Improvements in technology have renewed interest in the technique.
"The past month has been an active one for developments in Washington that impact health care, from proposed budget cuts to modernizing the Stark Law and boosting Graduate Medical Education funding," writes the AACU's Raymond Nicholas.
This video of bilateral ureteroscopy in a 16-year-old male with cystinuria highlights several pragmatic strategies for efficient ureteroscopy while minimizing ionizing radiation.
This video shows a case of semi-rigid ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy for ureteral stone in a child, who is rendered stone free without pre-stenting.
This video shows a case of semi-rigid ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy for ureteral stone in a child, who is rendered stone free without pre-stenting.
Dr. Dangle shows that pediatric ureteroscopy is safe and feasible with good results and without long-term sequelae on the ureters.
This article briefly reviews the current guidelines and proposes a clinical care pathway for health care practitioners who perform the initial evaluation of infertile couples.
This article briefly reviews the current guidelines and proposes a clinical care pathway for health care practitioners who perform the initial evaluation of infertile couples.
This article briefly reviews the current guidelines and proposes a clinical care pathway for health care practitioners who perform the initial evaluation of infertile couples.
Recent research shows contemporary imaging and biopsy techniques often fail to identify contralateral tumors in men presumed to have unilateral prostate cancer-and the results have significant implications for identifying candidates for hemiablation.
Newer instruments minimize incisions, incision size, and financial impact.
Newer instruments minimize incisions, incision size, and financial impact.
"Fresh out of medical school, I had lofty plans for intern year... Fast forward through orientation, and the ACGME-approved 80-hour work week was quick to remind me of the alternate meaning of the word ‘intern’: to be held prisoner," writes Kiran Sury, MD.
"We are now slowly gaining the trust of the transgender community (estimated 1.6 million in the U.S. by 2015 census) and systematically developing knowledge in transgender and gender non-binary health care," writes Polina Reyblat, MD.
"Targeted counseling regarding sleep hygiene improvements may positively affect several urologic disorders while also facilitating a host of overall health benefits," write Hudson Pierce and Bilal Chughtai, MD.
The treatment provides an alternative to simple prostatectomy in men with large prostates.
"While much work is still to be done, we have excellent evidence that there is a beneficial class-like effect for the androgen inhibitors enzalutamide, apalutamide, and darolutamide used within the current definition of men with M0 CPRPC," write Michael Cookson, MD, and Tony Rodriguez, MD.
Study findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC
Study findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC
Study findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC
A 63-year-old African-American male presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of painless gross hematuria for one day. He reports dark red urine with clots causing occasional dysuria, difficulty emptying, and light-headedness.
"Urologists entering contract discussions with potential employers should have a base understanding of the multiple factors that impact how compensation is structured in physician contracts," writes Yehuda A. Sugarman of the AACU.
As health care reform and payment policies evolve, LUGPA is ensuring that independent urologists have a strong voice in Washington and the resources they need to sustain successful practices, said Richard G. Harris, MD, LUGPA president, at the association’s 2019 annual meeting in Chicago.
"Patients undergoing midurethral sling placement are ideal for postoperative virtual visits," writes Priya Padmanabhan, MD, MPH.
The AUA/CUA/SUFU guide focuses on a combination of symptoms and positive cultures.
The AUA/CUA/SUFU guide focuses on a combination of symptoms and positive cultures.
This article will discuss obstacles that urologists typically must address when implementing telemedicine into their practice.
This article will discuss obstacles that urologists typically must address when implementing telemedicine into their practice.
In this video, Nicholas R. Rocco, MD, Michael G. Santomauro, MD, and colleagues, illustrate a safe and effective way to treat a large-volume prostate causing obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms.