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Call for GPIU study national representatives
The EAU Section of Infections in Urology (ESIU) is looking for national representatives for the Global Prevalence Study on Infections in Urology (GPIU study). The GPIU study is an international web-based study designed to gather surveillance data on antibiotic...
ESUO redefines its name and mission to increase appeal
Figure 1: Countries the ESUO has data on in green The EAU’s youngest section, the ESUO has changed its name to better reflect the realities of outpatient urology around Europe. Founded in 2017 as the EAU Section of Urologists...
COVID-19 Recommendations by EAU Guidelines panels
We face a truly unprecedented healthcare crisis. The COVID 19 pandemic is testing the resources and capacity of health systems around the world. Anaesthetists and theatre teams are being redeployed, Intensive Care Units are struggling with a surge in...
EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS) guidelines during COVID-19 emergency
Below, you will find the ERUS Guidelines on dealing with robotic surgery during COVID-19 Pandemic. Due to time constraints, a rigorous review process has not been possible. These guidelines are the results of the scientific evidence present and are...
Penile transplantation programmes in Europe: Multidisciplinary team should include urological surgeon
Prof. Ignacio Moncada (left) and Prof. Curtis Cetrulo. In the past, penile transplantation was a theme for jokes, more than a medical reality. But now the Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) has become a viable alternative for some complex defects (face,...
Results of ESUO section surveys spark discussion of what should be considered office urology
Office urologists in Europe in percentage terms and absolute numbers per country (click on the image to enlarge). Exploring office urology in Europe is an important goal of the EAU Section of Urologists in Office (ESUO). It was founded...
Examining the near future of uro-technology
Urologists pride themselves on using the latest technology to better treat their patients: from minimally invasive surgery to robotics, improved imaging and even the construction of artificial implants, technology drives innovation. At EAU20, technology is of course represented by...
Art in Flexible step 2 prepares for minimally invasive field
Designed for third-year residents to meet the contemporary needs in the treatment of urolithiasis, Art in Flexible is a mix of complementary hands-on training sessions and theoretical insights. Divided into three steps each being reached by fewer participants, the...
Masterclass explores new FT techniques and technologies
New focal therapy (FT) techniques, rationale for FT, treatment modalities such as hemiablation to ultrafocal, tools, and development of new energies were the core of the ESU-ESUT-ESUI Masterclass on Focal Therapy for Localised Prostate Cancer’s programme. Organised by the...
Object of the Month: Teaching the art of cystoscopy with the Bladder Phantom
Every month, an EAU History Office member chooses an item of particular interest from the European Museum of Urology. This instrument was chosen by Dr Friedrich Moll, Urologist at the University of Cologne Medical Centre, medical historian and curator of...
ESUT20: Leipzig to welcome “present and future of surgical technology”
“ESUT20 is THE event where experts and beginners can see the present and future of surgical technology,” says Dr. Bernardo Rocco, board member of the titular EAU Section of Uro-Technology of the section’s upcoming 7th meeting in Leipzig, Germany....
A complete spectrum of clinical laser applications
Set in the historic Sant Pau Recinte Modernista in Barcelona, the ESU-ESUT Masterclass on Lasers in Urology provided a complete spectrum of clinical laser applications in the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction, bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma, renal...