Assessing the Variability in Insurance Coverage Transparency for Male Sexual Health Conditions in the United States.

Objective: To determine the degree of transparency of health insurance policies regarding coverage of male sexual health conditions, we examined the publicly available policy coverage documents of the largest U.S. medical insurance plans.

The iatrogenic ureterovaginal fistula.

A 46-year-old woman underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for the treatment of endometriosis. Two weeks postoperatively, she presented with pelvic pain and vaginal drainage. A right ureterovaginal fistula was diagnosed with the assistance of computed tomography (CT) urography and nephrostogram.

Early hypofractionated salvage radiotherapy for postprostatectomy biochemical recurrence.

Background: Postprostatectomy adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy, when using standard fractionation, requires 6.5 to 8 weeks of treatment. The authors report on the safety and efficacy of an expedited radiotherapy course for salvage prostate radiotherapy.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This article reviews the epidemiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), evaluation of patients with lower urinary tract symptomatology (LUTS), and management of patients with BPH and LUTS. The evaluation includes history and physical examination, laboratory testing, and specialized studies. The management includes medical and surgical options.

Salvage hypofractionated radiotherapy for biochemically recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate whether hypofractionation is well tolerated and to preliminarily assess biochemical control of this regimen in a postprostatectomy, salvage setting.

Methods And Materials: A retrospective analysis was performed in 50 patients treated between May 2003 and December 2005 with hypofractionated radiotherapy for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Radiotherapy was prescribed to the prostatic fossa to 65-70 Gy in 26-28 fractions of 2.