Wesley A. Mayer, MD, presented “Guideline-Based Approach to Metabolic Stone Management for the General Urologist” virtually during the Innovations in Urologic Practice 2020 virtual conference in September 2020.
How to cite: Mayer, Wesley A. “Guideline-Based Approach to Metabolic Stone Management for the General Urologist” September 26th, 2020. Accessed Dec 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/guideline-based-approach-to-metabolic-stone-management-for-the-general-urologist/
Summary:
Wesley A. Mayer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, discusses the AUA guidelines for the medical management of kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiasis. There are 27 guidelines, fitting into the categories of evaluation, diet therapy, pharmacologic therapy, and follow-up. Dr. Mayer urges urologists to care for the whole patient, and to not just focus on the surgical issue. Nephrolithiasis is both a surgical and medical disease, making follow-up with these patients essential. For example, urologists can use a metabolic work-up to reduce the risk of future stone formation. Dr. Mayer concludes by reemphasizing that stone management often requires multiple modalities, including diet and medication, and by noting that for complex cases, urologists may want to consider referring patients to a dietician or other expert.
About the Innovations in Urologic Practice 2020 virtual conference:
Presented by co-chairs Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, and Michael Coburn, MD, FACS, the Innovations in Urologic Practice conference provides a detailed review and commentary on multiple genitourinary and urologic diseases. Among the featured oncological topics are bladder cancer and immunotherapies, as well as upper tract cancer management, prostate cancer, including state-of-the-art imaging, focal therapy, and MRI. Experts also discuss new tools and techniques for nephrectomy and treating advanced renal cell carcinoma. In terms of general urological approaches, the conference also includes pelvic reconstruction and trauma, men’s health topics like male infertility and sexual dysfunction, and ways to diagnose and treat infections in the urology patient. Dr. Mayer presented this talk virtually at this year’s conference.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Wesley A. Mayer, MD, is an associate professor of urology, the vice chair for education of the Scott Department of Urology, and an assistant dean of graduate medical education at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mayer earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, graduating with highest honors. He completed his internship in general surgery and his urology residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mayer is fellowship-trained in advanced robotic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic surgery in Baylor College of Medicine’s Scott Department of Urology.
Dr. Mayer specializes in advanced minimally invasive surgical treatments for urologic diseases including robotic, laparoscopic (including single-site), endourologic, and percutaneous surgery. He has a special interest in kidney cancer, kidney stones, upper urinary tract reconstruction, adrenal masses, and transplant urology. He has also published research and has been invited to speak on these topics at several national and international conferences. Dr. Mayer has been repeatedly selected as a “Top Urologist in Houston, Texas” in The Leading Physicians of the World and a “Top Doc” in Houstonia Magazine.
