Background Kidney stones affect people worldwide and have a high rate of recurrence even
with treatment. Recurrences are particularly prevalent in people with low urinary citrate …

Urinary stone disease is an ailment afflicting human kind for many centuries. It can affect up
to a quarter the population in certain geographic areas and hence poses a significant health …

… Biyani: recipient of honoraria or consultation fees, as well as fellowship and travel grants
from EUREP. Bjerggaard Jensen: company consultant for Medac and Olympus; recipient of …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The role of surgical simulators
is currently being debated in urological and other surgical specialties. Simulators are not …

… The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the
research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Chandra Shekhar Biyani – has received …

… Al-Ghunaim a , Judith Johnson a , Chandra Shekhar Biyani b , Khalid M. Alshahrani a c , Alice
Dunning d , Daryl B. O'… Patient professionalism variable (Supplementary file, Appendix C). …

… Author contributions: Chandra Shekhar Biyani had full access to all the data in the study
and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic represents the greatest biopsychosocial emergency
the world has faced for a century. The pandemic has changed how individuals live and work, …

In this letter, we describe a novel framework for planning and executing semi-autonomous
tissue retraction in minimally invasive robotic surgery. The approach is aimed at removing …

We compare the different methods of treating vesical calculi to establish the most effective
and safe modality. Of 128 patients with bladder calculi 5 underwent an open operation, 80 …