6 results match your criteria: "Urology section - University of Catania[Affiliation]"
Sex Med
June 2021
Endocrinology Unit, Medical Department, Azienda USL, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Introduction: Sexual dysfunctions (SDs) have been frequently reported among male partners of infertile couples due to psychogenic, relational and/or organic issues related with the inability to conceive. Likewise, male infertility (MI) could be a consequence of sexual dysfunctions.
Aim: To review the evidence on the prevalence and treatment of male SDs in men of infertile couples and provide clinical recommendations on behalf of the European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM).
Sex Med
September 2020
Department of Urology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Introduction: Many patients seek information online including on social media.
Aim: To assess the quality of information regarding erectile dysfunction (ED) in YouTube videos.
Methods: We searched "erectile dysfunction" on YouTube in October 2019 and evaluated the first 100 videos in English sorted by relevance.
J Sex Med
March 2020
Rush University Medical Center, Division of Urology, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address:
Introduction: Peyronie's disease (PD) is characterized by pain, deformity, sexual dysfunction, and psychological bother. Several treatments are available with varying levels of efficacy, and significant limitations exist with the currently available literature.
Aim: To explore modern-era methodological challenges inherent to PD research as they pertain to intervention studies.
J Sex Med
October 2019
Endocrinology Unit, Medical Department, Azienda USL, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Introduction: Low-intensity shockwave therapy (LISWT) has been investigated for the treatment of uroandrological disorders including erectile dysfunction (ED), Peyronie's disease (PD) and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) with controversial findings.
Aim: To review the evidence on LISWT for ED, PD, and CP/CPPS and provide clinical recommendations on behalf of the European Society of Sexual Medicine.
Methods: Medline and Embase databases were searched for randomized clinical trials (RCTs), meta-analyses and open-label prospective or retrospective studies investigating the effect of LISWT on ED, PD, or CP/CPPS.
J Sex Med
February 2019
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences, Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Introduction: Medical treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD) in terms of intralesional therapy is still a matter of debate.
Aim: To compare the efficacy of different classes of intralesional therapy with a network meta-analysis (NMA) method.
Methods: The search was conducted using documents published in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases until September 30, 2017.
Complement Ther Med
August 2018
Urology section - University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to test the association between dietary flavonoids intake and prostate cancer (PCa) in a sample of southern Italian individuals.
Design: A population-based case-control study on the association between PCa and dietary factors was conducted from January 2015 to December 2016, in a single institution.
Setting: Patients with elevated PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) and/or suspicion of PCa underwent transperineal prostate biopsy (≥12 cores).