Rectal Injury During Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty.

Objective: To evaluate the incidence, management, and outcomes of rectal injury (RI) and subsequent rectovaginal fistula (RVF) during gender-affirming vaginoplasty (GAV) at a high-volume transgender surgery center.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of preoperative, intraoperative and post-operative findings of all patients with RI during GAV from January 2016 to September 2022. Descriptive statistics were calculated using Microsoft Excel.

Ambulatory Bladder Cancer Care in the United States.

Introduction: Contemporary data on bladder cancer care in the United States are lacking. We used nationally representative data to characterize outpatient bladder cancer care in the U.S.

Kidney Stones and Risk of Narcotic Use.

Purpose: The rise in opioid related deaths and addiction has been linked to physician prescribing. Opioids are commonly prescribed to patients with renal colic due to nephrolithiasis. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between nephrolithiasis and opioid use in the United States.