Articles

1. Patient's self-reported quality of life as a prognostic factor in metastatic renal cell carcinoma initially treated with TKI: nomogram proposal

   • Guillermo Lendínez-Cano
   • Ángel Vilches-Arenas
   • Rafael Medina-López

   Original Article 27 April 2024 Article: 267

   

2. Radiation exposure of patients during endourological procedures

   • Vincent De Coninck
   • Xavier Mortiers
   • Etienne X. Keller

   Original Article 27 April 2024 Article: 266

3. A prospective analysis of thulium laser enucleation in benign prostatic hyperplasia comparing low- and high-power approaches for prostates exceeding 80 g

   • Ahmed Y. Abdelaziz
   • Islam Kamal
   • Samer Morsy

   Original Article Open access 27 April 2024 Article: 265

   

4. Long-term functional outcomes in patients undergoing radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma and tumor thrombus

   • Pietro Scilipoti
   • Giuseppe Rosiello
   • Umberto Capitanio

   Original Article 27 April 2024 Article: 264

   

5. Low anterolateral incision for single-port extraperitoneal robot-assisted pyeloplasty: description of technique and initial experience

   • Roxana Ramos
   • Jaya S. Chavali
   • Jihad Kaouk

   Topic Paper Open access 26 April 2024 Article: 263

   

6. Comparative analysis of combined spinal–epidural anesthesia and general anesthesia in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective study on surgical team and operating room personnel satisfaction

   • Salih Bürlukkara
   • Afife Ayla Kabalak
   • Hakkı Uğur Özok

   Original Article Open access 26 April 2024 Article: 262

7. Cumulative sum analysis of the learning curve for retrograde intrarenal stone surgery in newbie surgeons

   • Ho Young Koo
   • Jung Wan Yoo
   • Bum Sik Tae

   Original Article 26 April 2024 Article: 261

   

8. Cotrimoxazole and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy: a single-center study

   • Matthias Jahnen
   • Thomas Amiel
   • Lukas Lunger

   Original Article Open access 25 April 2024 Article: 260

   

9. The survival benefit of metastasectomy for metastatic non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

   • Jindong Dai
   • Ben He
   • Zhenhua Liu

   Original Article Open access 25 April 2024 Article: 259

   

10. Predictive role of ureteral wall thickness and patient characteristics in endoscopic treatment outcomes for ureteral stricture disease following stone surgery

    • Cahit Sahin
    • Orhun Sinanoglu
    • Kemal Sarica

    Original Article Open access 25 April 2024 Article: 258

    

11. Super-mini PCNL (SMP) with suction versus standard PCNL for the management of renal calculi of 1.5 cm–3 cm: a randomized controlled study from a university teaching hospital

    • Sanket Kankaria
    • Kasi Viswanath Gali
    • Pilar Laguna

    Original Article Open access 24 April 2024 Article: 257

    

12. Limited prognostic role of routine serum markers (AP, CEA, LDH and NSE) in oligorecurrent prostate cancer patients undergoing PSMA-radioguided surgery

    • Gisa Mehring
    • Christina Steinbach
    • Tobias Maurer

    Original Article Open access 24 April 2024 Article: 256

13. Beyond traditional stenting: evaluating pigtail suture stents for reduced ureterorenoscopy symptoms

    • Yu-Hsiang Lin
    • Chen-Pang Hou
    • Chun-Te Wu

    Letter to the Editor 24 April 2024 Article: 255

14. Letter to the editor for the article “Incidence of complications and urinary incontinence following endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in men with a prostate volume of 80 ml and above: results from a multicenter, real-world experience of 2512 patients”

    • Wenjian Li

    Letter to the Editor 24 April 2024 Article: 254

15. Letter to the editor for the article “Antibiotics efficacy in clinical and microbiological cure of uncomplicated urinary tract infection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis”

    • Yajie Wang
    • Yisheng Pan

    Letter to the Editor 24 April 2024 Article: 253

16. Infection risk reduction with povidone-iodine rectal disinfection prior to transrectal prostate biopsy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Ichiro Tsuboi
    • Akihiro Matsukawa
    • Shahrokh F. Shariat

    Original Article Open access 23 April 2024 Article: 252

    

17. Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy with cutaneous ureterostomies: a contemporary multicenter analysis

    • Reuben Ben-David
    • Francesco Pellegrino
    • Peter Wiklund

    Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 251

    

18. Performance of ChatGPT on the Taiwan urology board examination: insights into current strengths and shortcomings

    • Chung-You Tsai
    • Shang-Ju Hsieh
    • Pai-Yu Cheng

    Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 250

    

19. The role of urology and radiology in prostate biopsy: current trends and future perspectives

    • Benjamin M. Mac Curtain
    • Hugo C. Temperley
    • Niall F. Davis

    Invited Review 22 April 2024 Article: 249

20. The impact of mpMRI-targeted vs systematic biopsy on the risk of prostate cancer downgrading at final pathology

    • G. Sorce
    • A. Stabile
    • A. Briganti

    Topic Paper 22 April 2024 Article: 248

    

21. Predicting contralateral extraprostatic extension in unilateral high-risk prostate cancer: a multicentric external validation study

    • Romain Diamand
    • Jean-Baptiste Roche
    • Simone Albisinni

    Original Article 22 April 2024 Article: 247

    

22. Evaluation of the learning curve for Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate in a contemporary cohort

    • D. Perri
    • A. Pacchetti
    • G. Bozzini

    Original Article 20 April 2024 Article: 246

    

23. Single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

    • Nicolas A. Soputro
    • Jihad Kaouk

    Topic Paper Open access 20 April 2024 Article: 245

    

24. A comparison between vapor tunnel and virtual basket for the treatment of proximal ureteral stones using holmium:YAG laser (Cyber Ho): which is the best tool to reduce retropulsion?

    • Davide Perri
    • U. Besana
    • G. Bozzini

    Original Article 20 April 2024 Article: 244

25. Robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal donor nephrectomy: a safe and efficient improvement

    • Hongfeng Huang
    • Yingyin Qiu
    • Jianghua Chen

    Original Article 19 April 2024 Article: 243

    

26. Health-related quality of life following salvage radical prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy or focal therapy

    • Severin Rodler
    • Dina Danninger
    • Thilo Westhofen

    Original Article Open access 18 April 2024 Article: 242

    

27. Impact of health and digital health literacy on quality of life following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: prospective single-center cohort study

    • Ahmet Keles
    • Muhammed Kose
    • Asıf Yıldırım

    Original Article Open access 17 April 2024 Article: 241

    

28. Fluid dynamics within renal cavities during endoscopic stone surgery: does the position of the flexible ureteroscope and ureteral access sheath affect the outflow rate?

    • Arman Tsaturyan
    • Etienne X. Keller
    • Panagiotis Kallidonis

    Original Article 17 April 2024 Article: 240

29. Multicenter evaluation of complex urinary diversion for renal transplantation: outcomes of complex surgical solutions

    • Luka Flegar
    • Johannes Huber
    • the Working Group Kidney Transplantation of the German Association of Urology

    Topic Paper Open access 17 April 2024 Article: 239

    

30. UroAngel: a single-kidney function prediction system based on computed tomography urography using deep learning

    • Qingyuan Zheng
    • Xinmiao Ni
    • Lei Wang

    Original Article 16 April 2024 Article: 238

    

31. Global burden of bladder cancer mortality in 2020 and 2040 according to GLOBOCAN estimates

    • András Wéber
    • Jerome Vignat
    • Ariana Znaor

    Original Article Open access 16 April 2024 Article: 237

    

32. Individualized center-based analysis of urinary and sexual functional outcome after radical prostatectomy based on the prostate cancer outcome study: a post hoc pathway to patient outcome measurement analysis for quality improvement

    • Gregor Duwe
    • Katharina Boehm
    • Thomas Höfner

    Original Article 15 April 2024 Article: 236

    

33. Basal metabolic rate and the risk of urolithiasis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

    • Zechao Lu
    • Yushu Chen
    • Zhaohui He

    Original Article 14 April 2024 Article: 235

    

34. Ureteral stricture rate after endoscopic treatments for urolithiasis and related risk factors: systematic review and meta-analysis

    • S. Moretto
    • A. Saita
    • N. M. Buffi

    Invited Review 13 April 2024 Article: 234

    

35. Is “Kidney Stone Calculator” efficient in predicting ureteroscopic lithotripsy duration? A holmium:YAG and thulium fiber lasers comparative analysis

    • Marie Chicaud
    • Stessy Kutchukian
    • Fréderic Panthier

    Original Article 13 April 2024 Article: 233

    

36. Role of oxygen reserve index monitoring in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

    • Jung-Hee Ryu
    • Young-Tae Jeon
    • Chang-Hoon Koo

    Original Article Open access 13 April 2024 Article: 232

    

37. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on renal cancer care

    • Hilin Yildirim
    • Adriaan D. Bins
    • Katja K. H. Aben

    Original Article Open access 13 April 2024 Article: 231

    

38. Genetic susceptibility of urolithiasis: comprehensive results from genome-wide analysis

    • Lede Lin
    • Yucheng Ma
    • Liang Zhou

    Original Article 12 April 2024 Article: 230

    

39. A new protocol for renal collecting system sterilization with antibiotic irrigation during lithotripsy in retrograde intrarenal surgery: a prospective, comparative study

    • Ali Kaan Yildiz
    • Arif Bayraktar
    • Tolga Karakan

    Original Article Open access 10 April 2024 Article: 229

    

40. Evaluation of renovated double J stents using ureter models with and without stenosis

    • Young-Ho Choi
    • Hyo Jeong Kang
    • Hyoung-Ho Kim

    Original Article 10 April 2024 Article: 228

    

41. Development and validation of a clinical and ultrasound features-based nomogram for preoperative differentiation of renal urothelial carcinoma and central renal cell carcinoma

    • Cuixian Li
    • Beilei Lu
    • Beijian Huang

    Original Article 10 April 2024 Article: 227

    

42. Play it safe: renal function after bilateral flexible ureteroscopy for kidney stones

    • Alexandre Danilovic
    • Caio Vinicius Suartz
    • Eduardo Mazzucchi

    Original Article 09 April 2024 Article: 226

    

43. Evaluation of histological variants of upper tract urothelial carcinoma as prognostic factor after radical nephroureterectomy

    • Byeongdo Song
    • Jung Kwon Kim
    • Jong Jin Oh

    Original Article Open access 09 April 2024 Article: 225

    

44. Artificial intelligence and master urological board examinations: comment

    • Hinpetch Daungsupawong
    • Viroj Wiwanitkit

    Letter to the Editor 09 April 2024 Article: 224

45. Thulium fiber laser vs. holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: results of a prospective randomized non-inferiority trial

    • Fabrizio Di Maida
    • Antonio Andrea Grosso
    • Andrea Minervini

    Letter to the Editor 09 April 2024 Article: 223

46. Higher oxidative balance score is associated with lower kidney stone disease in US adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

    • Xiong Lei
    • Hezhi Wen
    • Zhixiao Xu

    Original Article 08 April 2024 Article: 222

    

47. Antibiotics efficacy in clinical and microbiological cure of uncomplicated urinary tract infection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    • Mohammed F. Hadidi
    • Nawaf Alhamami
    • Hisham Almadani

    Original Article 08 April 2024 Article: 221

    

48. Perioperative complications and oncological outcomes of open versus robotic-assisted radical cystectomy: a propensity score-matched study

    • Peter Hanna
    • Joseph Zabell
    • Christopher Warlick

    Original Article 08 April 2024 Article: 220

    

49. Association of serum soluble α‑klotho with risk of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study

    • Xudong Hu
    • Xiang Li
    • Fang Jiang

    Original Article 08 April 2024 Article: 219

    

50. Is bulbospongiosus muscle botox injection safe and effective in treating lifelong premature ejaculation? Randomized controlled study

    • Hussein Shaher
    • Karem Noah
    • Islam S Nouh

    Original Article Open access 06 April 2024 Article: 218