Drs Bechis and Semins discuss their approaches to employing ureteral access sheaths, reviewing assessing the ureter's caliber, dilation techniques, and the potential need for stenting post-sheath use, considering patient history and logistical factors like on-call availability.
Alkaline water unlikely to prevent kidney stones, study finds
January 11th 2024"While alkaline water products have a higher pH than regular water, they have a negligible alkali content–which suggests that they can't raise urine pH enough to affect the development of kidney and other urinary stones," says Roshan M. Patel, MD.