Current Opinion in Urology

Article	Citations
Guideline of the guidelines: urolithiasis	46
Outcomes of thulium fibre laser for treatment of urinary tract stones: results of a systematic review	40
Metabolic syndrome, obesity and cancer risk	27
Prevalence and trends of urolithiasis among adults	23
Papillary renal cell carcinoma: current and controversial issues	20
The adverse impact of COVID-19 on men's health	19
New robotic surgical systems in urology: an update	19
Contemporary patterns of presentation, diagnostics and management of upper tract urothelial cancer in 101 centres: the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society Global upper tract urothel	17
Perioperative therapy in renal cancer in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy	17
Retrograde intrarenal surgery: laser showdown (Ho:YAG vs thulium fiber laser)	15
Targeted PET/CT imaging for clear cell renal cell carcinoma with radiolabeled antibodies: recent developments using girentuximab	15
En bloc resection for nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer: selecting a proper laser	15
Modern surgical strategies in the management of complex ureteral strictures	14
Thulium fiber laser in urology: physics made simple	14
Why do African–American men face higher risks for lethal prostate cancer?	13
Holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser with Moses: does it make a difference?	13
Is Grade Group 1 (Gleason score 3 + 3 = 6) adenocarcinoma of the prostate really cancer?	13
Retrograde intra renal surgery and safety: pressure and temperature. A systematic review	12
Advances in ureteral stent technology	12
Single-use flexible ureteroscopes: how to choose and what is around the corner?	12
Innovative systemic therapies for penile cancer	11
Adverse events of systemic immune-based combination therapies in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: systematic review and network meta-analysis	11
Health-related quality of life in bladder cancer patients: bladder cancer-specific instruments and domains. Part 2	11
Kidney cancer management 3.0: can artificial intelligence make us better?	11
The current landscape of salvage therapies for patients with bacillus Calmette-Guérin unresponsive nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer	11

Temperature change during laser upper-tract endourological procedures: current evidence and future perspective	11
Best nonsurgical managements of acute urinary retention: what's new?	11
How the use of the artificial intelligence could improve surgical skills in urology: state of the art and future perspectives	10
The future of laser technology in kidney stones	10
Genetics of testicular cancer: a review	10
Recent advances in percutaneous lithotripsy techniques	10
ChatGPT in urology practice: revolutionizing efficiency and patient care with generative artificial intelligence	10
Inflammation and kidney stones: cause and effect?	10
Artificial intelligence in endourology: emerging technology for individualized care	9
Perioperative chemotherapy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: show me the evidence	9
Beyond botulinum neurotoxin A for chemodenervation of the bladder	9
Advances in percutaneous renal puncture: a comprehensive review of the literature	9
The microbiome in urinary tract infections in children – an update	9
Advanced ureteroscopic techniques for the management of kidney stones	9
Lasers for stone lithotripsy: advantages/disadvantages of each laser source	9
Artificial intelligence in functional urology: how it may shape the future	9
Quality indicators for the management of high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma requiring radical nephroureterectomy	8
Advancements in transurethral management of urethral stricture disease	8
Rising significance of antibiotic stewardship in urology and urinary tract infections – a rapid review	8
Role of microbiome in kidney stone disease	8
Health-related quality of life in bladder cancer patients: general and cancer-specific instruments. Part 1	8
Acute kidney injury in COVID-19: are kidneys the target or just collateral damage? A comprehensive assessment of viral RNA and AKI rate in patients with COVID-19	8
Robotic radical perineal prostatectomy: tradition and evolution in the robotic era	8
Future artificial intelligence tools and perspectives in medicine	8
Laser accessories: surgical fibers, strippers, cleavers, and protective glasses	8
What is next in second- and later-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma? review of the recent literature	8
Bladder-sparing strategies in patients with clinically localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer	7
Minimizing radiation dose in management of stone disease: how to achieve ‘ALARA’	7
Percutaneous laser nephrolithotripsy: is it here to stay? Results of a systematic review	7
How to improve outcome in nephron-sparing surgery: the impact of new techniques	7
Role of cytoreductive surgery in the era of immunotherapy	7
Long-term outcome of urethral and genital reconstruction in hypospadias and exstrophy-epispadias complex	7
Sequential intravesical gemcitabine and docetaxel therapy in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Immunotherapy-based combinations in the first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid features: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	7
The prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review	7
Robotic sacrocolpopexy in pelvic organ prolapse: a review of current literature	7
Polygenic risk score in prostate cancer	7
Features and management of men with pN1 cM0 prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy: a systematic review of population-based evidence	7
Innovations in urolithiasis management	7
Tissue engineering: recent advances and review of clinical outcome for urethral strictures	7
Radiogenomics in prostate cancer evaluation	7
Applications of artificial intelligence in prostate cancer imaging	7
Paediatric stone management: innovations and standards	7
Current evidence for focal therapy and partial gland ablation for organ-confined prostate cancer: systematic review of literature published in the last 2 years	6
Imaging in stone diagnosis and surgical planning	6
Artificial intelligence in bladder cancer prognosis: a pathway for personalized medicine	6
The use of artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of bladder cancer: a review and perspectives	6
Outcomes of dissolution therapy and monitoring for stone disease: should we do better?	6
Salvage radical prostatectomy after local radiotherapy in prostate cancer	6
Current evidence for suction in endourological procedures: comprehensive review of literature	6

Dual immune check point blockade or immune check point-tyrosine kinase inhibitor combination: as a first-line treatment in metastatic renal cell carcinoma?	6
New approaches to targeting epigenetic regulation in prostate cancer	6
Molecular intricacies of upper tract urothelial carcinoma and their relevance for therapy considerations	6
Association between male infertility and prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Developments in optimizing transperineal prostate biopsy	6
The role of chemotherapy in metastatic prostate cancer	6
Artificial intelligence in stone disease	6
Novel transurethral resection technologies and training modalities in the management of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: a comprehensive review	5
Clinical and pathologic characteristics to select patients for focal therapy or partial gland ablation of nonmetastatic prostate cancer	5
Device-assisted intravesical chemotherapy treatment for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: 2022 update	5
Renal cell carcinoma pathology in 2021: ‘new need for renal cancer immune profiling’	5
Thulium fiber laser in endourology: current clinical evidence	5
Von Hippel–Lindau disease-associated renal cell carcinoma: a call to action	5
Update on penile sparing surgery for penile cancer	5
Intricacies of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testis cancer	5
Lynch syndrome in urological practice: diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and screening for upper tract urothelial carcinoma	5
Lithotripsy devices for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) – new developments	5
The quality of life value in uro-oncological patients	5
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy with suction: is this the future?	4
PET in bladder cancer imaging	4
The use of MRI in urothelial carcinoma	4
Need for and extent of lymph node dissection for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: an updated review in 2023	4
Modern surgical treatment of azoospermia	4
Artificial intelligence in prostate histopathology: where are we in 2021?	4
Evaluation and management of male genital tract infections in the setting of male infertility: an updated review	4
Medical management of male infertility: now and future	4
Electromagnetic-guided puncture: a tool or a tale?	4
Evolution of the basic semen analysis and processing sperm	4
The emerging role of robotics in upper and lower urinary tract reconstruction	4
Management of stage I testicular cancer	4
Salvage ablation for locally recurrent prostate cancer	4
Active surveillance for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: fallacy or opportunity?	4
Surgical procedures for male infertility: an update	4
Surgical intervention in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and lymph node metastasis	4
Individualizing renal cell carcinoma treatment through biomarkers discovery in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitors: where do we stand?	4
Minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic obstruction: new insights and future technical standards	4
The technological future of percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a Young Academic Urologists Endourology and Urolithiasis Working Group update	4
Decision making and treatment options in endourology post-coronavirus disease 2019 – adapting to the future	4
Robot-assisted artificial urinary sphincter implantation	4
Molecular biomarkers to help select neoadjuvant systemic therapy for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder	4
Comparative performance of the different orthotopic urinary diversions	4
Technical advances in nerve-sparing and continence preservation	4
Review of second-generation androgen receptor inhibitor therapies and their role in prostate cancer management	4
Metastatic nonclear renal cell carcinoma current review in evolving treatment strategies	4
Clinical and biological markers for risk-stratification of T1 high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer	4
Extended pelvic lymph node dissection in muscle invasive bladder cancer	3
Metastasectomy in renal cell carcinoma: where are we now?	3
Evolution and current applications of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery: a scoping review from back to the future	3
Basal cell carcinoma of the prostate: a case report responding to the FGFR inhibitor pemigatinib and literature review	3
Past, present and future of genomics for kidney stone disease	3
Autonomous robots: a new reality in healthcare? A project by European Association of Urology-Young Academic Urologist group	3
Emerging systemic treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a review of recent randomized controlled trials	3
Role of urinary biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of kidney stone disease	3
Current evidence for focal laser ablation and vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for localized prostate cancer: review of literature published in the last 2 years	3
Preoperative patient optimization for endourological procedures: the current best clinical practice	3
Restaging transurethral resection in ta high-grade nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review	3
Laser endoscopic procedures on the prostate: it is the small details that count	3
New technologies for nephron-sparing surgery in upper urinary tract cancers	3
Update on female urethral reconstruction	3
Metastasis-directed treatment in kidney cancer	3
Evolution of robotic-assisted kidney transplant: successes and barriers to overcome	3
Orthotopic urinary diversions after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: lessons learned last decade	3
Robotic radical cystectomy – more precision needed?	3
The role of primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in the treatment of stage II seminoma	3
Salvage therapy for localized recurrences of penile cancer	3
MicroRNAs for detecting occult genitourinary cancer	3
Brief update of the new WHO classification for urothelial carcinoma	3
Pembrolizumab in mCRPC – Combination therapies as breakthrough to success?	3
Diagnosis and therapeutic strategies for nutcracker syndrome	3
Metabolic evaluation: is there really a future?	3
The functioning and the complication rate of extreme long existing urinary diversions	3
The impact of COVID-19 on urology office visits and adoption of telemedicine services	3
Salvage management of patients with relapsing testicular germ cell tumors	3
The spread of retzius-sparing robotic prostatectomy: an update after 10 years	3
New perspectives on the surgical treatment of posterior urethral obstruction	3
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy: surgical technique, perioperative and oncologic outcomes	2
The role of radiotherapy in oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	2
Impact of coronavirus disease on the management of lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding dysfunction	2
Single use flexible ureteroscopes: a review of current technologies and cost effectiveness analysis	2
Molecular uropathology and cancer genetics for the urologist: key findings for classification and diagnosis	2

Surgical treatment options for benign prostatic obstruction: beyond prostate volume	2
Progression-free survival is an adequate endpoint for clinical trials of locally advanced and metastatic urothelial carcinoma	2
Histological patterns, subtypes and aspects of prostate cancer: different aspects, different outcomes	2
Advances in preclinical assessment of therapeutic targets for bladder cancer precision medicine	2
Patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality of life after urinary diversions	2
Measuring quality of life in patients with kidney stone disease: is it the future in endourology?	2
Changes in practice patterns of nephrolithiasis in the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a review	2
Recent developments in perioperative combination therapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer	2
Urethra-sparing minimally invasive simple prostatectomy: an old technique revisited	2
The past, present, and future of pT0 in bladder cancer clinical trials	2
The contemporary role of varicocele repair: why operate when in-vitro fertilization results are so good?	2
Genetics of neuroendocrine prostate cancer: recent progress in genetic understanding is translating into therapeutic opportunities	2
Treatment options for multidrug-resistant Gram-negatives in urinary tract infections	2
Beyond the knife: strategic patient selection for cytoreductive nephrectomy	2
Organ storage in renal transplantation	2
AI-powered radiomics: revolutionizing detection of urologic malignancies	2
Overview of current applications and trends in artificial intelligence for cystoscopy and transurethral resection of bladder tumours	2
Lasers for benign prostatic hyperplasia (hybrid, blue diode, TFL, Moses). Which one to choose?	2
Robotic-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer	2
Management of upper urinary tract problems after radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma: tips and tricks	2
Poly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitor and androgen receptor signaling inhibitor for all comers for first-line treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: is gene sequencing out?	2
The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in the immuno-oncological therapy era	2
Latest insights into the pathophysiology of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis	2
Extent of lymph node dissection and impact on survival in radical cystectomy for advanced bladder cancer	2
Tumour microenvironment and focal therapy for prostate cancer	2
The place of robotic-assisted laparoscopy for BPO surgical management in 2021	2
Editorial: Future of kidney stone management	2
Update on classification of oncocytic neoplasms of the kidney	2
Immunotherapy in Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) unresponsive nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer	2
Organ-sparing treatment for T1 and T2 penile cancer: an updated literature review	2
Treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma: oncological and endocrine outcomes	2
Percutaneous management of upper tract stones: from mini to maxi percutaneous nephrolithotomy	2
Nerve-sparing technique in RPLND for testicular cancer	2
The role of prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/computed tomography in the management of prostate cancer patients: could we ask for more?	2
Extramammary Paget's Disease of genitourinary origin	2
Virtual reality vs. physical models in surgical skills training. An update of the evidence	2
Oligometastatic prostatic cancer recurrence: role of salvage lymph node dissection (sLND) and radiation therapy-stereotactic body radiation therapy (RT-SBRT)	2
Success factors for abdominal wall diversions, including ureterocutaneostomy	2
Leveraging behavioral modification technology for the prevention of kidney stones	2
Role of inguinal and pelvic lymph node dissection for primary urethral carcinoma: a systematic review	1
Implications and effects of COVID-19 on diagnosis and management of prostate cancer	1
Advanced sperm tests and impact on clinical male factor management	1
Definitions, outcomes and perspectives for oligometastatic bladder cancer: towards a standardized terminology	1
Endemic statistical paradoxes in epidemiologic studies distort knowledge on prostate cancer: mitigation and caution of fallacies in prostate cancer causal epidemiological studies	1
What is in the pipeline for new treatments for bladder pain syndrome/ interstitial cystitis?	1
Triaging urological surgeries to cope with the coronavirus-19 pandemic	1
The role of prophylactic prostatectomy as a primary prevention strategy in high-risk germline mutation carriers	1
Ureterorenoscopy for stone disease in pregnancy: a literature review and update	1
Triple therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	1
The ‘-ics’ of male reproduction: genomics, epigenetics, proteomics, metabolomics, and microbiomics	1
Novel germline mutations for active surveillance and imaging strategies in prostate cancer	1
Testicular cancer with small metastatic burden: optimal approach in 2024	1
Editorial: Lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostate hyperplasia and beyond	1
Radioguided surgery for lymph node metastases in prostate cancer	1
State of the art on stress incontinence management after benign prostatic obstruction surgery	1
Adrenal functional imaging – which marker for which indication?	1
Reimbursement of surgical procedures for benign prostatic hyperplasia: are we disincentivizing complex care?	1
Techniques and outcomes of percutaneous tumour ablation for small renal masses	1
Salvage radical prostatectomy	1
Implications of DNA damage repair alterations for the management of prostate cancer	1
Drug instillation in the management of urinary tract urothelial carcinoma	1
Role of lymphadenectomy during primary surgery for kidney cancer	1
Use of genomic markers to improve epidemiologic and clinical research in urology	1
Cytoreductive radical prostatectomy: who benefits from the surgical approach?	1
En-bloc resection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: does it really make a difference?	1
Assessment after focal therapy: what is the latest?	1
Is there a role for metastasis-directed therapy in bladder cancer?	1
Optimizing outcomes for men with severe infertility	1
The resurgence of methenamine hippurate in the prevention of recurrent UTIs in women- a systematic review	1
Navigation systems and 3D imaging in percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: improving outcomes and safety	1
Postoperative medical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms after benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery. Are we underestimating the problem?	1
Sex cord stromal tumors and tumors of the paratestis: new and old entities in a landscape of rare tumors	1
Detection of urological cancers by the signature of organic volatile compounds in urine, from dogs to electronic noses	1
The role of surgery for locally advanced urothelial cancers	1
Micropapillary bladder cancer: an evolving biology	1
Recent contributions of single-cell and spatial profiling to the understanding of bladder cancer	1
Research on texture images and radiomics in urology: a review of urological MR imaging applications	1
The role of nuclear medicine tracers for prostate cancer surgery: from preoperative to intraoperative setting	1
Digital health innovations in urology: telemedicine, wearables, and mobile applications – a systematic review of literature	1
Immunotherapy combinations for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer – failed trials and future aspects	1
Counseling for the man with severe male infertility	1
Prognostic impact of serum testosterone in metastatic hormone-naive prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Metastasis-directed therapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer	1
Current position of neuromodulation for bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis	1
Lasers in laparoscopic and robotic surgery: is there a need for them	1
Defining oligometastatic state in uro-oncological cancers	1
Editorial: Future of kidney stone management	1
Radical cystectomy and women's sexual health – can we do better?	1
Urinary continence in high-risk prostate cancer after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy	1
Prevention and management of urinary tract infections after cystectomy	1
Current evidence on local therapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer	1
Alternatives to whole gland treatment for localized prostate cancer: a review of novel focal therapies	1
Diagnostic evaluation for adrenal tumors – What does the urologist need to know about endocrine metabolic work up?	1
Testosterone therapy in prostate cancer: is it still a controversy?	1
Update on the management of complex strictures of the bulbar urethra	1