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Dietary and social habits can have a significant impact on urinary health, according to four studies presented at the 2019 AUA annual meeting.

Findings of an exclusive Urology Times survey raise questions about the safety of urologic practice.

Urologists face a significant risk of on-the-job pain and injury, an exclusive Urology Times survey has found.

"We are now slowly gaining the trust of the transgender community (estimated 1.6 million in the U.S. by 2015 census) and systematically developing knowledge in transgender and gender non-binary health care," writes Polina Reyblat, MD.

"Based on their lines of questioning, it was apparent the defendant’s attorney wanted me to sit on the jury and the plaintiff’s attorney did not," writes Urology Times Content Channel Director Richard R. Kerr.

Also read about an expanded indication for a magnetic surgical system, new consumer sexually transmitted disease lab tests, and more.

"Practicing medicine is difficult enough these days without doing things to enrich innovation-stifling lawyers," writes Jack Francis, MD.

In this video, Eric S. Rovner, MD, discusses the importance of midurethral slings for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

Newer instruments minimize incisions, incision size, and financial impact.

Also read about a new at-home fertility test and sperm storage kit, a first-in-category assay for Mycoplasma genitalium, and more.

In this interview, Richard Santucci, MD, discusses current trends in urologic trauma/reconstruction as well as the promise of penile transplantation.

A 35-year-old male from Sudan was hospitalized with a right obstructing 1-cm ureteral stone seen on KUB. The KUB also revealed curvilinear calcification in the bladder wall. The patient was taken to the operating room for ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. During cystoscopy, a rim of calcification was seen along the right ureteric ridge. What is the diagnosis?

In advance of this year’s AUA annual meeting, Urology Times asked members of our editorial board to choose the top presentations in their subspecialty.

“Clearly, the doctor has to. Then the question is, does the patient own the records as well? I would say the patient owns the record too-so I would say both,” says one urologist.

"There are better ways to manage people’s medical problems with drugs, especially in routine urologic care. I just don’t agree with marijuana," says one urologist.

In this interview, Jim Kovarik, PA-C, discusses the role of advanced-practice providers in a urology practice, how they are trained, and what procedures they can and should perform.

Current prescribing practices after urologic procedures may be leading to a substantial oversupply of opioids in the community, amounting to millions of unused pills every year, results of a recent survey suggest.

While the relative value units associated with urologic procedures are generally in line with the surgical complexity and outcomes associated with them, there are four outliers that may warrant a closer look, results of a recent investigation show.

About half of postoperative visits to emergency rooms following urologic surgery could be prevented, but simply improving patient education may not significantly reduce the number of these visits, researchers say.

AI is poised to revolutionize use of medical data, but challenges remain.

"I warn my patients to get their medications at a pharmacy here in the U.S., but there’s not a whole lot I can do once they have the prescription in hand," says one urologist.

Also learn about a new stone device, an at-home testosterone enanthate injection, and more.

Recent survey results suggest that the AUA urethral stricture guidelines have made a positive impact and the management of urethral stricture disease continues to shift from endoscopic treatment to open surgical repairs.

A 24-year-old male is seen in the emergency room for complaints of bilateral testicular pain for the past several weeks.

J. Quentin Clemens, MD, explains how the annual AUA Census and the AUA Quality Registry (AQUA Registry) benefit practicing urologists.

More than one-fourth of urologists say they have specific plans to retire within the next 2 years. An ongoing drop in reimbursement, feeling burned out, and government mandates are the primary factors affecting when they will retire, according to the 13th annual Urology Times State of the Specialty survey.

Patients at greatest risk of complications from opioids are older than 65 years, male, obese, have used opioids prior to surgery, or have elevated comorbidity index scores, according to Francis J. McGovern, MD.