Preventive pharmacological therapy is beneficial in patients with recurrent stones when using 24-hour urine testing

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

“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.

Proper coding for percutaneous nephrolithotomy includes code 50081.

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

National MENtion It® campaign explores the impact stress has on men’s sexual and mental well-being.

Men who had a dorsal testosterone/peripheral testosterone ratio greater than 2 were found to have higher rates of PSA persistence compared with patients who had a similar ratio.