Introduction: Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) and nephrocalcinosis (NC) are radiographically characterized by the formation of innumerable intrarenal concretions. Accurate determination of disease progression is challenging given the large and typically sporadic calcific burden, limiting the utility of traditional manual linear measurements on non-contrast computerized tomography (NCCT).. Progression of stone size or quantity is an important predi...
Last updated Aug. 11, 2025
(UroToday.com) Tuesday morning’s plenary session featured an excellent crossfire debate on the management of urethral stricture disease. The session compared three sets of global guidelines: the American Urological Association (AUA), European Association of Urology (EAU), and Urological Society of India (USI). Dr. Kenneth Angermeier from the Cleveland Clinic moderated the session, which included panelists Ms. Tamsin Greenwell (EAU), Dr. Pankaj...
Last updated Apr. 30, 2025
(UroToday.com) Dr. Keith Rourke from the University of Alberta presented on the topic of radiation-induced complications after prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. Dr. Rourke began by highlighting how it has become clear that the long term cancer specific survival for localized PCa is robust. The ProtecT trial demonstrated a 15-year cancer specific survival of over 95% regardless of treatment modality. The 20-year cancer-specific survival is around...
Last updated Apr. 30, 2025
(UroToday.com) While kidney stone removal is a standard clinical procedure, surgeons can encounter stones that lie in recessed areas that are challenging to reach. Particularly, stones which are present in the lower pole (accounting for 25-35% of all kidney stones) 1 can be difficult due to anatomical constraints and the limited maneuverability of existing ureteroscopes and ureteroscopic tools. Mr. Connor and his team hypothesized that an indepe...
Last updated Apr. 29, 2025
(UroToday.com) Monday afternoon’s plenary session continued with a case series of penile fractures of different etiologies. A penile fracture is a rupture of the tunica albuginea, typically caused by blunt trauma to an erect penis, often during vigorous sexual intercourse or upon penetration. It typically presents with a characteristic “popping” sound, immediate detumescence, swelling, and bruising, and usually requires urgent surgical rep...
Last updated Apr. 29, 2025
Eman Chaudhri discusses a randomized study of 32 patients with T1a renal masses which shows that supplementing standard CT imaging with immersive virtual reality models significantly improves surgical planning for partial nephrectomy. The clinical benefits are substantial, with the CT-plus-iVR group experiencing a 48-minute reduction in operative time compared to the CT-only group. Biography: Eman N. Chaudhri, MD, Department of Urology, Universi...
Last updated Nov. 18, 2025
(UroToday.com) Sunday afternoon’s plenary session continued with an insightful talk by Dr. José Carlos Truzzi from the Federal University of Sao Paulo. Dr. Truzzi began the session with a brief history of the general understanding of male voiding dysfunction. What was once understood as “prostatism” is nowadays better understood as lower urinary tract symptoms, or “LUTS” through a paradigm shift that occurred over the 1990s. “LUTS...
Last updated Apr. 28, 2025
(UroToday.com) Saturday afternoon’s plenary session continued with an excellent presentation by Dr. Li-Ming Su regarding controversies around single-port vs multi-port robotic surgery. Dr. Su put together a world class panel of urologists from across the globe to discuss the pros and cons of adoption of and surgical practice with single-port (SP) versus multi-port (MP) robotic surgery, and which could be deemed preferable by urologists.. Dr. Su...
Last updated Apr. 27, 2025
