ArticleEuropean urology focus2021
European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guidelines: Where Are We Going?
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery on mid-sized lower calyx stones- a systematic review of last decade.BMC urology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of the flexible negative-pressure ureteral sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Follow-up of urolithiasis patients after treatment: an algorithm from the EAU Urolithiasis Panel.World journal of urology · 2024Pooled it
- Determining the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery in treating nephrolithiasis in patients with solitary kidneys.Urolithiasis · 2022Pooled it
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- Safety and efficacy of a flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath vs. a conventional intelligent pressure-control sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery for infection-related renal calculi.International urology and nephrology · 2026Trial
- Retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of stones in congenital anomalous kidneys: a case-matched comparative study with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy.Urolithiasis · 2025Trial
- RIRS with flexible vacuum-assisted UAS versus MPCNL for impacted upper ureteral stones: a prospective, randomized controlled study.Urolithiasis · 2025Trial
- Risk factors and machine learning-based prediction of difficult ureter during retrograde ureteroscopic lithotripsy.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Digital tracking of ureteral stents with the stentless application: clinical outcomes in 200 patients.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Retrograde Intrarenal Renal Surgery versus Supine Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy in Treatment of Renal Pelvic Stones Less than 2 cm, Randomized Clinical Study.Urology research & practice · 2026Article
- Extraplanar ultrasound-guided multi-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a retrospective comparative study in patients with complex nephrolithiasis.Frontiers in urology · 2026Article
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- Association between body roundness index and kidney stone risk in Chinese adults: an ultrasound-based cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Genetically predicted blood metabolites mediate the association between immune cell characteristics and urolithiasis: A Mendelian randomization study and mediation analysis.Genes & diseases · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of the performance of the large language models DeepSeek-V3, DeepSeek-R1, open AI-O3 mini and open AI-O3 mini high in urology.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Causal Relationships Between Dietary Habits, Gut Microbiota, Metabolites, Serum Proteins and Laboratory Biomarkers in Kidney Stone Formation: A Mendelian Randomisation Study.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
- [Association between Chinese visceral adiposity index and the risk of nephrolithiasis].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Combined Intra Renal Surgery versus Percutanous Nephrolithotomy: utcomes of a matched case-control analyis.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Comparison of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy and standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the treatment of renal calculi with renal insufficiency.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Urolithiasis is a clinical condition showing increasing trends, especially among European and other developed countries. The European Association of Urology (EAU), in close collaboration with experts in the field, publishes a yearly updated clinical guideline, in order to provide practicing urologists around Europe and the rest of the world a tool for optimizing patient care and decision-making. The methodological approach for developing this guide is quite rigorous and follows rigorous scientific standards. The challenges that a urologist faces are increasing; therefore, during meticulous literature search, the EAU Urolithiasis Panel identifies gaps in knowledge and conducts systematic reviews, in order to provide answers or to propose ideas for designing future research. This way, a new section was published last year, regarding diagnosis and management of bladder stones, with more systematic reviews on the way. The aim of this study is to analyze current structure and goals of the EAU Urolithiasis Panel, along with future ambitions and challenges. PATIENT SUMMARY: Increasing trends in kidney stone disease along with developments in technology necessitate systematic organization of information for urologists in order to be able to follow diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms for optimizing patient care. The role of the European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guideline Panel is to provide such a tool by development of urolithiasis guidelines on an annual basis.
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