Journal of UrologyPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-30DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004647
Charles D Scales
{"title":"Editorial Comment.","authors":"Charles D Scales","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004647","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"424-425"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144528535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of UrologyPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004543
Sam S Chang
{"title":"Urologic Oncology: Bladder, Penis, and Urethral Cancer, and Basic Principles of Oncology.","authors":"Sam S Chang","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004543","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004543","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"456-457"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143803715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of UrologyPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-07-08DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004656
Elizabeth B Yerkes
{"title":"Editorial Comment.","authors":"Elizabeth B Yerkes","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004656","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004656","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"433-434"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144591586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of UrologyPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004640
Steven A Kaplan
{"title":"Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.","authors":"Steven A Kaplan","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004640","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004640","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"450-452"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144540669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of UrologyPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-09DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004628
John Michael DiBianco, Stephanie Daignault-Newton, Golena Fernandez Moncaleano, Eric Stockall, Spencer Hiller, Hyung Joon Kim, Hector Pimentel, David Wenzler, Brian Seifman, Naveen Kachroo, Casey A Dauw, Khurshid R Ghani
{"title":"Ureteroscopy vs Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Lower Pole Renal Stones: Treatment Variation and Outcomes in a Surgical Collaborative.","authors":"John Michael DiBianco, Stephanie Daignault-Newton, Golena Fernandez Moncaleano, Eric Stockall, Spencer Hiller, Hyung Joon Kim, Hector Pimentel, David Wenzler, Brian Seifman, Naveen Kachroo, Casey A Dauw, Khurshid R Ghani","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004628","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>AUA guidelines recommend ureteroscopy (URS) or shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for lower pole (LP) stones ≤ 1 cm, while SWL is second line for stones > 1 to 2 cm. In the era of increasing URS, there are limited data on the modality used and outcomes. We assessed treatment distribution, stone-free rates (SFRs), and unplanned health care.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Using the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative registry, we identified URS and SWL cases for LP stones ≤ 2 cm (2016-2021). We assessed the frequency of patients receiving URS or SWL as a proportion of their LP treatment. A logistic model determined predictive probability of treatment modality. Differences in complete SFRs, postoperative emergency department visits, and hospitalizations were assessed by size (≤1 cm, >1-2 cm), adjusted for patient factors and correlation within practice/provider.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 3645 procedures from 35 practices (209 surgeons); 2287 (62.7%) had SWL. Of the stones 80.2% were ≤ 1 cm. There was variation in modality based on practice (<i>P</i> < .001) and surgeon (<i>P</i> < .001). For stones ≤ 1 cm, the SFR was higher for URS (56% vs 39%; <i>P</i> < .001). There were no significant differences in SFRs for > 1 to 2 cm stones. Emergency department visits were higher after URS for stones ≤ 1 cm (odds ratio [OR]: 2.95, 95% CI: 1.7-5.0) but not for > 1 to 2 cm stones (OR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.4-2.2). URS for stones ≤ 1 cm was associated with increased hospitalizations (OR: 4.67, 95% CI: 1.7-12.9) but not for stones > 1 to 2 cm (OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.4-2.2).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In Michigan, SWL is the chosen modality for LP stones ≤ 2 cm. For smaller stones, URS was more effective but had greater morbidity. For larger stones, both modalities demonstrated suboptimal efficacy. Our work demonstrates the need for interventions to improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"415-425"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144258363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.","authors":"Steven A Kaplan","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000004775","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"101097JU0000000000004775"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145186313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply by Authors.","authors":"Matilde R Chacón","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000004780","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"101097JU0000000000004780"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145149751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply by Authors.","authors":"Luke T Lavallée, Rodney H Breau","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000004777","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"101097JU0000000000004777"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145137914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply by Authors.","authors":"Luke T Lavallée, Rodney H Breau","doi":"10.1097/JU.0000000000004776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000004776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17471,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urology","volume":" ","pages":"101097JU0000000000004776"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145137981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}