Dr. Demirjian on prediction model for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

The highest cumulative 120-day rates of ED visits and HA were observed in patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures.

“The prevalence of kidney stones has increased over 80% over the last 30 years, and the epidemiology has changed such that it's beginning at a younger age now,” says Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE.

In an episode of Cleveland Clinic’s Cancer Advances podcast, Christopher Weight, MD, center director of Urologic Oncology at Cleveland Clinic, discusses robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.

“You have tradeoffs with every device that you use,” says Amy E. Krambeck, MD.

Cleveland Clinic highlights its use of irreversible electroporation, also known as Nanoknife, in select patients with prostate cancer.

We 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.