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Urology Update

Active surveillance for prostate cancer at Penn State Health

Nov. 19, 2021

At Penn State Cancer Institute, the increased adoption of active surveillance for prostate cancer patients is yielding positive outcomes while deferring or eliminating the negative side effects of treatment.

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Study Aims to Find Personalized Bladder Cancer Treatment Strategies Relevant to Military Veterans

Jul. 14, 2021

Researchers at Penn State Cancer Institute have begun a three-year study aimed at identifying the next generation of predictive biomarkers and immune oncology-based treatment for bladder cancer, a condition that commonly affects military veterans.

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Screenings, Protocols Successfully Reduce COVID-19 Risk for Urologic Cancer Patients

Jan. 20, 2021

All urologic cancer surgical patients seen at Penn State Cancer Institute receive preoperative COVID-19 testing, which reduces the risk of spread. Timely referral of urologic cancer patients helps the Cancer Institute’s physicians catch cancer early and avoid metastatic disease.

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Pediatric urologist, medical students bring joy to hospitalized children through BraveCubs

Jan. 20, 2021

Pediatric urologist Dr. Amy S. Burns leads a group of 100 medical students in BraveCubs, an organization that brings magic and joy to inpatients at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

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Researchers Test Technological Intervention to Increase Hydration in Kidney Stone Patients

Aug. 24, 2020

A research team including urologist Dr. Necole Streeper with Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is testing mobile and wearable technology’s ability to help adult patients achieve behavioral changes that can prevent the recurrence of kidney stones.

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New Care Pathways Successfully Reduce Opioid Usage for Benign, Malignant Urology Patients

Aug. 24, 2020

To help curb the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania, Drs. Jay Raman and Nicole Streeper worked with teams to create new pathways for urologic cancer and symptomatic nephrolithiasis patients.

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Penn State Health Offers Latest Innovations in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment

Oct. 22, 2019

The surgical urology team at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center uses a full range of minimally invasive and surgical treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia, including transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostate (HoLEP), GreenLight Laser therapy and UroLift.

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Research Finds No Significant Differences in Complications for Outpatient Versus Inpatient Anterior Urethroplasty

Oct. 22, 2019

Dr. Susan MacDonald, an assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Urology at Penn State College of Medicine, and colleagues examined data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database and determined patients undergoing anterior urethroplasty may not need a hospital stay.

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Penn State Health Researchers Study Chemoablative Gel for Bladder Cancer

Oct. 21, 2019

Penn State Health is participating in a clinical trial of a new hydrogel formulation of UGN-102, which can destroy bladder tumors in patients with low-grade, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, without surgery.

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Penn State Health to Study New Hematuria Urine Test in Clinical Trial

Oct. 11, 2019

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the first center to enroll patients in a new clinical trial, which will help to assess whether simple urine biomarker tests called Cxbladder Triage and Cxbladder Detect could replace the full workup for some lower risk patients.

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The Department of Urology at Penn State Health offers expert diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions involving the urinary tract. Our fellowship-trained surgeons and skilled advanced practice providers offer individualized care for cancer, kidney stones, infertility, impotence and other complex urologic concerns.

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