To assess the reliability and validity of measuring receptive anal intercourse (RAI) sensation and associated satisfaction and bother ..read more

To investigate whether a diagnosis of precancer poor bone mineral density (PBMD) is associated with higher risk of urological cancer bone metastasis ..read more

The authors present the results of a retrospective cohort study comparing outcomes of patients undergoing first-time urethroplasty with buccal mucosa graft receiving post-operative antibiotics versus patients who did not receive post-operative antibiotics. This study queried the TriNetX database, a claims database with access to medical records from 90 healthcare networks, using codes from International Classification of Disease, Current Procedural Terminology, and Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes ..read more

To investigate the efficacy and safety of modified botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections (with additional periurethral injection [PUI] of BoNT-A) for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS ..read more

To assess the accuracy of home-test use by a real-world / amateur user ..read more

To evaluate the h- and m-indices of academic urologists across all U.S. accredited urology residency programs to determine the relationship between these metrics and an author’s academic rank, academic degrees, and gender ..read more

After-hours clinical coverage models vary significantly by specialty and institution. Coverage decisions must balance quality clinical care with a safe provider workload. Here, we characterize urology resident on-call activities overnight at a multi-site academic medical center and model the expected volume of clinical activity using inpatient beds, emergency room visits and attendings covered ..read more

The authors of this study should be commended for their recognition of the paucity of literature investigating fertility treatment in both genders of Hispanic ethnicity. The authors successfully accomplished the goal of investigating the impact of Hispanic ethnicity on male factor infertility for sub-fertile men in the state of Utah. The data demonstrated that being a male of Hispanic ethnicity in Utah is associated with a reduced likelihood of live births, compounded by being less likely to seek fertility treatment ..read more

The authors should be commended for their patient centered study seeking to better understand quality of life including ability to participate in social roles and activities after ureteroscopy. A growing emphasis of clinical research focusing on patient reported outcomes provides insight into patients’ experiences of symptoms, quality of life, goals of care, and values.1 Utilizing patient reported outcomes in conditions like nephrolithiasis may help provide insight into future interventions aiming to provide improved patient centered care ..read more

To evaluate the effects of PAE and Open Simple Prostatectomy (OP) on LUTS and urodynamic parameters in subjects with prostate size > 80 cc ..read more