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Do COVID-19 Related Prostate Cancer Treatment Delays Impact Oncological Outcomes?

DELAYS in nonemergent surgery for prostate cancer (PC), as a result of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, have been shown to not adversely affect oncological outcomes according to results from a large European cohort.

New Surgery for Ovarian Cancer Accepted by 69% of Premenopausal Females

PREVENTIVE practice for high risk of ovarian cancer includes the removal of both fallopian tubes and ovaries. This surgery may induce premature menopause…

Opioid Use During Pregnancy Could Be Identified by Placental Gene Expression

OPIOID use disorder presence during pregnancy could be identified by new biological markers. Patterns of opioid use for pain relief during pregnancy…

An Interview with Prof Thierry Troosters – President of ERS

What aspects of a physical congress did the ERS set out to capture in the virtual ERS International Congress this year? The virtual congress has been…

Review of the 35th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress

CROWDS spilling along canals, the brilliance of centuries of art waiting to be enjoyed at dozens of galleries, and the bright explosion of colour…

Long-Term Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy For Treatment Of III-a Chronic Prostatitis

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for chronic prostatitis (CP) is a popular method because it does not require prescription of medicines, and therefore can be used in patients with allergies…

Seeing the Complete Picture: Imaging in Prostate Cancer

GUIDELINES by the European Association of Urology (EAU) for managing prostate cancer (PCa) were updated at last year’s EAU meeting…

An International Challenge to Use Artificial Intelligence for Kidney and Kidney Tumour Segmentation in CT Imaging

Three dimensional (3D) semantic segmentation is a powerful tool for the radiomic characterisation of lesions in cross-sectional imaging…

EAU Congress Interview: Prof Arnulf Stenzl

Prof Arnulf Stenzl | Adjunct Secretary General of the European Association of Urology (EAU) Executive Ofﬁce Director of the Department of Urology…

Retrograde Ureteroscopic Thulium Fiber Laser Endopyelotomy Versus Laparoscopic Dismembered Anderson–Hynes Pyeloplasty: A Single-Centre Experience

Retrograde ureteroscopic endopyelotomy is an alternative treatment of short (<1 cm) ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction…