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Intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD) is associated with similar postoperative complication rates, reduced blood loss and shorter hospitalization vs extracorporeal urinary diversion (ECUD) in patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for localized bladder cancer, data from the Asian RARC Consortium registry have shown.

A prolonged gap between biopsy and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) does not significantly influence the likelihood of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in prostate cancer patients, even in those who are considered high-risk, a recent Japan study has found.

Sildenafil orally disintegrating strips (ODS) are just as effective and safe as the conventional tablet formulation for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), a Thai study suggests.

Electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS) or e-cigarettes appear to be detrimental to men, with a recent study suggesting that its use contributes to a heightened risk of erectile dysfunction.

Cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy confers substantial survival benefit in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, reports a recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT).

Treatment with docetaxel appears beneficial in patients with low- and high-burden metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, a study has shown. However, no consistent differences for overall survival are seen in subgroup analyses as regards volume of metastatic disease.