Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Syed Mahmud, Head of Urology at Lifecare Hospital, Abu Dhabi Campus, presented on their experience of managing large ureteral stones with ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. All adult patients undergoing ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy from October 2014 to April 2019 were entered into a prospectively maintained database. Clinical and imaging […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. João Torres described how body mass index can impact the outcomes of urologic procedures, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and retrograde intrarenal surgery. This is an important topic because of the increasing prevalence of overweight and obese patients. Patients who are overweight or obese can present a challenge when determining the ideal […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) One of the main issues in endourology is the high prevalence of residual stone fragments after procedural interventions. In this poster presentation, Dr. Teresa Hausmann described the novel technique of using a biocompatible adhesive to remove stone dust. This method was attempted in a kidney model. The procedures were performed […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Mantu Gupta wanted to compare patients who make pure uric acid stones to those who make mixed stones, defined as uric acid and calcium oxalate stones. The main aim of this study was to determine if these patient cohorts were similar or different, and what their metabolic abnormalities […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Currently, there is a scarcity of information that can be used to predict the likelihood of recurrent urosepsis for patients who have recently undergone ureteroscopy for initial urosepsis in addition to having obstructing calculi. It is even difficult to predict the recurrence of urosepsis in these patients even if […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Hee Youn Kim from the Catholic University of Korea presented his research this morning regarding incidences of severe bleeding angioembolization following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). He explained that the puncture for PCNL should ideally traverse the Brodel’s line for bloodless incision, a relatively avascular plane where the anterior and posterior segmental renal artery branches […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Kevin Koo’s study is about dietary supplements for kidney stones and was borne out of a concern he and his colleagues saw in their clinics. Many urologists have been in situations where their patients who are current stone formers bring in various commercially-available and unregulated supplements. In the […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Wilson Molina, Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, presented data the temperature rise differences during laser lithotripsy when using either the Super Pulse Thulium Laser Fiber (SPTF) or the High Power 120W Holmium-YAG laser (Ho:YAG). The SPTF is a new laser platform that has potentially emerged […]
Approximately 20% of colorectal cancer patients show complete or incomplete bowel obstruction as an early symptom. Preoperative nonsurgical decompression such as placing a self-expanding metallic stent for malignant colorectal obstruction has been shown to be effective for reducing perioperative morbidity and mortality.
Approximately 20% of colorectal cancer patients show complete or incomplete bowel obstruction as an early symptom. Preoperative nonsurgical decompression such as placing a self-expanding metallic stent for malignant colorectal obstruction has been shown to be effective for reducing perioperative morbidity and mortality.
