Urology

Imparting the required psychomotor skills for trainees to become proficient in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is tricky for surgical educators due to the challenging nature of the procedures and the lack of realistic simulators.

The following highlights cover several innovative and thought-provoking abstracts from the 37th European Association of Urology (EAU) featuring topics such as intravesical treatment in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, artificial intelligence in recurrent urinary tract infections, and genetic risk in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Hospital-acquired infections represent a global healthcare crisis, contributing to patient morbidity and mortality.

The Acute Cystitis Symptom Score (ACSS) is a patient self-reporting questionnaire for the clinical diagnostics and patient-reported outcome that may assess the symptoms and the effect on the quality of life in women with acute uncomplicated cystitis.

The diagnosis of pudendal neuropathy is based on a set of five criteria; four of them are clinical and the last one…

Antimuscarinic drugs are the first-line choice in the treatment of patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO)…

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease prone to both a self-healing and chronic or recurrent course…

Bladder symptoms, particularly urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders…