March 21st 2025
Calyxo has identified a new risk of injury when the CVAC System is used in patients with high viscosity fluid in their kidneys at the start of the procedure.
Victoria S. Edmonds, MD, on reimbursement disparities for urolithiasis treatments
September 3rd 2024"I think we could explore risk adjustment for surgeon reimbursement as a way of incentivizing providers and compensating them fairly for taking care of these more complex patients," says Victoria S. Edmonds, MD.
Nicolette G. Payne, MD, on genetic testing in patients with nephrolithiasis
August 15th 2024"We sought to describe the genetic and clinical characteristics for patients undergoing genetic testing at our institution that were referred to genetics from our multidisciplinary stone clinic," says Nicolette G. Payne, MD.
miniPCNL in the pediatric patient: John Michael DiBianco, MD, outlines his technique
August 13th 2024"I think the patients that benefit the most are patients that have certain types of stones that potentially are much harder to treat with some of the more minimally invasive types of procedures," says John Michael DiBianco, MD.
John Michael DiBianco, MD, on impact of miniPCNL in pediatric patients
August 9th 2024"The cases that I've done have been here, at least, have been some of the most, I guess, impactful and really make me proud and happy to be a urologist and to do something [for which] the patients are incredibly grateful," says John Michael DiBianco, MD.
Dr. Chan on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney stones in pediatric patients
July 26th 2024"Stones that recur in children happen about 40% to 50% of the time. That's why the American Urological Association guidelines recommend doing a complete metabolic evaluation in all children," says Katherine Chan, MD, MPH.