Urologists may be concerned that treatment of patients with interstitial cystitis (IC) is not economically feasible, and the time spent on these patients could be used for more profitable urologic therapy. However, care of IC patients can provide urologic practices with increased revenue opportunities through a wide range of procedures, including IC evaluation and management, treatment planning...

The American Cancer Society has estimated that in 2003, there will be approximately 239,600 new cases of urologic cancer diagnosed and 54,600 urologic cancer-related deaths in the United States. To date, the majority of research and therapy design have focused on the microenvironment of the primary tumor site, as well as the microenvironment of the metastatic or secondary (target) tumor site. L...

Coordination of care between the urologist and primary care physician is critical to effective treatment of a variety of urologic conditions. Medical therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, overactive bladder, and prostate cancer are widely available and a basic understanding of the pathophysiology of these disease states as well as the pharmacology of ex...

Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria is a common finding that demands urologic evaluation. Of the 236 patients over the age of 40, 6.8% were found to have a genitourinary cancer, while 27.5% had other significant urologic disease. However, 52.1% of the patients had unknown etiology of microscopic hematuria and 13.6% had insignificant urologic lesions. Of the 72 patients under the age of 40 a posi...

An educational program is described that was developed with the specific purpose of enhancing resident performance on the pathology portion of the Urologic National Board Examination. A pathologist and a urologist serve as moderators to ensure appropriate clinico-pathologic correlation. The program consists of a series of interactive lectures/discussions offered in a repeating annual cycle that...

Although the relationship between increasing age and the prevalence of histologic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate inflammation, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, atypical small acinar proliferation, and prostate cancer has been understood for some time, our understanding of the interrelationships between prostate diseases beyond epidemiologic associations is evolving. Furthermo...

Underactive bladder (UAB) is a common urologic condition but a complex disease that causes troublesome lower urinary tract symptoms. Currently, management of UAB remains unsatisfactory. Also, many urological diseases can be combined with UAB. In these combined cases, the treatment results may be affected by UAB component. This review focuses on the clinical implications of UAB in patients with ...