Table of contents
July 2006 Volume 3 No 7
Editorial
Viewpoint
Aggressive management of elderly patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer
346Radical cystectomy, the gold standard for treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer, has traditionally been withheld from elderly patients because of morbidity and mortality concerns. In this Viewpoint, the authors argue that aggressive management is safe and effective in select elderly patients.
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0506 | Full Text | PDF (102K)
Research Highlights
Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with prophylactic Burch colposuspension
348doi:10.1038/ncpuro0525 | Full Text | PDF (102K)
PSA decline is a possible surrogate endpoint for survival of prostate cancer
348Immediate versus deferred androgen-deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer
348doi:10.1038/ncpuro0527 | Full Text | PDF (100K)
NSAID use increases incidence of erectile dysfunction
349doi:10.1038/ncpuro0528 | Full Text | PDF (102K)
Predicting the need for surgery in infants with ureteropelvic junction obstruction
349doi:10.1038/ncpuro0529 | Full Text | PDF (100K)
Intraprostatic injection of botulinum toxin type A could relieve BPH symptoms
350doi:10.1038/ncpuro0530 | Full Text | PDF (102K)
Diabetes and hypertension are possible long-term effects of shock-wave lithotripsy
351Paternal age over 40 years linked with reduced reproductive success
351Preoperative renal core biopsy for incidental tumors
351doi:10.1038/ncpuro0534 | Full Text | PDF (100K)
PSA nadir after radiotherapy for prostate cancer is a predictor of outcome
352doi:10.1038/ncponc0531 | Full Text | PDF (101K)
Enuresis can improve after surgery for upper-airway obstruction
352doi:10.1038/ncpuro0535 | Full Text | PDF (102K)
New testosterone transdermal delivery system is effective in healthy men
353Androgen deficiency predicts development of the metabolic syndrome in lean men
353doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0182 | Full Text | PDF (103K)
Can hypermethylated Wnt-antagonist genes act as biomarkers for bladder cancer?
354doi:10.1038/ncponc0533 | Full Text | PDF (104K)
How can we avoid the prescription of contraindicated drugs?
354Practice Points
Are prostate cancer outcomes affected by a delay between diagnosis and radical prostatectomy?
356A new technique for the treatment of varicocele combining a subinguinal approach with antegrade sclerotherapy
358Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux: have we found a new gold standard?
360Are the benefits of combination therapy for lower-urinary-tract symptoms dependent on prostate size?
362doi:10.1038/ncpuro0505 | Full Text | PDF (100K)
Is ciclosporin an effective treatment for interstitial cystitis?
364Reviews
Management of detrusor–external sphincter dyssynergia
368Disruption of the neural pathways following spinal cord injury can cause detrusor–external sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), where patients have a low capacity bladder with high intravesical pressure. The main aims of treatments for DSD are to reduce intravesical pressure and to improve bladder drainage. This Review discusses the different strategies for managing DSD and their relative merits in this patient population.
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0521 | Full Text | PDF (213K)
Microsurgical management of male infertility
381Surgical techniques for the management of male infertility give some couples the chance to conceive naturally, without the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In this article, microsurgical techniques for the treatment of obstructive azoospermina and varicocele are reviewed. Sperm retrieval methods for ART in men with nonobstructive azoospermia and in those for whom surgery is unsuccessful are also discussed.
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0524 | Full Text | PDF (488K)
Case Study
Management of solitary palatal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma
392doi:10.1038/ncpuro0536 | Full Text | PDF (510K)
