Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) In this presentation, Dr. Robert Geraghty described the use of simultaneous procedures bilaterally for patients with bilateral urolithiasis. These procedures are most commonly done in a staged manner, one side at a time. This is believed to be the safest approach to patients with bilateral urolithiasis. In this study, they […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Kyle Wood and his colleagues’ objective was to determine, through multivariate analysis, the associations between various demographic factors and systemic diseases on stone risk parameters in a stone-forming population. To do this, the retrospectively examined 589 patients’ medical records at their institution between 2004 and 2015. What Dr. Wood […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) The collaboration between the University of Michigan and the University of Washington focused on developing safety parameters of thermal thresholds using in-vitro ureteral, calyceal, and renal pelvis models. In this study, the in-vitro models simulating ureter, renal calyx, and renal pelvis placed in a water bath maintained at 37°C (figure […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) This presentation outlined the potential for performing ureteroscopy for ureteric stones without using fluoroscopy. One of the drawbacks of fluoroscopic guidance during ureteroscopy is that it exposes the patient and operative personnel to radiation. This is estimated to be from 3 mSv to 10 mSv, which is equivalent to natural […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Traditionally, holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) required an overnight hospital stay with continuous bladder irrigation. Deepak Agarwal, an endourology fellow at Indiana University, presents their single surgeon experience of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in an outpatient setting. Cases between July 2017 and March 2018 were […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Christopher Haas outlined his groups’ experience at Columbia with the implementation of a hospital-wide protocol regarding the management of patients with obstructive pyelonephritis. This was a protocol implemented by both urology and interventional radiology, that enabled urologists to more swiftly engage interventional radiology for nephrostomy tube decompression. Patients with […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Miguel Silva-Ramos provided a brief introduction to his project: retroperitoneoscopic kidney surgery is gaining prominence in the literature. The retroperitoneal route provides more direct and rapid access to the kidney and the renal hilum. It also avoids intra-peritoneal organ manipulation. However, it is seldom used in partial nephrectomy. Dr. […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) It is commonly known that drainage of the upper urinary tract with indwelling ureteral stents often occurs following ureterolithotripsy. However, stent placement and indwelling has also been found to be associated with increased risks of infection postoperatively as ureteral stents are often colonized by diverse strains of uropathogens. It […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Advancements in medical technology have made percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) the standard of care for large or complex stones, according to Dr. Anna Zampini of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Although PCNL has been proven to be an effective means of treating larger stone burdens, the potential for serious […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Pain-control in urologic procedures is a hot topic and is of utmost importance. Protocols called Enhanced Recover After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are being developed to make this process smoother and to prevent excessive use of narcotic medications. This study, presented by Dr. Johnson, addresses the unusually large number of unexpected […]
