News
July 18, 2008
Computerized Tomography Findings In Pediatric Renal Trauma - Indications For Early Intervention?
UroToday.com - The study out of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh evaluated CT scans for blunt renal
trauma to see if they correlated with the need for operative intervention when urinary extravasation was present.
A total of 17 patients with grade IV blunt renal trauma and urinary extravasation were identified between 2000
and 2007. Each CT scan was reviewed to determine location, size and number of sites of extravasation, as well
as the presence of contrast material in the ipsilateral ureter. These were then compared to the findings at
the time of surgery - whether surgey included stent placement, percutaneous urinoma drainage, angiographic
embolization and nephrectomy.
Read entire article here.
July 15, 2008
Increased Risk Of Kidney Stone Disease Due To Global Warming, Predicts UT Southwestern Researchers
Global warming is likely to increase the proportion of the population affected by kidney stones by expanding the higher-risk
region known as the "kidney-stone belt" into neighboring states, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Dallas have found.
Dehydration is one of the risk factors linked to kidney-stone disease, and the paper suggests global warming will exacerbate this
effect. The researchers predict that by 2050, higher temperatures will cause an additional 1.6 million to 2.2 million kidney-stone
cases, representing up to a 30 percent growth in some areas.
Read entire article here.
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Information
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death
among men. In 2002 it is estimated that 30,200 men will die from prostate
cancer and 189,000 men will be diagnosed (American Cancer Society Facts
& Figures 2002). The incidence of prostate cancer increases with age with
75% of all prostate cancers being diagnosed in men over the age of 65.
Prostate Cancer Management
The critical focus for the treatment of prostate cancer is to treat those cancers
where it is necessary, and not to treat those that do not need it.
Decisions
about the best management of prostate cancer can be complex and depend upon the:
- Pathology of the cancer (unlike other cancers, prostate cancer often progresses very slowly)
- Stage of the disease (non-metastatic (localized or locally advanced), metastatic or hormone refractory)
- Age and general health of the patients at diagnosis
- The impact that treatment can have on quality of life, including sexual activity.
- Patient's preference for treatment
- PSA at diagnosis
Please visit the National Prostate Cancer Coalition for more information.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. However, we cannot take high immunization coverage
levels for granted. To continue to protect America's children and adults, we must obtain maximum immunization coverage
in all populations, establish effective partnerships, conduct reliable scientific research, implement immunization
systems, and ensure vaccine safety.
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Urology Clinic Staff
| Dr. Reed A. Fontenot Jr., M.D. |
| Dr. Stacy McBroom, D.O. |
| John Upshaw, M.D. |
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