February 10th 2023
"Major bladder reconstructive surgeries have the most room for improvement, particularly surgeries involving a bowel anastomosis; also our major oncologic surgeries—Wilm's tumor resections, those types of surgeries," says Sarah Hecht, MD.
Strategies to mitigate impact of intravenous ICM shortage
"The global shortage of ICM has necessitated rapid adaptation of workflows and clinical pathways, which are particularly important for practicing urologists who are evaluating patients for hematuria," write Yair Lotan, MD, and colleagues.
Case Report: Robot-assisted revision surgery for a transgender woman
June 23rd 2022A 54-year-old transgender woman presented at Cleveland Clinic with vaginal stenosis. She was seeking surgical revision after complications from gender affirmation surgeries performed at other care centers failed to establish a functional neovagina.
Study aims to improve understanding of sexual and pelvic floor health after female cystectomy
April 28th 2022“We know that, in general, cystectomy in women can disrupt pelvic floor support and innervation, as well as hormonal and sexual function, but there are no good prospective data to help us fully understand pelvic floor complications following the procedure,” said Jacqueline Zillioux, MD.
Assessing complications associated with ureteral implantation
February 11th 2022"Open ureteral reimplantation for ureteral obstruction in ileal-conduit has excellent early outcomes, though a 1/3 experienced high grade complications during follow up," wrote the study's authors, led by Zhina Sadeghi, MD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
The PA perspective on performing procedures and more
September 24th 2018In this Urology Times Q&A, Jessica Nelson, MPAS, PA-C, past president of the Urological Association of Physician Assistants, offers a physician assistant’s perspective on PAs performing urologic procedures, PA training, and more.
Injuries, deaths from robotic surgery decreasing
August 20th 2018Research on a cranberry supplement for decreasing UTI incidence as well as a finding that ketorolac was more effective than narcotics in controlling renal colic were among the AUA 2018 take-homes in quality improvement and patient safety.