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View article: Rethinking vitamin D supplementation in calcium stone formers
Rethinking vitamin D supplementation in calcium stone formers Open
View article: Canada-Wide Distribution of Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Urinary Stone Disease: Insights for Equitable Resource Allocation and Fighting Health Disparities
Canada-Wide Distribution of Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Urinary Stone Disease: Insights for Equitable Resource Allocation and Fighting Health Disparities Open
Objectives: This study aimed to map the distribution of nephrolithiasis’ environmental risk factors (occupational heat and heavy metal exposure and ambient seasonal temperature) and to assess the correlations of these exposures with the be…
View article: Challenges in Translational Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Research
Challenges in Translational Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Research Open
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition of aging that affects up to 80% of men in their lives. It requires medical and often surgical management. Despite its prevalence, molecular breakthroughs in the last 20 years have bee…
View article: Population-based dietary risks for kidney stones
Population-based dietary risks for kidney stones Open
Introduction: In the context of the increasing incidence of kidney stones, we aimed to assess the percentage of the population who are eating an at-risk diet for kidney stones and to understand the baseline diet for future counseling. Meth…
View article: Break Wave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: Results of the First-in-Human International Multi-Institutional Clinical Trial
Break Wave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: Results of the First-in-Human International Multi-Institutional Clinical Trial Open
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03811171.
View article: An analysis of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgical treatment reimbursement trends across Canada
An analysis of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgical treatment reimbursement trends across Canada Open
Introduction: A variety of procedures for the endoscopic surgical treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) refractory to medical therapy have existed for decades. The present study examines trends in surgeon compensation…
View article: Exploring the role of perioperative pregabalin in ureteroscopy enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols
Exploring the role of perioperative pregabalin in ureteroscopy enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols Open
View article: Risks and side effects in the medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Risks and side effects in the medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia Open
Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects up to 80% of men in their lifetime. It causes bladder outflow obstruction, leading to lower urinary tract symptoms, which can have a large impact on quality of life. Lifestyle modifications and pharmaco…
View article: LBA01-14 BREAK WAVE <sup>TM</sup> LITHOTRIPSY FOR UROLITHIASIS: RESULTS OF THE FIRST-IN-HUMAN INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL
LBA01-14 BREAK WAVE <sup>TM</sup> LITHOTRIPSY FOR UROLITHIASIS: RESULTS OF THE FIRST-IN-HUMAN INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL Open
You have accessJournal of UrologyCME1 Apr 2023LBA01-14 BREAK WAVETM LITHOTRIPSY FOR UROLITHIASIS: RESULTS OF THE FIRST-IN-HUMAN INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL Ben H. Chew, Jonathan D. Harper, Roger L. Sur, Thomas Chi, Shubha De, …
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View article: Kidney Stone Prevalence Based on Self-Report and Electronic Health Records: Insight into the Prevalence of Active Medical Care for Kidney Stones
Kidney Stone Prevalence Based on Self-Report and Electronic Health Records: Insight into the Prevalence of Active Medical Care for Kidney Stones Open
View article: Glucocorticoids are induced while dihydrotestosterone levels are suppressed in 5‐alpha reductase inhibitor treated human benign prostate hyperplasia patients
Glucocorticoids are induced while dihydrotestosterone levels are suppressed in 5‐alpha reductase inhibitor treated human benign prostate hyperplasia patients Open
Background The development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and medication‐refractory lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) remain poorly understood. This study attempted to characterize the pathways associated with failure of medical t…
View article: Decision-making and improvements in health-related quality of life in patients with kidney stones: comparing surgery versus observation using a mixed methods analysis
Decision-making and improvements in health-related quality of life in patients with kidney stones: comparing surgery versus observation using a mixed methods analysis Open
View article: Kidney stone prevalence based on self-report and Electronic Health Records: insight into the prevalence of active medical care for kidney stones
Kidney stone prevalence based on self-report and Electronic Health Records: insight into the prevalence of active medical care for kidney stones Open
Introduction Kidney stone prevalence estimates vary depending on sampling methodology. We compared rates of patient-reported kidney stone disease to Electronic Health Records (EHR) kidney stone diagnosis using a common dataset to evaluate …
View article: MP54-10 KIDNEY STONE DISEASE PREVALENCE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE CODING COMPARED TO SELF-REPORT: A REPORT FROM THE ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM
MP54-10 KIDNEY STONE DISEASE PREVALENCE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE CODING COMPARED TO SELF-REPORT: A REPORT FROM THE ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM Open
You have accessJournal of UrologyStone Disease: Epidemiology & Evaluation II (MP54)1 Sep 2021MP54-10 KIDNEY STONE DISEASE PREVALENCE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE CODING COMPARED TO SELF-REPORT: A REPORT FROM THE ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM Connor Fo…
View article: The prostaglandin pathway is activated in patients who fail medical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms
The prostaglandin pathway is activated in patients who fail medical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms Open
Background Little is known about how benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) develops and why patients respond differently to medical therapy designed to reduce lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTO…
View article: Clinician <i>V</i>ersus Nomogram Predicted Estimates of Kidney Stone Recurrence Risk
Clinician <i>V</i>ersus Nomogram Predicted Estimates of Kidney Stone Recurrence Risk Open
Purpose: Kidney stone recurrence rates vary between patients. A patient's risk informs the frequency and intensity of preventative interventions. Clinicians routinely use clinical experience to estimate risk. We sought to com…
View article: Defining postoperative ileus and associated risk factors in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program
Defining postoperative ileus and associated risk factors in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program Open
Introduction: Postoperative ileus (POI) is a common complication of radical cystectomy (RC), occurring in 1.6–23.5% of cases. It is defined heterogeneously in the literature. POI increases hospital length of stay and postoperative morbidit…
View article: CUA-AUA International Fellows Program: Chicago 2019
CUA-AUA International Fellows Program: Chicago 2019 Open
View article: Second-Line Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis
Second-Line Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis Open
Introduction: Patients with urothelial carcinoma (uc) have a poor prognosis after progression on first-line cisplatinbased chemotherapy. Real-world data about second-line cytotoxic therapies are limited. We sought to characterize patients …
View article: PD26-02 FLUOROSCOPIC TARGETING OF RENAL CALCULI DURING EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY USING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM
PD26-02 FLUOROSCOPIC TARGETING OF RENAL CALCULI DURING EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY USING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM Open
You have accessJournal of UrologyStone Disease: Shock Wave Lithotripsy (PD26)1 Apr 2019PD26-02 FLUOROSCOPIC TARGETING OF RENAL CALCULI DURING EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY USING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM Rohit Singla, Colin Lunde…
View article: Introduction of an ex-vivo pig model for teaching percutaneous nephrolithotomy access techniques
Introduction of an ex-vivo pig model for teaching percutaneous nephrolithotomy access techniques Open
Introduction: In North America, obtaining access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is often not performed by urologists. Hands-on training sessions help to ensure this skill continues within the urological community. An ex-vivo pig k…
View article: Spermatogonial stem cell transplantation and male infertility: Current status and future directions
Spermatogonial stem cell transplantation and male infertility: Current status and future directions Open
Evidence does not yet support clinical application of SSCs in humans. However, significant progress in the in vitro and in vivo development of SSCs, including differentiation into functional germ cells, gives reason for cauti…