051IC - AUA Guidelines Update on the Surgical and Medical Management of Kidney Stones: Case-based Scenarios and Complex Cases

Course Description: Attendees will refresh their knowledge of the AUA Surgical and Medical Stone Management Guidelines and also adapt these guidelines to new surgical techniques and complex medical/surgical case scenarios. We will also try and highlight new concepts in the upcoming AUA Guidelines on stone disease. The course will also include discussion of newer technologies (e.g., holmium versus vs. thulium laser, mini vs. standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopy vs. shock wave lithotripsy, dusting vs. extraction, suction devices and techniques) and medications to incorporate into their practice for stone prevention. The course will incorporate the management of complications of surgical stone management. The course will be interactive with audience participation and time for Q&A interspersed throughout the format.

Learning Objective 1: Utilize holmium and thulium laser technologies in the management of stones and utilize laser settings to optimize dusting vs. fragmentation techniques, as well as laser pulse modulation to help in their treatment of stones.

Learning Objective 2: Identify complications that can occur during stone managementand apply techniques to mitigate the complication risks.

Learning Objective 3: Manage complex medical scenarios with kidney stonesincluding uric acid stones, infection stones and calcium phosphate stones.

Learning Objective 4: Manage stones in more complex clinical scenarios that are not specifically addressed in the current AUA Guidelines in addition to stones during pregnancy.

Learning Objective 5: Discuss new surgical techniques for the management of kidney stones including suction devices, next generation ureteral access sheaths, single-use scopes, and mini-PCNL.