Urology Times staff

"What we found is that across the board, all 16 scores did relatively well with the association between an elevated polygenic risk score and prostate cancer incidence," says Randy A. Vince Jr, MD, MS.

“One thing is we’re trying to create an atmosphere in the center whereby men feel at ease, they're comfortable talking to their provider who is specialized in this field,” says Ramy Abou Ghayda, MD, MPH, MBA.

“I think the use and the appropriateness of these agents along the patient journey is also coming into question,” says Brian T. Helfand, MD, PhD.

"Kidney stone treatment is all about access," says Joseph Song, MD.

"This study was looking at the incidence of cognitive impairment and/or manual dexterity disorder diagnoses in men who underwent an artificial urinary sphincter after treatment for prostate cancer," says Jacqueline Zillioux, MD.

"By using our technique, and really preserving that urethral length really well, it seems to help those patients in particular to have better outcomes," David I. Lee, MD, FACS.

“With the support of the pediatric department and the pediatric urologists I work very closely with, we've been very successful in identifying the right patients,” says John Michael DiBianco, MD.

"Compared to the prior years, we found that there was a 150% increase in new vasectomy consults that were completed, and there was a 160% increase in the number of vasectomies that were done," says Catherine S. Nam, MD.

"Understanding that biology of that tumor and/or combining or using multiple radiotracers, either simultaneously or in sequence, may really be exciting to identify where those tumors are located," says Brian T. Helfand, MD, PhD.

“Our goal is to support patients throughout their entire journey with an intelligence chat system that not only evaluates them, but also answers many questions when their treating physician is not available, which is very common,” says Juan Fulla, MD, MSc.

"I think that coping is a key way that we can help intervene here," says Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD.

"Stones that recur in children happen about 40% to 50% of the time. That's why the American Urological Association guidelines recommend doing a complete metabolic evaluation in all children," says Katherine Chan, MD, MPH.

“What our major contribution is, I think as urologists doing implementation science, is determining the important questions, which we are particularly well-suited to do because we're taking care of the patients,” says Danil V. Makarov, MD, MHS.

“Interestingly, the trainees, when you look at residents as a conglomerate, experienced burnout at a higher rate than post-trainee urologists,” says Andrew M. Harris, MD.

"There are many opportunities to support our patients with bladder cancer who smoke from their clinic appointments from their intravesical therapy visits to their surveillance cystoscopies," says Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS.

“I think this is really playing a role in the decision for where we're localizing our radiation therapies as well as the addition of ADT plus an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor, ARPI, and the duration of these therapies,” says Brian T. Helfand, MD, PhD.

In this episode of Speaking of Urology®, Ashley G. Winter, MD, discusses the use of vaginal estrogen.

"Going forward after this study, we hope to be able to expand and potentially look at patients undergoing either surgery or radiation therapy, and really try to determine the potential benefit," says Kelly L. Stratton, MD, FACS.

“Our final goal is to shift from an episodic care to continuous patient follow-up, allowing us to better understand and manage the evolution of patients over the time,” says Juan Fulla, MD, MSc.

"I think the biggest take-home message is just the importance of genetic testing," says Adri Durant, MD.

“And certainly, while most of these studies are ongoing, the initial data looks promising to say that there may be a role for a PSMA next-generation imaging in the decision for the appropriateness for active surveillance,” says Brian T. Helfand, MD, PhD.

“Many of us feel privileged to take care of our patients, and that's why we went into the health care profession. However, at some point, that amount of call and how it affects work/life balance becomes difficult,” says Andrew M. Harris, MD.

"One day, we're going to have to move away from fee for service, so we'd be wise to try to navigate those waters ahead of time, so we're not left dealing with the aftermath when someone else has implemented it for us," says Ruchika Talwar, MD.

"While our results may imply that a strict all-business professionalism is superior, I think it's important to acknowledge that humor is really subjective," says Max D. Sandler.

“For us, this approach has the potential to transform the prevention and management of urolithiasis, making health care more precise and personalized,” says Juan Fulla, MD, MSc.

"In terms of the psychosocial aspect of things, people with toilet insecurity are more likely to experience greater stress and anxiety, report poorer social support, have a poor overall perception of their health, even after controlling for some confounders," says Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD.

"Having a better understanding of which PGVs are really putting patients at an increased risk vs others, I think would definitely be something that needs more investigation," says Mouneeb Choudry, MD.