Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) One of the cornerstone presentations in the “Controversies in Medical Management of Stones” plenary presentation at the World Congress of Endourology explained the role of urinary oxalate in diets and how it may contribute to stone formation. Dr. Kyle Wood, a urologist from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. John Denstedt vs. Dr. Evangelos Liatsikos. Papillary Puncture vs. Infundibular Puncture. Which is best? While these two men are friends in many ways, one major point of disagreement between them stems from whether it is feasible to gain access to the renal collecting system through the infundibulum rather than […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) In this session, Dr. Ramakrishna Venkatesh described their experience with malignant ureteral obstruction management, and analysis of clinical factors associated with stent-related issues at Washington University in St. Louis. Ureteral stenting provides symptomatic relief in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction. However, this is a clinical challenge because it often involves […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) During this afternoon’s Endoscopic Moderated Poster Session at the World Congress of Endourology, Dr. Vincent Estrada from Hospital Pellegrin presented his research which sought to determine whether a single-use flexible endoscope was effective in recognizing various forms of stones endoscopically. Dr. Estrada initially chose to investigate the diagnostic […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Qingquan Xu and his colleagues sought to determine the safety of ureteroscopy lithotomy (URL) versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for upper ureteral calculi. Their team retrospectively analyzed 113 patients who had unilateral upper ureteral calculi. PCNL was performed in 53 patients and URL was performed in 60 patients. PCNL was […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Kenneth Pace began his argument in favor of active surveillance of calcium oxalate fragments with an overview of residual stone fragment detection. Dr. Pace stated that we should be calling any fragments “clinically insignificant” because in reality, even small, fragments can cause stone-related events. From Dr. Pearle’s 1999 study, […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) This presentation overviewed a systematic review that was conducted regarding transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts to manage obstructive azoospermia. Ejaculatory duct obstruction is an uncommon cause of infertility and accounts for only 3-5% of infertility in males. It can be congenital, due to cysts or ejaculatory duct atresia, […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) In this session, Dr. Hamid Abboudi discussed their experience with a procedure called a super-mini laser cystolithalopaxy. In patients with challenging retrograde access, a 14 French sheath (ClearPetra) that is normally used for PCNL was used to perform a cystolithalopaxy. Usually, when patients with no retrograde access have bladder stones, […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Andrew Shea Afyouni, a medical student from the University of California, Irvine Department of Urology, presented his department’s ongoing work on creating a disruptive endoscopic tool known as the “Endockscope.” The Endockscope is a device that utilizes an everyday smartphone, such as an iPhone 10 or Samsung Galaxy S9+, […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. SarwarMahmood and his colleagues retrospectively assessed the safety and efficacy of renal stones treated by miniature percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPCNL) in 134 pediatric patients below the age of 17 years-old at a single tertiary care center. Dr. Mahmood defined mPCNL as any procedure that uses a 20Fr access sheath […]
