Sensitivity Of Normal, Paramalignant, And Malignant Human Urothelial Cells To Inhibitors Of The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathway UroToday.com - Starting from a well-established cell culture system of normal human urothelial cells (1,2), the epithelial cells that line the bladder, we used retroviral transduction to generate "designer" cell lines with specific molecular alterations.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVitamin And Mineral Supplement Use Among US Adults After Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review UroToday.com - Many of the 10 million cancer patients in the US are taking nutritional supplements, but an accurate assessment of the frequency is not well appreciated. In the February 1, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Christine Velicer and Cornelia Ulrich report a systematic review of supplement use among US cancer patients.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Biochemical Basis For SUI/Pelvic Organ Prolapse UroToday.com - Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), both of which are related to pelvic floor weakness, are prevalent amongst women in the United States. Dr. Gopal Badlani presented an intriguing lecture about collagen, elastin, and the effects of estrogen on the tissues of women with SUI compared with women who do not have SUI.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Genetic Factors In SUI/Pelvic Organ Prolapse UroToday.com - Risk factors for female pelvic floor disorders include aging, obesity, multiparity, and genetics. Dr. Larissa Rodriguez and the UCLA group have demonstrated that environmental effects and genetics each contribute an approximate 40% increased risk of development of pelvic prolapse, which appears to be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion with high penetrance.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Use Of Polypropylene Mesh As A Transobturator Sling For The Treatment Of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (Early Experience With 40 Cases) Urotoday.com - Urinary incontinence is a significant
health problem in the developed and the developing countries. Various tissues and synthetic materials are used for that purpose. The transvaginal tape (TVT) procedure which uses a retropubic route has been associated with a number of complications resulting from penetrations of the surgical device into pelvic vessels, nerves and organs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Clinical Management Of Patients With A Small Volume Of Prostatic Cancer On Biopsy: What Are The Risks Of Progression? UroToday.com - PSA screening has led to the over detection of small volume and perhaps indolent prostate cancer (CaP). In the online version of Cancer, Dr. Hamden and colleagues report a meta-analysis on whether patients with microfocal CaP on biopsy have adverse pathologic findings or any significant risk of PSA recurrence after undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Lumbo To Sacral Nerve Rerouting To Restore Voiding Function In Spina Bifida UroToday.com - In spinal cord injury patients, the communication between the brain and the cord is interrupted, but the reflex arcs distal to the injury remain intact. Research by Dr. Xiao in China showed that rerouting of afferent nerves from the thigh to the efferent nerves to the bladder could results in modulation of bladder function via cutaneous stimulation of the thigh.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFrequency And Distribution Of Multiple Diagnoses In Chronic Pelvic Pain Related To Previous Abuse Or Drug-Seeking Behavior UroToday.com - Majority of Pelvic Pain Patients Have More Than One Pain Generating DiagnosisChronic pelvic pain afflicts up to 10% of women and results in billions of dollars in direct and indirect costs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIs Smaller Workspace A Limitation For Robot Performance In Laparoscopy? UroToday.com - A study by the senior author C.K. Yeung and his colleagues from Hong Kong evaluated the limitation of a small working space in the performance of the da Vinci Surgical System. They wanted to globally assess the robotic system in a static environment based on the fact that they had difficulties performing specific tasks using the da Vinci robot in small cavities.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Breakout Session #4 - Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation UroToday.com - Jill Dubbes, OT, Alain Bourcier MD, and Jerry Blaivas MD provided an informational overview of the role of conservative measures in the treatment of urinary incontinence. Conservative measures, including behavioral changes and dietary modification, voiding pattern recognition, pelvic floor exercises were reviewed.
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