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Urology

Columns by practising urologists on the conditions they treat, the operations they perform, and the decisions patients are asked to make.

Kidney Stones

The stone is out. So why am I being asked to come back?

A urologist on what the visit after stone surgery is actually for — the stent and its date, the fragments left behind on purpose, and a kidney that has to be seen to have gone down.

Joon Chae Na9 Sept 20266 min read

Prostate

He cannot stop his blood thinners. That is not a reason to rule out prostate surgery

The operation that removes the most tissue is the one recommended when the bleeding risk is highest. A urologist on why that is not a contradiction, and on what the guidelines actually name.

Chang Ki Lee8 Sept 20266 min read

2 columns · written by practising clinicians and published as signed opinion · the rest of the specialties are at /columns