renal-replacement therapy does not reduce mortality; however, in children with chronic kidney disease, higher-intensity blood-pressure control has beneficial effects on renal function, according to two studies in the Oct. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635796/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635796null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cell-Based-Therapies-May-Be-Beneficial-in-Alport-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634739?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Cell-based therapies may offer hope to patients with Alport syndrome, according to an animal study published online Oct. 15 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634739/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634739null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Coronary-Angiography-Found-Safe-in-Chronic-Kidney-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634735?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Screening coronary angiography does not reduce renal function in high-risk patients with advanced chronic kidney disease awaiting a kidney transplant, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634735/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634735null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Outcomes-Studied-in-Nursing-Home-Patients-With-Dem/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634224?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Nursing home residents with advanced dementia have a high mortality rate, and residents with end-stage renal disease who begin dialysis face a high risk of functional decline in the following year, according to two studies in the Oct. 15 New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634224/WHI088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634224null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Study-Evaluates-Hospital-Quality-and-Mortality-Rat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633747?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Hospital mortality rates in the United States have improved, although major differences in quality still exist between the best and worst hospitals, according to a report published Oct. 13 by HealthGrades. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633747/hospitalsign_18169.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633747null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Could-Help-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patient/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633389?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 People with or without chronic kidney disease who are physically inactive have higher odds of mortality than their more active counterparts, and there may be survival benefits for chronic kidney disease patients who become more physically active, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633389/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633389null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kidney-Disease-Risk-May-Be-Higher-in-Allergic-Diab/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631262?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In male diabetics, there is a correlation between eosinophil counts and microalbuminuria that may point to increased risk of diabetic kidney disease in those with allergic rhinitis or asthma, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631262/SEN066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631262null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Magnetically-guided-camera-shows-early-promise-in-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633609?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Use of magnetic anchoring guidance systems to facilitate single-port and natural orifice surgery yielded success in human subjects. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633609null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Laparoscopic-robotic-pyeloplasty-both-effective-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633622?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Laparoscopic and robotic pyeloplasty appear to be equally effective in correcting utereropelvic junction obstruction. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633622null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Evolution-of-ureteral-stents-Work-is-still-needed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633617?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Several approaches have been taken to attenuate lower urinary tract symptoms and improve quality of life in the stented patient. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633617null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Flexible-cystoscopes-Urologists-prefer-digital-typ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633615?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Results of a prospective study in which urologic surgeons at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, compared flexible fiber optic and digital cystoscopes show that with proper care, both types are durable for in-office applications. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633615null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Kidney+%26+Bladder+Cancer+Top+Story/Renal-cryoablation-approaches-yield-similar-outcom/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633628?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Cryoablation of small renal masses yields similar survival rates with a laparoscopic or percutaneous approach, but the options involve tradeoffs of disease control versus convenience and cost. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633628null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Stone-burden-alone-predicts-cost-for-percutaneous-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633621?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Stone burden, a non-modifiable factor, was the only independent predictor associated with cost for PCNL. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633621null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Implant-protocol-helps-reduce-penile-shortening/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633606?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 A new noninvasive vacuum protocol for erectile dysfunction patients using an inflatible penile prosthesis can prevent penile shortening. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633606null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Degradable-and-drug-eluting-stents-Mixed-results/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633620?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Researchers developing a degradable ureteral stent report progress with their project that supports moving forward into clinical trials. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633620null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Metallic-stent-may-be-viable-option-in-select-pati/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633626?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Outcomes of studies reviewing patients who have undergone placement of a coil-based metallic ureteral stent indicate it is a viable alternative for management of benign and malignant upper urinary tract obstruction. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633626null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CT-can-detect-rare-post-percutanous-nephrolithotom/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633605?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Major complications detected by computed tomography performed immediately following percutaneous nephrolithotomy are uncommon. However, certain major complications can be detected early. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633605null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Percutanous-nephrolithotomy-effective-safe-in-smal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633616?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, with or without a tube, offers a high success rate in treating small or asymptomatic lower-pole stones. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633616null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hand-assisted-laparoscopic-partial-nephrectomy-eli/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633608?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without collection system suturing led to a urine-leak rate comparable to that of procedures with formal collection-system closure. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633608null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/September-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630863?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630863null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vessel-sealing-devices-safe-for-nerve-sparing-radi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633625?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The temperature spread of blood vessel-sealing devices is limited during radical prostatectomy, meaning that these devices can be used safely for nerve-sparing procedures, provided that the right precautions are taken. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633625null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Laparoscopic-single-site-surgery-represents-future/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633630?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Single-port laparoscopic surgery could be the next big advancement in laparoscopic surgery. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633630null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hydration-Procedure-Found-to-Benefit-Kidney-Patien/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629584?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In patients with mild renal insufficiency who undergo elective coronary procedures, standard hydration plus a single-bolus intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate may effectively reduce the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy compared to standard hydration alone, according to a study in the Oct. 1 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-09-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629584/IV_59014.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629584null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Live-Birth-Has-Little-Effect-on-Kidney-Transplant-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629311?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In women with a functioning kidney transplant, a live birth has no significant effect on either graft or patient survival, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629311/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629311null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Childhood-Nephrotic-Syndrome-Can-Cause-Lifelong-Il/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629418?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Children with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome are at increased risk for osteoporosis, hypertension, sperm abnormalities and cataracts if the condition persists beyond puberty, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629418/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629418null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Weight-Loss-Associated-With-Benefits-in-Kidney-Dis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627687?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Weight loss in patients with chronic kidney disease and glomerular hyperfiltration -- either through surgical or non-surgical approaches -- may be associated with improvements in proteinuria and normalization of glomerular filtration rate, according to research published online Sept. 17 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627687/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627687null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Lithotripter-gains-FDA-approval-urease-inhibitor-n/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624331?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 EDAP TMS SA has received FDA clearance to market its newly designed Sonolith I-Sys lithotripter in the United States. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/362009/624331null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pretreating-Kidney-Donors-Helps-Post-Transplant-Fu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624825?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Administering dopamine to brain-dead kidney donors can significantly improve post-transplant organ function, resulting in the need for less dialysis, according to a study in the Sept. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624825/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624825null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Robotic-revolution-in-gynecologic-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624517?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Robotic technology has already revolutionized laparoscopic urologic surgery. Will gynecologic surgery be next? 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624517/obgyn0909_Robotic-surgery_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/August-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623320?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623320null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Laparoscopic-radical-prostatectomy-Cure-is-more-li/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624475?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has a definite learning curve, but it is slower than the learning curve for open surgery and is worsened in surgeons with prior open training. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/372009/624475null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ESC-Dabigatran-May-Beat-Warfarin-in-Atrial-Fibrill/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622893?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 In atrial fibrillation patients, dabigatran may reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism more effectively than warfarin, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009, held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 in Barcelona, Spain. Another study, published Aug. 27 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, concludes that warfarin may increase the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who also have end-stage renal disease. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/622893/BRAIN.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/622893null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Spinal-Fusion-Rate-Low-in-End-Stage-Renal-Disease-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621048?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Patients with spinal diseases and end-stage renal disease who are using dialysis may have acceptable outcomes following spinal surgery, but mortality and complication rates appear to be relatively high and fusion rates appear to be low, according to research published in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-08-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621048/spine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621048null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Wearable-Artificial-Kidney-Device-Shows-Progress/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620908?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The prototype design for a "wearable artificial kidney" matched the performance of larger dialysis units and may offer a new modality for daily dialysis in end stage renal disease, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620908/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620908null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-Kidney-Donor-Age-No-Barrier-to-Success-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620911?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Kidney transplant patients have similar outcomes whether the donor is above or below the age of 5 years, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620911/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620911null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kidney-Disease-May-Worsen-Outcomes-in-Heart-Condit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619873?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing an early, invasive strategy who also have chronic kidney disease have worse clinical outcomes, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619873/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619873null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Reseller-deal-enables-integration-of-OR-technologi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617740?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Endoscopic technology developer Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. has established a reseller agreement with Rivulet Communications, which produces high-definition medical video technology for hospital IP networks. 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/332009/617740null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Incontinence-Treatment-Trends-Changed-in-the-1990s/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618326?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Trends in the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence among women in the United States changed rapidly from 1992 to 2001, according to a study in the August issue of Urology. 2009-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618326/wrinkles.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618326null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Fecal-Incontinence-Affects-One-in-Twelve-US-Adults/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617962?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Fecal incontinence is a prevalent age-related disorder in American adults, and frequent diarrhea is a significant and potentially modifiable risk factor, according to a study published in the August issue of Gastroenterology. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/617962/33073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/617962null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/July-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616009?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616009null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Neonatal-Urinary-Tract-Infection-Prognosis-Difficu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616188?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Renal scintigraphy of young infants with urinary tract infections can help rule out permanent renal damage, but catheterization to perform voiding cystourethrography may still be required to detect congenital defects such as dilating vesicoureteral reflux, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Pediatrics. 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616188/46090.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616188null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-radical-prostatectomy-expectations-about-sexu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614300?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 A significant number of patients undergoing open or robotic radical prostatectomy have unrealistic expectations about postoperative sexual function. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/312009/614300null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Comfort-level-determines-partial-nephrectomy-appro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614298?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Among surgeons contemplating performing a minimally invasive partial nephrectomy, the choice of procedure boils down to the approach that provides the highest level of comfort for the surgeon. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/312009/614298null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bowel-symptoms-are-prevalent-in-refractory-OAB/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614284?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Most women who undergo sacral neuromodulation for refractory overactive bladder report concomitant bowel symptoms when asked. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/312009/614284null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gender-Outcomes-in-Kidney-Transplants-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615761?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Women who undergo kidney transplant from a male donor have a 12 percent higher risk of graft failure than all other gender combinations, but at the 10-year point the risk is the same, according to a study published online June 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615761/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615761null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Type-1-Diabetes-Complications-Becoming-Less-Common/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614917?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Intensive therapy to treat type 1 diabetes mellitus reduces the frequency of serious complications over the long term, according to a study published in the July 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614917/diabetes2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614917null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/June-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/608167?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/608167null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Position-affects-complications-in-laparoscopic-sur/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606035?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 This is letter is in response to "How to avoid the medicolegal pitfalls of laparsocopy", Urology Times, April 15, 2009. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/262009/606035null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Cook-Medical-LMA-Urology-forge-partnership-on-port/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/605303?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Through a new partnership, Cook Medical will market and distribute LMA Urology Ltd.?s StoneBreaker, a portable pneumatic, endoscopic lithotripter. 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/262009/605303null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Half-of-Seniors-on-Kidney-Transplant-List-May-Die/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605059?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Nearly half of the patients older than 60 waiting for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor will die while on the waiting list, according to a study published online June 18 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/605059/elderlypatient_18265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/605059null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Transplant-patients-have-worse-cancer-outcomes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601990?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Transplant patients experience worse outcomes from cancer, including some urologic malignancies, a study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati shows. 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/232009/601990null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/May-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/600946?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/600946null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Use-of-sealants-of-little-benefit-in-tubeless-PCNL/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602356?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Sealing the percutaneous tract is not necessary if patients have been rigorously selected for tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/242009/602356null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgical-correction-of-vaginal-vault-prolapse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602592?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Severe vaginal vault prolapse affects more than 3 million women in the United States, and 11% of women will require prolapse or incontinence surgeries in their lifetime. This article discusses the range of evolving surgical options for repairing rectocele, cystocele, and enterocele, with an emphasis on techniques using synthetic mesh. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/242009/602592null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/Retroperitoneal-lymph-node-dissection-in-testis-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602891?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 RPLND alone provides up to 90% cure in patients with low-volume, low-risk testis cancer and eliminates the risk of teratoma and viable tumor in the retroperitoneum in those with high-risk disease. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/242009/602891null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Ureteroscopy-more-effective-than-ESWL-for-ureteral/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602363?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Ureteroscopy is more effective than extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of proximal ureteral stones. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/242009/602363null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/College-of-Surgeons-outlines-risks-complications-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599442?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 The number of patients seeking medical and surgical care overseas has grown in recent years, prompting the American College of Surgeons to study the issue and to develop an official "Statement on Medical and Surgical Tourism." 2009-05-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/212009/599442null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/No-Clear-Benefit-to-Renal-Artery-Stents/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/597133?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Patients with renal artery stenosis do not benefit from renal artery stent placement and are at risk for procedure-related complications, according to a study published online on May 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597133/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597133null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Chemical-Explains-Problems-After-External-Circulat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596474?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Cyclohexanone, a compound used to make intravenous bags and extracorporeal circulation equipment, can leach into the contained fluids and cause cardiovascular morbidities similar to those observed after extracorporeal circulation, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596474/IV_18331.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596474null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pancreas-Graft-Function-Affects-Survival-in-Diabet/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596554?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Patients with type 1 diabetes and severe renal dysfunction who receive a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant have better survival if the pancreas remains functional a year after the transplant, according to a study published online ahead of print April 30 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596554/diabetes2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596554null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Bladder-and-urethra-injured-during-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597801?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 A woman undergoes a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and inadvertently the bladder and urethra is injured. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597801null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Recognize-the-medicolegal-dangers-of-robotic-surge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595553?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 As with any surgical procedure, patients can and do suffer complications and injuries from robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, some of which result in claims of medical malpractice against the urologist. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/182009/595553null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/April-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596182?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/596182null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Flexible-ureterorenoscopy-available-for-treating-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595550?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) can be used to treat stones of the upper urinary tract that are more than 100 mm² in size, making the technique a viable alternative to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, according to the authors of a recent study. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/182009/595550null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Kidney+%26+Bladder+Cancer+Top+Story/Should-the-small-renal-mass-be-biopsied/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595552?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 This article discusses the indications for and safety of percutaneous small renal mass biopsy, biopsy technique, and post-biopsy management. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/182009/595552null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AUA-Diet-7-Up---Pomegranate-Juice--A-Urologist-Coc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595229?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Diet 7-Up and other diet soft drinks can help prevent kidney stones, and pomegranate juice can slow the increase of prostate-specific antigen levels after prostate cancer treatment, according to papers presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association held from April 25 to 30 in Chicago. 2009-04-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595229/pomegranate.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595229null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Grafts-Can-Improve-Outcome-For-High-Risk-Dialysis-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595055?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Autologous tissue-engineered vascular grafts can help end-stage renal disease patients gain a better outcome from hemodialysis, according to a study published in the April 25 issue of The Lancet. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595055/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595055null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Dialysis-Knowledge-May-Be-Linked-to-Vascular-Acces/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595057?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Patients who are more knowledgeable about dialysis when they begin hemodialysis may be more likely to use an arteriovenous fistula or graft compared to a catheter, according to research published online ahead of print April 23 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595057/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595057null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Transplant-Center-Distance-No-Factor-in-Kidney-Tra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594534?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Living in a rural area or far from a kidney transplant center does not significantly affect a patient's chances of getting a transplant, according to a study in the April 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594534/1st_organ.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594534null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/News/Surgical-groups-join-to-increase-awareness-of-work/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593356?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Surgical groups led by the American College of Surgeons and other key health care stakeholders have announced formation of Operation Patient Access: Quality Surgical Care for All, an effort to bring into focus urgent issues surrounding access to quality surgical care in the United States, particularly for under-served populations, such as the elderly in urban and rural areas. 2009-04-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/162009/593356null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Soaring-stone-rates-post-op-B12-loss-raise-concern/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593047?contextCategoryId=40183&ref=25 Whether it stems from an excess of dietary salt, underlying metabolic disorders, or simply from improved diagnostic techniques, urologists across the United States are reporting a marked increase in the number of children presenting with kidney stones. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/152009/593047null XML