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In the pregnant patient with urinary calculi, the benefits of various diagnostic and treatment strategies must be weighed against the risks to the mother and the fitus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Open RPLND has been the standard for staging and treating patients with clinical stage 1 NSGCTs. Is laparoscopic RPLND merely an 'expensive staging tool' or can it deliver comparable cancer control to the open procedure? Experts from Indiana University and the University of Chicago discuss and debate the advantages and disadvantages of these surgical approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Six controversial questions confront every urologist who cares for a patient with penile carcinoma. New findings are helping to clarify the answers. The goal in each case should be cancer cure and functional preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two experts debate the pros and cons of this controversial topic--and ultimately reach an intriguing consensus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While retropubic prostatectomy has been the unchallenged standard of care for the treatment of localized prostate cancer for more than a decade, the perineal approach is undergoing a resurgence in popularity and supporters of robot-assisted prostatectomy are growing. The authors debate the advantages and disadvantages of these 3 approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While subspecialty certification for pediatric urologists would bring a host of benefits to urologists who specialize in this area, it might also carry with it a multitude of risks to the field of urology as a whole. In this installment of Point and Counterpoint, George W. Kaplan, MD, and H. Logan Holtgrewe, MD, discuss whether the benefits outweigh the risks and debate the pros and cons of subspecialty certification for pediatric urologists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]