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.
Is transperineal biopsy ready to be used at the same capacity as transrectal biopsy?
December 22nd 2021“There was a point when people thought a trial [would] not be necessary because the answers [were] so clear cut. But obviously, more than just 1 person feels that these are not so clear-cut answers,” says Badar M. Mian, MD, FACS.
How urologists can be involved in transgender medicine
December 20th 2021“In addition to having a well-rounded urology residency experience, where you're gaining surgical exposure to all the different aspects of urology, I think it's really important to add on and delve into a fellowship in gender affirming surgery,” says Geolani Dy, MD.
Dr. Mian highlights his SUO presentation on transperineal biopsy clinical trials
December 16th 2021“One center would report 0.5% infection after transrectal. Another colleague may report 10%. That's a huge gap. And we have to understand why that gap is. The only way to find out will be through these randomized, controlled trials,” says Badar M. Mian, MD, FACS.