Johnson BA

Background: Urinary stone disease (USD) often necessitates ureteroscopy with ureteral stenting. We assessed the frequency and risk factors associated with unplanned health care utilization related to ureteroscopy with ureteral stenting with…

SIGNIFICANCE: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has shown vast improvement over open surgery by reducing post-operative stays, intraoperative blood loss, and infection rates. However, in spite of these improvements, there are still prevalent…