Journal Reviews archive for September 2021

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Urinary tuberculosis and the busy urologist!

3 September 2021 | | Infection | Endoscopic, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Reconstructive or ablative surgical interventions, Urinary

This article is a very good read for any busy urologist. When in medical school, we were taught that tuberculosis (TB) was rare in the UK and other developed countries. We have come full circle; now there are increasing cases...

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Increased use of active surveillance for men with intermediate risk prostate cancer

3 September 2021 | | Urologic Oncology | prostatic neoplasms, risk, watchful waiting

The optimal management of men with intermediate risk prostate cancer remains unclear and continues to be debated. The authors interrogate the US National Cancer Database for 176,122 men diagnosed with intermediate risk prostate cancer between 2010 and 2016. Of these...