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The width of the spared neurovascular bundle (NVB) is an important indicator of postoperative sexual function after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for prostate cancer, a recent study has found. These findings point to NVB as an easy intraoperative marker for assessing postoperative outcomes.

A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong finds high prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among doctors in Hong Kong, although many remain undiagnosed of depression.

Triplet therapy combining androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), docetaxel, and abiraterone-prednisone improves overall survival (OS) in men with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), according to results of the phase III PEACE-1 trial presented at ESMO 2021.

The prevalence of erectile dysfunction is significantly higher among men participating in in vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to conceive compared to couples who conceived spontaneously, reveals a recent study. Such occurrence leads to a very high rate of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use.

Certain systemic diseases, such as Sjögren syndrome (SS), facial rosacea, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and peripheral artery disease, and a history of daily cigarette smoking are significantly associated with more severe dry eye disease (DED) signs, a study has found.