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When Testicular Cancer Attacks the Brain2026-05-29
Anti-KLHL11 encephalitis is rare, lethal in 1 of 3 patients within a year, and linked to seminoma in nearly a third of cases.
Clinical Manifestations, Tumor Associations, and Long-Term Outcomes of Anti-KLHL11 Encephalitis testicular cancer immunology paraneoplastic syndrome retrospective cohort
Penile Implant Drains: Trend Toward Worse, Not Better2026-05-11
Drain use after three-piece penile implant surgery showed no benefit — hematoma rates trended slightly higher in the drain group
Does a 24-h Closed-Suction Drain Reduce Infection and Hematoma After Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Surgery? A Comparative Study penile prosthesis surgical outcomes erectile dysfunction retrospective cohort
Young Men With ED Almost Never See a Psychiatrist2026-05-11
In a cohort of young men with ED and a diagnosed mental health condition, only 6.2% ever had a psychiatry appointment.
Evaluating Mental Health Risk and Psychiatric Care Access in 18–40 Year Old Men with Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction mental health health services retrospective cohort
Old Prostate Exam Survives the MRI Era2026-03-03
A 164-patient retrospective found suspicious DRE was present in 48.5% of clinically significant prostate cancer cases and correlated with advanced pathological stage (≥pT3)
In the Era of mpMRI and PSMA PET/CT: Does Digital Rectal Examination Still Matter? prostate cancer screening retrospective cohort surgical outcomes biomarkers
Varicocele Surgery Rescues Sperm in Half of Near-Zero Cases2026-01-21
54% of men with cryptozoospermia (near-zero sperm) improved to at least oligozoospermia after varicocele repair in a 24-man study
Semen Parameter Response to Varicocele Repair in Infertile Men With Cryptozoospermia varicocele male infertility semen quality surgical outcomes retrospective cohort
Only 12% of Men Satisfied With Surgical Appearance2025-12-26
Only 12% of men with repaired bladder exstrophy were satisfied with genital appearance; 43% of women met criteria for sexual dysfunction
Long-term Sexual Outcomes in Classic Bladder Exstrophy: Insights from Standardized Scores bladder exstrophy pediatric urology sexual dysfunction erectile dysfunction surgical outcomes patient satisfaction retrospective cohort quality of life