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Is this a fair comparison on 30W holmium vs Soltive? Also primarily fragmentation settings rather than dusting. Thulium Fibre Laser versus Holmium:YAG for Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: Outcomes from a Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial europeanurology.com/article/S0302-…

RCT comparing RIRS vs SWL for renal stones ≤2 cm. Novel here was up to 1 year imaging follow-up (KUB + U/S). RIRS had better SFR at 1 and 6 months, but at 12 mo similar. Complications similar(!). Patients slightly preferred SWL. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35466071/

I’m a fan of Moses 2.0, but the packaging for the Lumenis/BSci fibers takes time to unravel. I honestly think I lose time from disentangling the M2.0 fiber vs the Flexiva such that some benefit of OR time is lost.

Dear AUA, why are the posters downstairs and separate from the poster sessions?Amer. Urol. Assn. #aua22

Register Now for #VUS2022! Join us October 17-18, 2022 in Nashville, TN to hear from this year's Rhamy Shelley Lecturer, Michael S. Cookson, MD, FACS! Register + book your hotel now at buff.ly/3wQn3D0

Register Now for #VUS2022! Join us October 17-18, 2022 in Nashville, TN to hear from this year's Rhamy Shelley Lecturer, Michael S. Cookson, MD, FACS! Register + book your hotel now at buff.ly/3wQn3D0

Vitamin D3 2,000 IU daily vs placebo does not improve fracture risk in adults. Notably, there was no increased risk of incident kidney stones. #NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Deadline Tomorrrow– Complimentary 24 spots --Hands On Course Endourological Society Seth Bechis Ryan Hsi Noah Canvasser Dr. Kymora (Kee-more-uh) Scotland MD PhD Karen Stern MD Dr Jonathan Berger UCSD Urology WCET2022.org Register: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5a3c4e3…

Hands On Course deadline extended 8/12-- Free w/ WCET2022.org registration. Endourological Society Seth Bechis Ryan Hsi Noah Canvasser Dr. Kymora (Kee-more-uh) Scotland MD PhD Karen Stern MD Dr Jonathan Berger UCSD Urology WCET2022.org Register: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5a3c4e3…

Excited about a multi-center, nationwide registry in Germany for urinary stone disease (RECUR registry), AND supported by the German Society of Urology pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35986287/ - Focused on PROs, recurrence risk factors, and comparative effectiveness.

NIH funding to urology reduced by half from over the last 25 years (15% of all funding to surgeon scientists in 1995 to 7.5% in 2020). Rates of NIH Funding for Surgeon-Scientists jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas… via JAMA Surgery part of JAMA Network

Join us for an interactive course on challenging kidney stone scenarios at #AUA24. Tips and tricks to deal with your most difficult stone situations. Amer. Urol. Assn. Ryan Hsi Seth Bechis David T. Tzou, MD

Real-World Effectiveness of Preventive Pharmacological Therapy in Patients With Urolithiasis: A Retrospective Cohort Study buff.ly/3TtlFBF (FREE temporarily) John Hollingsworth Mary Oerline Ryan Hsi Noah Krampe John Asplin Michigan Urology #VisualAbstract

Interested in tips and tricks to tackle common challenging stone scenarios? Impacted stones, staghorns, recurrent infections, & more. Join us for an interactive course at #AUA24 on Saturday, May 4th from 10am-12pm. Ryan Hsi Seth Bechis David T. Tzou, MD

So proud of our 🌟 PGY3 @kateh_014 highlighting Vanderbilt Health’s innovative value-based care program for kidney stone episodes 💡predictable costs for self-insured employers 0️⃣ out-of-pocket costs for most patients 💭 aligned incentives #MyUrologyHealth #MyHealthBundles #AUA24

#ValueBasedCare implementation in urology has been limited, but Vanderbilt Health's innovative MyHealth Bundles program offers the first ever kidney stone care bundled payment model! Very excited to share this labor of love, just published in Urology Practice auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/UP…

Real-World Effectiveness of Preventive Pharmacological Therapy in Patients With Urolithiasis: A Retrospective Cohort Study buff.ly/3TtlFBF John Hollingsworth Mary Oerline Ryan Hsi Noah Krampe John Asplin Michigan Urology #VisualAbstract

Higher thiazide doses correlate with greater reductions in urine calcium, which in turn correlate with fewer symptomatic kidney stone events. These results help explain the null results in the NOSTONE trial, which had modest reductions in urine calcium. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…