Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Perspective

• AUA 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AUA 2022
  Medscape Urology, May 13, 2022
• Kidney Stones: What Hurts and What Helps   The Curbsiders review the amazing tips they learned about urinary stone disease in a recent podcast with Dr David Goldfarb.
  The Curbsiders, January 20, 2022
• Managing the Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms of BPH   Recently released guidelines detail the various classes of pharmacotherapy to use in primary care settings, depending on the patient's symptoms, prostate size, and other factors.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 20, 2022
• AUA 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AUA 2021
  Medscape Urology, September 07, 2021
• EAU 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from EAU 2021
  Medscape Urology, July 08, 2021
• A 62-Year-Old Man With Urinary Urgency This week's question features a man with urinary frequency.
  Osmosis, April 02, 2021
• AUA 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AUA 2020
  Medscape Urology, May 22, 2020
• Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Delayed With 5-ARIs   Physicians need to be aware that PSA levels may be 50% lower in men taking these drugs, causing a delay in diagnosis, says Dr Chodak.
  Medscape Urology, July 09, 2019
• Don't Miss This Risk in Female Cataract Surgery Patients Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg takes a closer look at the unique intraoperative risks that floppy iris syndrome poses to female patients compared with their male counterparts.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, May 06, 2019
• AUA 2019 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AUA 2019
  Medscape Urology, May 03, 2019
• EAU 2019 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from EAU 2019
  Medscape Urology, March 05, 2019
• Tamsulosin for Postoperative Urinary Retention Can the BPH drug tamsulosin prevent postoperative urinary retention in male patients undergoing surgery?
  Medscape Pharmacists, January 08, 2019
• Malpractice Case: When the Care Team Drops the Ball on Documenting When physicians share treatment of a patient, it is critical to know who is managing particular care aspects to avoid finger-pointing later.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, January 04, 2019
• 18-Year Follow-up Data Vindicate Finasteride   Dr Gerald Chodak discusses a long-term study demonstrating the efficacy of finasteride in preventing prostate cancer, as well as the questions it raises regarding clinical use.
  Medscape Urology, August 14, 2018
• Open vs Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Is This the Final Word?   Dr Gerald Chodak reviews the latest report on open vs robotic radical prostatectomy and suggests that the experience of the surgeon should be the main consideration for patients.
  Medscape Urology, August 23, 2016
• When It Looks Like Heart Failure but Isn't Having encountered more than a few cases of obstructive uropathy masquerading as heart failure in elderly men, Dr Walton-Shirley asks for some creative thinking before diagnosing CHF.
  theheart.org on Medscape, June 08, 2016
• Urologists Should Disclose Prostatectomy Volume, Experience   Studies suggest that experience in performing prostatectomy improves patient outcomes, so urologists should tell patients how many they have done, says Dr Gerald Chodak.
  Medscape Urology, April 20, 2016
• Unilateral HIFU: More Cons Than Pros(tate)?   A small study of high-intensity focused ultrasound in localized prostate cancer fails to make the case for this treatment option, says Dr Gerald Chodak.
  Medscape Urology, March 11, 2016
• NephMadness 2015: Infectious Diseases Learn about key concepts that overlap nephrology and infectious diseases, and then use your knowledge to pick the 'winners' in the NephMadness Tournament.
  The National Kidney Foundation, March 02, 2015
• Cancer Screening Controversies: Are You Doing It Right? Are your decisions about when and how to screen adult patients consistent with an often confusing and conflicting array of guidelines? Take our quiz and find out.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 26, 2014