Dr. Krambeck investigates efficacy of Trilogy and ShockPulse-SE lithotripters
“You have tradeoffs with every device that you use,” says Amy E. Krambeck, MD.
In this episode, Urology Times® Managing Editor Ben Saylor spoke with Amy E. Krambeck, MD. She discusses the recent Journal of Endourology study, "Multi-institutional prospective randomized control trial of novel intracorporeal lithotripters: ShockPulse-SE vs Trilogy trial," for which she served as senior author. Krambeck is a professor of urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.
Alkaline water unlikely to prevent kidney stones, study finds
January 11th 2024"While alkaline water products have a higher pH than regular water, they have a negligible alkali content–which suggests that they can't raise urine pH enough to affect the development of kidney and other urinary stones," says Roshan M. Patel, MD.
Microbiome alterations linked to kidney stone formation
December 21st 2023"If the diversity and robust functional potential of the healthy human microbiome is repeatedly assaulted by the average Westernized lifestyle via antibiotic exposure, diet, and other environmental factors, kidney stone prevalence will continue to increase," the authors write.
