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Chapter 84: The Prostate and Seminal Vesicles

Journal articles

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa030656/ (free)

Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) trial. This is a most important trial on medical management of prostate cancer.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(14)70361-4/fulltext/ (free)

Prostate testing for cancer and treatment (ProtecT) trial. This is a landmark trial that discusses the outcome of active surveillance versus curative treatment.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1801993/ (free)

Prostate Evaluation for Clinically Important Disease: Sampling Using Image Guidance or Not? (PRECISION) trial. This trial discussed the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. It redefined the need for prostate biopsy and helps in avoiding unnecessary biopsy.

Guidelines

https://www.auanet.org//guidelines-and-quality/guidelines/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-(bph)-guideline/

This link provides American Urology Association guidelines for benign enlargement of the prostate. Each aspect is discussed in a precise manner.

https://uroweb.org/guidelines/prostate-cancer/

European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on prostate cancer. This is the current recommendation from the EAU to manage cancer of the prostate. It discusses each aspect of cancer.

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