Publications by authors named "M Knoedler"
In early 2020, as the SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) pandemic progressed, many institutions limited nonurgent surgical care. This coincided with a decade-long trend of increasing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and ureteroscopy (URS) and decreasing shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for surgical management of urolithiasis. Herein, we evaluate temporal stone surgery rates and surgeon volumes in the Medicare population and suggest how COVID-19 contributed to them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify the need for repeat stone surgery in patients with and without bowel disease. Few studies have compared risks between different types of bowel disease and whether their need for repeat stone surgery differs.
Methods: From our IRB-approved study, we identified patients with and without bowel disease.
We examined the history of the Endourological Society through the lens of its fellowship programs in the United States (U.S.).
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- The study aimed to analyze the occurrence of incidental prostate cancer (iPCa) in patients undergoing holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), with iPCa rates ranging from 7% to 23%.
- Data from 913 patients treated between 2018 and 2022 showed that 20% were diagnosed with iPCa, with factors like prostate-specific antigen (PSA) density, biopsy status, and 5-alpha reductase inhibitor use influencing the likelihood of diagnosis.
- The findings suggest the need for a standardized evaluation process that includes enhanced imaging and selective biopsies to better identify significant prostate cancer before non-oncologic surgeries.