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With rates of stone disease on the rise in the U.S., researchers have turned their attention to possible causes. New research exploring the possible influence of diabetes, diet, and even being a surgeon will be presented at the upcoming AUA annual meeting.
This article is part of the State of Urology 2013
With rates of stone disease on the rise in the U.S., researchers have turned their attention to possible causes. New research exploring the possible influence of diabetes, diet, and even being a surgeon will be presented at the upcoming AUA annual meeting.
Also look for a number of papers on the safety of certain treatment modalities, advises Dean G. Assimos, MD, of the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Below are Dr. Assimos’ top abstract choices for AUA 2013:
1532: Prediction of single procedure success rate using S.T.O.N.E. nephrolithometry surgical classification system with strict criteria for surgical outcome
Arash Akhavein
1536: Outcome from Shockwave Lithotripsy to Ureteric Calculi in Patients with High Skin-to-Stone Distance
Sara Ramsey
1546: Effects of Holmium:YAG Laser Energy Settings on Fiber Tip Degradation
Zachariah Goldsmith
1548: A ureterscopic lithrotrite: in vitro assessment of a novel flexible probe ultrasonic intracorporeal device
Jessica E. Paonessa
1554: Determination of Tissue Injury Threshold from Focused Therapeutic Ultrasound
Yak-Nam Wang
1810: How much is a kidney worth? Cost-effectiveness of routine imaging after ureteroscopy for prevention of silent obstruction
Tori Sutherland
1813: Prospective Evaluation of Refurbished Flexible Ureteroscope Durability Seen in a Large Public Tertiary Care Center with Multiple Surgeons
Robert Carey
1816: Expulsive Therapy Versus Early Endoscopic Stone Removal in Acute Renal Colic: A Comparison of Indirect Costs
Casey A. Dauw
1978: Mortality after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Statewide Analysis
Gautam Jayram
1980: Low Methodological and Reporting Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials for Devices to Treat Urolithiasis
Peter Zavitsanos
1982: To assess the effects of different treatment protocols on the degree of renal injury in patients with renal stones receiving shockwave lithotripsy.
Ye Lu
2088: Higher Hemoglobin A1c is associated with a greater likelihood of uric acid stone formation: is control of diabetes important for stone prevention?
Sara Best
2090: The Effect of Work Location on Urolithiasis in Health Care Professionals
Brian Linder
2092: Dietary Intake of Fiber, Vegetables, and Fruit Decrease the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in Women: A Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Report
Mathew Sorenson
2094: Treatment response in stone patients with gouthy diathesis stratified by Body Mass Index
Gastón Astroza
2101: Changing trends in the American diet over the past 38 years correlating to the increased prevalence of kidney stones
Shubha De
2245: The impact of obesity of cost and prevalence of urolithiasis
Jodi Antonelli
2250: Effects of aminobisphosphonates and thiazides in patients with hypercalciuria, osteopenia/osteoporosis and recurrent renal calcium stones
Clara Lahoz-Garcia