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Hypertensive crisis (HTN-C) is a major burden on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) relative to those without, reveals a study. HTN-C usually results in a higher number of emergency department visits, incidence of hypertensive emergency, hospitalization rate, in-hospital mortality, and cost of care.

The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) seems to worsen the risk of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with urinary tract infection (UTI), a recent study has found.

Vaginal antisepsis with chlorhexidine proves noninferior to that with iodine in terms of the incidence of gynaecologic surgery-associated urinary tract infection and vaginal irritation, as reported in a study.

Keeping healthy lifestyle habits, such as avoiding smoking, engaging in exercise, and limiting alcohol intake, helps prevent or delay the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a new Japan study has found.

In men with metastatic prostate cancer, prior radical prostatectomy (RP) appears to reduce the risk of developing a castrate-resistant state, as compared with radiation therapy (RT), according to a recent study. Previous RP also seems to improve overall survival (OS).

Children with refractory overactive bladder (OAB) benefit from botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections, which can safely enlarge bladder and suppress OAB symptoms, a recent study has found.

In terms of patient-reported success, the newer, adjustable, anchored single-incision mini-slings (SIMS) were noninferior to the synthetic, tension-free, standard mid-urethral slings (SMUS) for the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, the SIMS study suggests.

Use of the KangDuo Surgical Robot-01 (KD-SR-01) system for the management of localized prostate cancer is safe and effective, according to the initial results of a prospective, single-centre study.