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ReviewInternational neurourology journal2026

Transforming Urological Care With Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: From Digital Assistants to Clinical Partners.

Eun Joung Kim, JungYoon Kim

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Review in International neurourology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Eun Joung KimDepartment of Game Contents, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
JungYoon KimDepartment of Game Media, College of Future Industry, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea. kjyoon@gachon.ac.kr.

Funding

Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation of Korea 2025S1A5A8008189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are transforming the delivery of urological care, evolving from simple digital assistants into emerging clinical partners that support patients and clinicians across the care continuum. This review traces this transformation by examining the development, clinical applications, and persistent challenges of AI-driven chatbots in urology. Across the patient journey, these systems are reshaping how urological care is accessed and experienced, from early symptom screening and patient education to lifestyle management, clinical decision support, and postoperative follow-up. Although these advances show considerable promise, important challenges remain regarding accuracy, data privacy, and empathic communication. Looking ahead, next-generation multimodal and on-device AI systems may further advance this transformation, positioning chatbots as increasingly important clinical partners in the delivery of high-quality, personalized, and patient-centered urological care.

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Artificial intelligenceHealthcareMedical chatbotUrology

Identifiers

PMID42252643
PMCPMC13248954

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