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Focused Ultrasound Can Reposition Kidney Stones for Better Clearance

New ultrasound technology promises to give urologists a new tool to reposition kidney stones and stone fragments for easier clearance, researchers said here at the 2010 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting. The device is being...

Radiofrequency Ablation as Effective as Traditional Surgery in Treating Renal Cancer

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) showed similar effectiveness as surgical removal of renal tumours in curbing cancer recurrence rates for up to 5 years after treatment, according to a study published online in the journal Cancer. Of the...

Narrow-Band Imaging Effective for Detecting Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Flexible cystoscopy using narrow-band imaging (NBI) is more effective in detecting non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer than is traditional cystoscopy using white light, researchers stated at the 2010 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting. Endoscopic narrow-band imaging is...

Radiation After Mastectomy Improves Survival in Patients With T1-2 N1 Breast Cancer

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for some patients with breast cancer can reduce their risk of recurrence by almost 30% and increase their 5-year overall survival by almost 50%, according to a study published in the June 1 issue...

Radiofrequency Ablation Not Superior to Medical Therapy for HF, Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Radiofrequency ablation for patients with heart failure and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) did not improve efficacy compared with medical therapy, but was associated with greater complications, according to results presented here at the European Society of Cardiology's Heart...

Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Risk of Fracture

Radiation treatment for prostate cancer may increase the risk of patients suffering hip fractures, according to a study presented here at the 2010 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting. "Our research suggests that patients treated with...

Radiology: CT-identified appendicitis should not dismissed

In patients with CT results positive for appendicitis and benign or atypical clinical findings, a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis may be considered, said the results of a study published online May 26 in Radiology. ...

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