May 11th 2024
“We found that the SAPS is associated with higher intrarenal pressure and flow rate when compared to automated pumps," said Lucas B. Vergamini, MD.
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Medical Crossfire®: How Will Emerging Data Inform Treatment Planning for Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Community?
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Patient removal of ureteral stent with extraction string is safe and economical
January 5th 2022“Going into this study, we thought that potentially patients who had a stent placed with the string left in place were at higher risk of having a complication…But we found that they weren't at higher risk of a complication,” says Amy E. Krambeck, MD.
Urologists discuss why kidney stones should be considered “a mainstream public health problem”
December 16th 2021“[Kidney stones] really seems like something that we should be devoting significant resources and effort to trying to figure out the root causes and also better treatments and therapies for,” says Jonathan E. Shoag, MD.
What clinicians can do to mitigate the risk of sepsis after ureteroscopy
December 15th 2021“We should really try to adapt, know what we're doing to the specific patient based on their risk factors, prepare them appropriately, and understand that it's a dangerous complication. We should do everything we can to prevent it,” says Naeem Bhojani, MD, FRCSC.
2 studies evaluate the predictors and costs of urosepsis post-ureteroscopy
November 23rd 2021In 2 recent studies led by Naeem Bhojani, MD, FRCSC, and Ben H. Chew, MD, MSc, investigators performed a meta-analysis to identify predictors of sepsis as well as the cost of sepsis for patients with stone disease.
Lithotripters Trilogy and ShockPulse-SE show efficacy for stones
August 27th 2021“For harder, more aggressive stones, I'm more likely to use the Trilogy based on the results of the study. If I have a softer, easier stone, I prefer the lightness of the ShockPulse," said lead study investigator Amy E. Krambeck, MD.
Stone management apps compared
June 24th 2021“While patient facing apps hold great potential to support self-management behaviors, particularly in stone disease, thoughtful consideration across an array of domains should really be taken prior to supporting or even recommending one of these apps to a patient,” says Jared S. Winoker, MD.
Stones, stents, sepsis, and the need for some common sense
June 21st 2021"If we can’t get the emergency rooms physicians to apply a bit of common sense to medicine, maybe we should require that they all have a ureteral stent placed for a few weeks during their residency so that they have a better idea of what these patients go through," writes Henry Rosevear, MD.
Researchers report positive preliminary experience with super pulse thulium fiber laser lithotripsy
March 11th 2021North American urologists analyzing outcomes from their initial experience treating urolithiasis with the high-power super pulse thulium fiber laser (Soltive) are encouraged by the results.
Observational study results put minimally invasive PCNL in a favorable light
January 26th 2021Analyses of data collected in a prospectively maintained database support the recommendation for urologists to consider the minimally invasive version of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy for stone removal in patients with medium-sized stones (10-20 mm).