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(UroToday.com) The multidisciplinary team approach to the treatment of urothelial carcinoma in the age of anti-PD1 agents instructional course was chaired by Dr. Shaheen Alanee and included Dr. Petros Grivas who provided a lecture on the benefits of a multidisciplinary team approach for patients receiving treatment with anti PD agents, specifically for patients with locally advanced […]

(UroToday.com) The multidisciplinary team approach to the treatment of urothelial carcinoma in the age of anti-PD1 agents instructional course was chaired by Dr. Shaheen Alanee who provided a lecture on the background on bladder cancer and introduction to anti-PD1 agents.

(UroToday.com) In an associated instructional course at the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) 2020 Virtual Annual Congress examining digital health and telemedicine, Dr. Emmanuel Abara discussed the developing tele-urology practices.

(UroToday.com) In an associated instructional course at the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) 2020 Virtual Annual Congress examining digital health and telemedicine, Dr. Chad Ellimootil discussed a number of considerations which may cause physicians reticence to embrace telehealth, namely regulatory, medicolegal, and reimbursement related issues.

(UroToday.com) In an associated instructional course at the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) 2020 Virtual Annual Congress examining digital health and telemedicine, Dr. Michael Borofsky provided an insight into various models that physicians may choose to consider when adopting telehealth or telemedicine approaches in their practice.

(UroToday.com) In the associated instructional course at the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) 2020 Virtual Annual Congress examining digital health and telemedicine, Dr. Darius Bagli provided a background to this issue of increasing importance and recent prominence, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kidney stones frequently develop as an overgrowth on Randall’s plaque (RP) which is formed in the papillary interstitium. The organic composition of RP is distinct from stone matrix in that RP contains fibrillar collagen; RP in tissue has also been shown to have two proteins that are also found in stones, but otherwise the molecular […]

To evaluate the impact of extensive surgery on urine profile, serum exams and stone composition of complicated IBD patients. Patients with IBD and a history of total proctocolectomy (TPC) with fecal diversion (end ileostomy or ileal pouch anal anastomosis-IPAA) were selected.

Hyperuricosuria is associated with kidney stone disease, especially uric acid (UA) and calcium oxalate (CaOx) types. Nevertheless, detailed mechanisms of hyperuricosuria-induced kidney stone formation remained unclear.

Renal calculus disease is an age old disease of human being. PCNL (Percutaneous nephrolithotomy) stands as a gold standard treatment for large renal calculus which is traditionally being done in prone position.