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Protocol: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of, and the concordance between, the MRI pathway and TRUS-guided biopsy approach for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer in men with a suspicion of prostate cancer, using template-guided biopsy as the reference standard. To investigate what clinical and methodological sources of heterogeneity ...

Protocol: To assess the effectiveness and safety of yoga for treatment of urinary incontinence in women, compared to no specific treatment, to another active treatment, or to an active treatment without adjuvant yoga, with a focus on patient symptoms and quality of life.

Review question Kidney cancer is rarely curable once it has spread to other organs at the time of diagnosis. Targeted agents are currently considered as the standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer that has spread to other organs. This review examines clinical studies that have directly compared immunotherapies or combination therapies to current ...

Protocol: To assess the effects of ginseng on erectile dysfunction (ED).

Review question We reviewed the evidence to compare the effects of removing only the tumour (partial nephrectomy) versus removing the entire kidney (radical nephrectomy) in individuals with a small kidney cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body. Background Small kidney tumours are often discovered on imaging studies (like CT scans) ...

Review question In patients who have their bladder removed, does the drug alvimopan compared to placebo help them recover their bowel function more quickly? Background Surgical removal of the bladder is a major operation that requires a stay of several days in hospital. One of the issues that keeps patients in hospital is not being able to eat normal ...

Protocol: To assess the effectiveness and adverse effects of silodosin compared to placebo or other medical treatments in men with LUTS suggestive of BPH.

Protocol: To assess the effects and efficacy of tubeless mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of renal stones in adults.

Review question We reviewed the evidence on the effects of local treatment of the bladder with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and interferon (IFN)-alpha (α) for cancer of the superficial layers of the bladder (known as non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer). Background Bladder cancer is a common cancer worldwide. Bladder cancer that is non-muscle invasive ...

Review question We aimed to assess effectiveness of urinary catheter washout solutions. This is an update of a review previously published in 2010. Background For a range of reasons, some people are unable to empty their bladders properly or leak urine (urinary incontinence). Urinary catheters, which are soft tubes inserted into the bladder to drain ...