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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Obstruction (Hypertrophy, Prostatic Hyperplasia) (26)
Screening for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (0)
Urodynamics (0)
Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (25)
Dietary/Lifestyle (0)
Surgical (2)
Prostatectomy (0)
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) (2)
Aquablation of the prostate for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction
Transvesical prostatectomy (TVP) (0)
Pharmacologic/Medical Therapies (14)
Alpha-blockers/Alpha-1 adrenoceptors/Alpha antagonists/5-alpha reductase inhibitors (6)
Alfuzosin (1)
Anticholinergics combined with alpha-blockers for treating lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction
Doxazosin (1)
Anticholinergics combined with alpha-blockers for treating lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction
Finasteride (0)
Naftopidil (2)
Anticholinergics combined with alpha-blockers for treating lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction
Naftopidil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Prazosin (0)
Tamsulosin (1)
Anticholinergics combined with alpha-blockers for treating lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction
Terazosin (1)
Anticholinergics combined with alpha-blockers for treating lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction
Androgen Suppression (3)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (0)
Antiandrogens (0)
5 Alpha-reductase inhibitors (3)
5-alpha-reductase inhibitors for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction (protocol stage)
Finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Silodosin for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Combined androgen suppression and alpha-blockade (0)
Anticholinergics (1)
Anticholinergics combined with alpha-blockers for treating lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction
Desmopressin (1)
Desmopressin for treating nocturia in men
Indoles (0)
Meparticin (0)
Phytotherapies/Plant extracts (3)
Pygeum africanum for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Beta-sitosterols for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Minimally Invasive Procedures (9)
Acupuncture (0)
Balloon dilation (0)
Laser prostatectomy (4)
Enucleation (1)
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (protocol stage)
Visual laser ablation of the prostate (VLAP) (1)
Laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction
Endoscopic laser ablation of the prostate (ELAP) (1)
Laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction
Hybrid lasers (1)
Laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction
Transuretal ultrasound-guided (TULIP) (0)
Microwave/Thermo Therapies (1)
Transurethral microwave therapy (TUMT) (1)
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Transrectal hyperthermia (TRH) (0)
Transurethral electroresection (TUEP) (0)
Miscellaneous (3)
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta-analysis
Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Transrectal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy (0)
Transrectal Needle Ablation of the Prostate (0)
Mechanical (1)
Devices/stents (1)
Prostatic urethral lift for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Catheters (0)
Artificial sphincters (0)
Rehabilitation/Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (1)
Physical activity for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction
Diagnostic test accuracy (1)
Prostate MRI, with or without MRI-targeted biopsy, and systematic biopsy for detecting prostate cancer
Miscellaneous (13)
Alpha-blockers after shock wave lithotripsy for renal or ureteral stones in adults
Alpha-blockers as medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones
Antimicrobial agents for preventing urinary tract infections in adults undergoing cystoscopy
Circumcision devices versus standard surgical techniques in adolescent and adult male circumcisions
Water for preventing urinary stones
Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children
Medical and dietary interventions for preventing recurrent urinary stones in children
Non-surgical therapies for Peyronie's disease (protocol stage)
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of renal stones in adults (protocol stage)
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for lower urinary tract symptoms consistent with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi
Surgery versus non-surgical management for unilateral ureteric-pelvic junction obstruction in newborns and infants less than two years of age
Tubeless versus tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones (protocol stage)
Premature ejaculation (PE) (2)
Psychosocial interventions for premature ejaculation
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men
Prostatitis/Prostatitis Syndromes and Prostatodynia (10)
Treatment of Acute Bacterial Prostatitis (0)
Antibiotics (0)
Short Course versus Long Course (0)
Suppressive (0)
Dietary and Lifestyle (0)
Treatment of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis (2)
Alternative therapies (1)
Pregabalin for chronic prostatitis
Antibiotics (0)
Short Course versus Long Course (0)
Suppressive (1)
Antimicrobial therapy for chronic bacterial prostatitis
Dietary and Lifestyle (0)
Treatment of Acute/Chronic Abacterial (Nonbacterial) Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (8)
5-alpha reductase inhibitors (0)
Antibiotics (4)
Non-pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (protocol stage)
Interventions for chronic abacterial prostatitis
Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (0)
Allopurinol (2)
Allopurinol for chronic prostatitis
Interventions for chronic abacterial prostatitis
Alpha-blockers (1)
Interventions for chronic abacterial prostatitis
Microwave Therapy (1)
Interventions for chronic abacterial prostatitis
Pain Management (0)
Treatment of Prostatodynia (0)
Diet (0)
Anti-inflammatory Drugs (0)
Muscle Relaxants (0)
Sitz-baths (0)
Prostate Cancer (Malignancy, Neoplasm) (27)
Cryotherapy (1)
Primary cryotherapy for localised or locally advanced prostate cancer
Immunotherapy (0)
Laparoscopic prostatectomy (1)
Retzius-sparing versus standard robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer.
Lymph Node Dissection (0)
Prevention of Prostate Cancer (4)
Diet (1)
Fat modified (0)
Antioxidants (1)
Lycopene for the prevention of prostate cancer
Pharmacologic/Medical (3)
5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (1)
5-alpha-reductase inhibitors for prostate cancer prevention
Finasteride (0)
Hormones (1)
Taxane-based chemohormonal therapy for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Other (1)
Chemoprevention agents for prostate cancer (protocol stage)
Surgery (0)
Prognostic markers (0)
Radical prostatectomy (RP) (3)
Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer
Radical prostatectomy versus deferred treatment for localised prostate cancer
Posterior musculofascial reconstruction in robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer
Risk Stratification Tools (0)
Screening for Prostate Cancer (1)
Screening for prostate cancer
Rehabilitation/Management of Prostate Cancer (17)
Abiraterone acetate in combination with androgen deprivation therapy compared to androgen deprivation therapy only for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Non-steroidal antiandrogen monotherapy compared with luteinising hormone–releasing hormone agonists or surgical castration monotherapy for advanced prostate cancer
Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy
Bisphosphonates for advanced prostate cancer
Bisphosphonates or RANK-ligand-inhibitors for men with prostate cancer and bone metastases: a network meta-analysis
Chemotherapy for hormone-refractory prostate cancer
Degarelix for treating advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Dose-escalated radiotherapy for clinically localised and locally advanced prostate cancer (protocol stage)
Early versus deferred standard androgen suppression therapy for advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Palliation of metastatic bone pain: single fraction versus multifraction radiotherapy
Low-dose rate brachytherapy for men with localized prostate cancer
Maximal androgen blockade for advanced prostate cancer
Neo-adjuvant and adjuvant hormone therapy for localised and locally advanced prostate cancer
Psychosocial interventions for men with prostate cancer
Adjuvant radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Intermittent versus continuous androgen suppression for prostatic cancer
Hypofractionation for clinically localized prostate cancer
Urothelial carcinoma (Malignancy, Neoplasia): [Superficial, muscle-invasive, metastatic} (25)
Diet/nutrition (1)
Perioperative nutrition for the treatment of bladder cancer by radical cystectomy
Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer (13)
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) (5)
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin versus mitomycin C for Ta and T1 bladder cancer
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin versus epirubicin for Ta and T1 bladder cancer
Intravesical therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin with interferon-alpha versus intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for treating non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in Ta and T1 bladder cancer
Chemotherapy (2)
Intravesical gemcitabine for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Intravesical therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Doxorubicin (0)
Etoglucid (0)
Laser Nd: YAG (0)
Mitomycin C (2)
Intravesical electromotive drug administration for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Intravesical therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Photodynamic Therapy (Hematoporphyrin Derivative (HpD) (0)
Surgery (3)
Blue versus white light for transurethral resection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Narrow band imaging versus white light cystoscopy alone for transurethral resection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
En-bloc resection versus conventional transurethral resection for patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (protocol stage)
Thiotepa (1)
Intravesical therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Treatment of Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (7)
Adjuvant therapy (1)
Adjuvant chemotherapy for invasive bladder cancer (individual patient data)
Surgery (4)
Alvimopan for recovery of bowel function after radical cystectomy
Extended versus standard lymph node dissection for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder in patients undergoing radical cystectomy
Surgery versus radiotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer
Robotic versus open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in adults
Radiotherapy (2)
Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for invasive bladder cancer
Surgery versus radiotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer
Treatment of Metastatic Bladder Cancer (3)
Chemotherapy (To include combination programs) (2)
Cisplatin (0)
Carboplatin (0)
Gemcitabine (1)
Gemcitabine for unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer
Iproplatin (0)
Methotrexate (0)
Doxorubicin (0)
Other (1)
Pembrolizumab monotherapy versus chemotherapy for treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma with disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy. A Cochrane Rapid Review
Vinblastine (0)
Cyclophosphamide (0)
5-Fluorouracil (0)
Mitomycin C (0)
Gallium nitrate (0)
Immunotherapy (1)
Immunotherapy for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (protocol stage)
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (1)
Perioperative systemic chemo-immunotherapy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (protocol stage)
Renal Cancer (Malignancy, Neoplasia): Renal pelvis and ureteral tumors, renal cell carcinoma (7)
Treatment of Renal Pelvis and Ureteral Tumors (0)
Surgery (0)
Nephrourecterectomy (0)
Adjuvant Therapy (0)
Radiation Therapy (0)
Chemotherapy (0)
Cisplatin (0)
Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (7)
Miscellaneous (2)
First-line therapy for adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (protocol stage)
Image-guided percutaneous renal core biopsy of small renal masses to diagnose renal cancer (protocol stage)
Surgery (2)
Cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (protocol stage)
Partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy for clinical localised renal masses
Radiation Therapy (0)
Hormonal Therapy (0)
Progesterone (0)
Chemotherapy (0)
Vinblastine (0)
Floxuridine (FUDR) (0)
Immunotherapy (3)
Active-specific (0)
Ethylchlorformate (0)
Dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DDA) (0)
Active-nonspecific (2)
Targeted therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma
Targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) (0)
Corynebacterium parvum (0)
Interferons (0)
Interleukin-2 (1)
Immunotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Other Urologic Cancers (Testicular, Penile, Urethral) (3)
Testicular Cancer (Malignancy, Neoplasia): [nonseminoma, seminoma, disseminated testicular] (1)
Screening (1)
Screening for testicular cancer
Treatment of Nonseminoma (0)
Active Surveillance (0)
Adjuvant Therapy (0)
Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (0)
Treatment of Seminoma (0)
Surgery (0)
Radical Orchiectomy (0)
Radiation Therapy (0)
Chemotherapy (0)
Treatment of Disseminated Testicular Cancer (0)
Combination Chemotherapy (0)
Cisplatin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine (PVD) (0)
Cyclophosphamide, Bleomycin, Dactinomycin, Vinblastine (0)
Cisplatin (VAB-6) (0)
Cisplatin, Etoposide, Bleomycin (PEB) (0)
Cisplatin, Ifosfamide, Mesna, Etoposide (VIP) (0)
Surgical Management after Initial Chemotherapy (0)
Salvage Therapy (0)
Penile Cancer (Malignancy, Neoplasia) (0)
Treatment of Penile Cancer (0)
Surgery (0)
Active Surveillance (0)
Chemotherapy (0)
5-Fluorouracil (0)
Cisplatin (0)
Bleomycin (0)
Methotrexate (0)
Radiotherapy (including adjuvant) (0)
Nd:YAG Laser (0)
Urethral Cancer (Malignancy, Neoplasia) (2)
Treatment of Urethral Cancer (2)
Surgery (Urinary diversion) (1)
Surgical management for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma
Laser Ablation (0)
Radiation Therapy (0)
Chemotherapy (1)
Single-dose intravesical chemotherapy after nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Erectile Dysfunction (5)
Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction (5)
Mechanical Devices (0)
Vacuum Constriction (0)
Miscellaneous (2)
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (protocol stage)
Penile rehabilitation for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction
Phytotherapies (1)
Ginseng for erectile dysfunction
Psychosocial interventions (1)
Psychosocial interventions for erectile dysfunction
Surgery (0)
Penile Prosthesis Implantation (0)
Pharmacologic/Medical Therapies (1)
Vasoactive Drug Injection Therapy (0)
Alprostadil, PGE1 (0)
Papaverine (0)
Intraurethral Drug Therapy (0)
Alprostadil (0)
Oral Drug Therapy (1)
Sildenafil (0)
Vardenafil (0)
Yohimbine (0)
Phentolamine (0)
Trazodone (0)
Apomorphine (1)
Apomorphine for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (protocol stage)
Transdermal/Topical Applications (0)

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