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Responders filled out hypothetical scenarios from 2 perspectives, either as treating physicians, or as patients themselves.Results: A total of 212 (40.01%) responses were obtained. Median responder age was 39 years. 75% of responders were interested in \u201curolithiasis\u201d. 82.5% had never experienced a renal colic, 89.6% had never undergone urolithiasis treatment.Overall, as the kidney stone scenarios got more complicated, the invasiveness of the treatment preference increased. As \u201cthe physician\u201d, responders preferred the conservative option in all situations more than they would choose as \u201cthe patient\u201d. For ureteral stones, conservative approach was most preferred for small stones and ureteroscopy became more preferred as the stone size increased.For smaller kidney stones, the most preferred follow-up schedule was 4-6 monthly, whereas for larger and complicated stones it was 0-3 monthly from both perspectives respectively. For all ureteral stone scenarios, 0-4 weekly follow-up was mostly preferred.Interestingly, having had a renal colic was an independent predictor of an interventional approach, whereas having had an intervention was an independent predictor of a conservative approach.Conclusion: Current treatment and follow-up patterns of asymptomatic urinary stones are in agreement with international guidelines on symptomatic stones.In most of the urolithiasis situations urologists chose a conservative approach for their patients compared to what they would prefer for themselves. Conversely, urologists, in the scenarios as \u201cthe patient\u201d, would like to have a more frequent follow-up schedule for theirstones compared to how they would follow-up their patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.55730\/1300-0144.5779","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,20]],"date-time":"2024-02-20T09:36:07Z","timestamp":1708421767000},"page":"185-193","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Urologists\u2019 opinion on treating asymptomatic stones: Would we treat ourselves as we treat our patients? 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