May 15th 2025
Professor Andreas Skolarikos shares his experience with the LithoVue Elite System.
Dr. Chew and Dr. Bhojani on knowledge gaps related to intrarenal pressure
September 18th 2023"We're currently doing a multicenter, prospective study using the new Boston Scientific scope to measure intrarenal pressure for every ureteroscopy that we perform to get more data and to be able to identify these patients earlier, before they get septic," says Naeem Bhojani, MD, FRCSC.
Billing for nephroscopy with ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy
July 19th 2023"CPT codes 50080 and 50081 describe the antegrade approach to stone removal requiring lithotripsy through a nephrostomy tract, with 50080 being reported for stones less than 2 cm in size in a single location, whereas 50081 would be reported for large or complex stones, stones in multiple locations, or stones in the ureter (such as in the example provided)," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.
Dr. Stern highlights study on the use of CBD oil for post-URS pain
March 28th 2023"We unfortunately did not find any difference in pain scores [after ureteroscopy] at day 1, 2, or 3. We also didn't find any difference in use of rescue medication and rescue narcotic medication," says Karen L. Stern, MD.
Investigators evaluate stent use in patients with upper ureteral and kidney stones
February 15th 2023“Based off the questionnaire, [there was] statistically significant worsening quality of life, increased pain, and [increased] pain medicine requirement with a stent compared to without a stent,” says Christopher Allam, MD.
Expert: Clinicians must understand biases when offering stone treatments
February 13th 2023"The biggest take-home message for any urologist who's treating kidney stones is to understand that what we consider to be success may not be what our patients consider to be success," says John Michael DiBianco, MD.
MUSC Kidney Stone Center ensures patients with kidney stones get treatment within 24 hours
February 12th 2023We have a dedicated full-time team. We have three fellowship-trained urologic specialists in stone disease. We will offer every treatment for stone disease, including endoscopic surgery, percutaneous surgery, robotic surgery and shockwave therapy,” said urologist Stephen Savage, MD, who leads the center.