Urology: Engineered for the New Millennium

As I considered the myriad of advances made in the field of urology over the last 30 years, it became clear that the majority of these advances have been in technology. Major developments in instrumentation, in particular, have spawned the emergence of entirely new subspecialties. Further, new compounds produced through materials engineering have allowed urologists to improve on and expand the arsenal of devices for the management of urologic disorders.