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Dr. Rosevear, a member of the Urology Times Clinical Practice Board, is in private practice at Pikes Peak Urology, Colorado Springs, CO.

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"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.

Stones, stents, sepsis, and the need for some common sense

Cheryl Guttman Krader is a contributor to Dermatology Times, Ophthalmology Times, and Urology Times.

The study also confirms the growing popularity of ureteroscopy as a stone management tool.

Urology-gained renal access in PCNL rises, with favorable safety

Review of nearly 5600 patients found a 5% pooled incidence of postoperative urosepsis.

Meta-analysis generates surprising insights on postureteroscopy urosepsis

Lisette Hilton is president of Words Come Alive, based in Boca Raton, Florida.

Here is what is recommended for fluid intake and dietary changes.

How urologists can help patients prevent stones

North 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. 

Researchers report positive preliminary experience with super pulse thulium fiber laser lithotripsy

Analyses 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).

Observational study results put minimally invasive PCNL in a favorable light

Karen Nash is a medical reporter and media consultant based in Monroeville, PA.

"Everything comes down to patient selection and location of the stones," says one urologist.

Do you prefer dusting or basketing when removing kidney/ureteral stones?

The goal of the study is to establish real-world efficacy evidence of using the Soltive Laser System for laser lithotripsy.

Real-world study launches of super‐pulse thulium fiber laser system for urinary stones

Videos

Reza Z. Goharderakhshan, MD, discusses how patient compliance for recommended studies increased from less than 10% to 82% following implementation of the program.

Kidney stone population management program yields several benefits

Existing evidence does not clarify which patients with acute ureteral colic would benefit most from early surgical intervention.

Kidney Stones