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Idea sprint: generating research priorities for urinary stone disease

Nature Reviews Urology volume 21, pages 253–254 (2024)Cite this article

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The escalating global prevalence of urinary stone disease and its impact on public health reflects the need to synthesize ideas that can help with the development of critical research priorities. By bringing together a forum of endourologists with the support of a funding agency, the IDEA session aimed to identify important future research topics.

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The authors express their gratitude to all the faculty members who actively took part in the IDEA Research Forum: J. Antonelli, M. Bultitude, C. Dauw, J. M. Dibianco, I. Goumas, M. Gupta, B. Hollenbeck, M. Lipkin, W. Molina, N. Miller, M. Nguyen, K. Scotland, K. Stern, J. Teichman, N. York, Z. Kirkali (ad hoc) and D. Gossett (ad hoc).

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  1. Division of Endourology, Department of Urology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Golena Fernandez Moncaleano, William W. Roberts & Khurshid R. Ghani

  2. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

    John D. Denstedt

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W.W.R. declares sponsored research grants and consultancy for Boston Scientific, and equity and royalty interest in HistoSonics. J.D.D. declares a patent and royalties for Cook Perc Stone Basket (Cook Urological). K.R.G. acts as a consultant for Boston Scientific, Coloplast, Olympus, Storz and Ambu, and declares investigator funding from Boston Scientific, Coloplast and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). G.F.M. declares no competing interests.

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Fernandez Moncaleano, G., Roberts, W.W., Denstedt, J.D. et al. Idea sprint: generating research priorities for urinary stone disease. Nat Rev Urol 21, 253–254 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-023-00835-x

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