Dr. Winoker on incorporating nerve blocks for patients undergoing PCNL

Data showed that plasma oxalate levels were maintained through 24 months of treatment with lumasiran.

“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.

The approval is supported by findings from the phase 2 PHYOX2 trial and interim data from the phase 3 PHYOX3 extension study.

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

A multidisciplinary team at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering is collaborating on a 3D navigational system to help limit kidney stone fragments that remain after surgery.

"[Our study] suggests that limiting added sugar intake may help to prevent the formation of kidney stones,” says Shan Yin, MD.