UroToday - Conference Coverage

AUA 2009 - Technology and Instruments: Ureteroscopy - Bilateral Same-Session Ureteroscopy: Safety and Efficacy - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - While same session bilateral ureteroscopy was initially avoided due to fear of increased complications and patient morbidity, there have been several papers in the last 10 years showing that it can be safe in selected patients.
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AUA 2009 - Technology and Instruments: Ureteroscopy - Flexible Ureteroscopy For Proximal Ureteral Stones In Obese And Non-Obese Patients: Single Surgeon Outcomes - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - The recent 2007 AUA guidelines regarding ureteral stones report that ureteroscopy has superior stone free rates over ESWL for distal ureteral stones, but for proximal stones there were too few randomized clinical trials with standardized nomenclature to fully develop an evidence-based guideline.
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AUA 2009 - Stone Disease: Evaluation & Medical Management - Does Rising Urine pH Increase the Stone Formation Rate? - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - Potassium citrate (KCit) therapy has been shown to have significant effects on urinary metabolic parameters and is a cornerstone of medical management for nephrolithiasis.
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AUA 2009 - Stone Disease: Evaluation & Medical Management - Medical Expulsive Therapy (MET) for Ureteral Calculi in the Real World: Targeted Education Increases the Use of MET and Improves Patient Outcomes - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - Medical expulsive therapy has been shown in controlled trials to improve outcomes for patients with ureteral stones but “real-world” utilization and effectiveness have not been examined.
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AUA 2009 - Stone Disease: Research/New Technology - The First Drug Eluting Ureteral Stent: A Prospective, Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of a Ketorolac-Loaded Ureteral Stent - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - In this level I evidence study, 276 patients were randomized to receive a ketorolac impregnated drug eluting stent (13% drug by weight) or a control nondrug eluting stent for up to 10 days.
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AUA 2009 - Stone Disease: Research/New Technology - Effects of Dietary Calcium And Oxalate On Fecal And Urinary Oxalate in Individuals Colonized and not Colonized with Oxalobacter Formigenes - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - Colonization with Oxalobacter formigenes has been shown to protect against stone disease, although the exact mechanism remains unknown.
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AUA 2009 - Stone Disease: Research/New Technology - Improving The Efficiency Of Stone Fragment Removal: Use Of Iron-Oxide Microparticles To Allow Stone Extraction With Novel Magnetic Tools - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - In this very interesting idea for removal of stone fragments during endourological procedures, Dr. Chad Tracy and associates have developed an iron-oxide microparticle that can attach to calcium stones and cause them to become paramagnetic.
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AUA 2009 - Lecture Panel 1: Challenges in Pediatric Urology - SPU Meeting - Session Highlights
Monday, 27 April 2009
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - Obesity is a serious health concern for children and adolescents.
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