Volume 1, Number 3Review ArticlesPerplexing Problem of Persistently Painful ProstatitisTreatment UpdateJ Curtis NickelProstateChronic pelvic pain syndromeProstatitis, chronic
Volume 4, Supplement 2SupplementSelection of Salvage Cryotherapy PatientsMohamed A GhafarAaron E KatzProstateCryosurgeryArgonFailed radiation
Volume 5, Number 1Review ArticlesArtificial Neural Networks for Decision-Making in Urologic OncologyTechnique UpdateBob DjavanTheodore AnagnostouMesut RemziProstate cancerProstateProstate-specific antigenArtificial neural networks
Volume 6, Supplement 6SupplementTestosterone Replacement Therapy for a Man With Prostate CancerMichael K BrawerProstateProstate-specific antigenTestosteroneRadiation
Volume 6, Supplement 2SupplementImmediate Treatment With Bicalutamide, 150mg/d, Following Radiotherapy in Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate CancerChris TyrrellProstate cancerProstateAdjuvant hormonal therapyBicalutamide
Volume 8, Number 1Review ArticlesChemopreventative Trials in Urologic CancerTreatment ReviewSibylle MarihartVahagn R AshughyanBob DjavanProstateBladderChemopreventionFinasterideCancerNutritional supplementsDutasteride
Volume 10, Number 2Meeting ReviewsChronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Finding a Way Forward in the United KingdomMeeting ReviewMeesha PatelMarina CameronJ Curtis NickelReport from the First United Kingdom Symposium on Chronic Prostatitis, January 30, 2008, London, United Kingdom [Rev Urol. 2008;10(2):160-163]ProstateChronic pelvic pain syndromeProstatitisPainPsychosocial aspects of painAlternative treatments
Volume 11, Number 1Review ArticlesRobotic Image-Guided Needle Interventions of the ProstateTechnology UpdateDan StoianoviciPierre C MozerAlan W PartinProstate biopsy and needle-directed prostate therapies are currently performed free-handed or with needle external templates under ultrasound guidance. Direct image-guided intervention robots are modern instruments that have the potential to substantially enhance these procedures. These may increase the accuracy and repeatability with which needles are placed in the gland. The authors’ group has developed a robot for precise prostate targeting that operates remotely alongside the patient in the magnetic resonance imaging scanner, as guided according to the image.[Rev Urol. 2009;11(1):7-15]ProstateRobotDirect image-guided intervention (DIGI)MRI compatible
Volume 21, Number 2Original ResearchThe Effect of Local Antibiogram–based Augmented Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Infection-related Complications Following Prostate BiopsyOriginal ResearchNeal D ShoreJeffrey A ScottEdward M SchaefferRaoul S ConcepcionGary M KirshDeepak A KapoorGiven the number of prostate biopsies performed annually in the United States and associated infectious events as a result, we sought to determine if implementation of a standardized biopsy protocol utilizing antibiotic prophylaxis based on locally derived antibiograms would result in a decrease, relative to a contemporary control population, in the incidence of infection-related complications among community-based practices. A total of nine member groups of LUGPA participated in both a retrospective review and a prospective study of infection-related complications following prostate biopsy. Historic infectious complications, defined as chills/rigor, temperature higher than 101 °F, or documented positive blood or urine cultures, were self-reported by a retrospective review of patients undergoing prostate biopsy under the practice’s current protocol in the year prior to the study. The prospective phase of the study required each group to develop a locally derived augmented prophylaxis regimen (>2 antibiotics) based on local antibiograms. After implementation, the practices enrolled patients undergoing prostate biopsy over an 8-week period. Monitoring for infection-related complication took place over the ensuing 3 weeks post-biopsy. Seven hundred fifty-nine patients over nine practices were enrolled into the study utilizing the augmented locally determined prophylaxis protocol. There was a 53% reduction in the incidence of infection-related complication, relative to the historical rate. By developing a standardized biopsy protocol with specific emphasis on incorporating an augmented antibiotic prophylactic regimen based upon local antibiograms, we were able to demonstrate in a prospective trial across nine geographically distinct community practices a significant reduction in the incidence of infection-related complications. [Rev Urol. 2019;21(2/3):93–101] © 2019 MedReviews®, LLCAntibiotic prophylaxisProstateBiopsyDrug-resistant bacteria