Urologists are familiarized with benign prostate hyperplasia(BPH),and lower urinary tract symptoms(LUTS)are in everyday practice.However,can we improve the assessment to decide which is the best treatment for each pat...
This study was funded by the Medical Science and Technology Research Fund of Guangdong Province(A2022008);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.82071989);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2021A1515012243)。
Dear Editor,At the end of the 3^(rd)month of embryonic development,the normal prostate derives from a series of endodermal buds from the lining of the future prostatic urethra.1 Ectopic prostatic tissue(EPT)is defined...
Due to growing social acceptance,there has been an increasing number of gender-affirmation surgeries performed in North America.Most research in this patient population focuses on surgical outcomes and advancing techn...
Urethral stricture disease and stenotic complications of their repair remain challenging problems for urological surgeons.In recent years,there has been a drive to offer definitive reconstructive urethroplasty to men ...
This work was funded by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B,21H03068);the Takeda Science Foundation.
Dear Editor,Obstructive azoospermia(OA)is defined as the absence of spermatozoa in the sediment of a centrifuged sample of ejaculate and is usually caused by an obstruction anywhere along the posttesticular tracts.OA ...
First-line treatment for hypospadias is surgical repair between 6 and 18 months of age.Goals of treatment may include improved urinary stream,a cosmetically pleasing appearance,and reduction of penile curvature(chorde...
Orgasm-associated urinary incontinence,or climacturia,is a common side effect after radical prostatectomy(RP)that is gaining more attention due to the distress it causes to patients.A range of treatment options have b...
In this special issue of the Asian Journal of Andrology,speakers of the 12th Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons(GURS)-Masterclass in London have written up the topic of their lecture for deeper insights and underst...
Urge urinary incontinence(UUI)is one of the most troublesome complications of surgery of the prostate whether for malignancy or benign conditions.For many decades,there have been attempts to reduce the morbidity of th...
The artificial urinary sphincter(AUS)remains the standard of care in men with severe stress urinary incontinence(SUI)following prostate surgery and radiation.While the current AUS provides an effective,safe,and durabl...