Dr. Giulia Lane discusses urethral stricture disease in women

The findings suggest creatinine-based eGFR equations alone may be inaccurate, and cystatin C or combined eGFR equations may be a more accurate assessment of kidney function in this population.

In this episode, Ashish M. Kamat, MD, MBBS, highlights the state of bladder cancer care in recognition of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.

The study authors maintain there is no current evidence in the literature indicating that CT use is superior to other imaging modalities in reducing morbidity or improving outcomes in patients with urinary stone disease.

Gopal H. Badlani, MD, and Steven A. Kaplan, MD, discuss some of the notable abstracts in benign urology that were presented at the 2023 AUA Annual Meeting.

“We observed profound differences in the detection work up and management of chronic kidney disease suggesting suboptimal care among women,” said Juan Jesus Carrero, PharmD, PhD.

"As we look back over the past 5 decades in urology, bladder dysfunction, particularly inadequate contraction, is still a disorder with unmet medical need, for which new treatments are crucial," writes Gopal H. Badlani, MD.