De Historia Urologiae Europaeae

From the first edition, presented at the 11th EAU Congress in Berlin, Germany in 1994, the EAU's History Office has produced an annual volume of research into the origins of urology. Over the years, this body of work has grown to cover a wide range of historical and cultural facets of the field. Now, for the first time, every volume is collected and freely available on Uroweb. Browse the editions below and read them as originally published over the past thirty years.

Physical copies of Volumes 1-32 remain available through our online bookstore or via info@uroweb.org. 

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These volumes of De Historia Urologiae Europaeae have been re-published online in 2025. Apart from an additional page featuring this disclaimer, these volumes are presented in their original form as a way to open up the body of knowledge contained within, beyond printed books.

Some editions of De Historia are over thirty years old and may contain outdated references, language, points of view or even information. Correspondence information may be out of date, authors passed away or certain copyright issues may arise.

While fact-checked and published with the best of intentions on its original publication date, the views of the authors as expressed in these chapters are not necessarily condoned by or in line with the views of the European Association of Urology and its History Office in 2025.

Volume 1 (1994)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne
"The History of the European Association of Urology" by Willy Gregoir
"The History of Venereal Disease" by Johan Mattelaer
"On the Excision of Stones both Above and Below the Pubic Bone" by Johan Herman Francken
"The Structure of the Kidney From Aristotle to Malpighi" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"The Structure and the Function of the Testicles from Aristotle to the “Textis Examinatus” of Claudius Aubry (1658)" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"The History of Exstrophy of the Bladder: The Dutch Contribution" by Jos De Vries et al.
"The First Case of Spina Bifida" by Jan Van Gool et al.

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Volume 2 (1995)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Urology in the British Isles" by John Blandy
"The History of Urology in Russia" by Leonid Gorilovsky
"The History of Urology in Austria" by Horst Haschek
"The History of Urology in Italy" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"Highlights of the History of Urology in Flanders and Belgium" by Johan Mattelaer et al.
"Highlights of the History of Urology in Poland" by Ludwik Mazurek
"Urological Knowledge in Renaissance Spain" by Remigio Vela Navarrete
"Highlights of the History of Urology in Sweden" by Eric Lindstedt
"A Short History of Urology in Hungary" by Peter Magasi

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Volume 3 (1996)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Urology in France" by Alain Jardin
"Highlights from the History of Greek Urology" by S.G. Marketos et al.
"The History of Urology in the Netherlands" by Jos de Vries
"Highlights of the History of Urology in Croatia" by D. Derezic et al.
"The History of Urology in Finland" by K.J. Oravisto
"The History of Urology in Romania" by E. Proca
"An Introduction to Methodological Problems in the History of Urology" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"Outline of a Critical Survey of Urological Historiography" by Paolo Marandola et al.
"Catheters and Sounds: The History of Bladder Catheterisation" by Johan Mattelaer

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Volume 4 (1997)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Bulgarian Urology" by Todor Patrashkov et al.
"The History of Urology in Portugal" by Fernando Calais da Silva et al.
"The Development of Urology in Denmark" by Valdemar Hvidt et al.
"The History of Urology in Norway" by Brynjulf Otnes
"The History of Urology in Serbia and Montenegro" by Jovan Nikolic et al.
"The Modern History of Urology in Greece" by S.G. Marketos et al.
"The History of Urology in Switzerland" by D. Hauri
"The History of the EORTC Urological Group" by M. Pavone-Macaluso et al.
"Urolithiasis in Non-Medical Byzantine Texts" by J. Lascaratos et al.
"The Early Surgical History of Bladder Cancer" by Francis I. Chinegwundoh
"Restoration of the Prepuce: A Historical Review" by Dirk Schultheiss et al.
"Errata – Corrections to Volumes I-III" by Sergio Musitelli

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Volume 5 (1998)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The Modern History of Urology in Spain since the Renaissance" by Emilio Maganto Pavón et al.
"Highlights in the History of Urology in Germany" by Peter Rathert et al.
"The History of Urology in Albania" by Flamur Tartari
"A Brief History of Urology in Slovakia" by Vladimir Zvara et al.
"The History of Urology in Malta" by Paul Cassar
"Pharmacological Treatment of Urological Diseases in the Roman Empire" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"The History of the Urodynamics of the Lower Urinary Tract" by Johan Mattelaer
"Circumcision, a Symbolic Act? A History and Attempted Interpretation" by M. Libert
"Lithotomy: One of the most macabre chapters in the history of urology" by J. De Moerloose
"Tableau De L’operation de la Taille by Marin Marais (1725)" by S. Evers
"Urologic References in the Homeric Epics" by Effie Poulakou-Rebelakou et al.

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Volume 6 (1999)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Uroscopy" by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Urology in Georgia" by L.G. Managadze et al.
"The History of Urology in Turkey" by Vural Solok et al.
"A Brief History of Urology in Leningrad" by Leonid Gorilovski
"The Development of Urology in Lithuania" by K.K. Jocius et al.
"The History of Urolithiasis and Endoscopy in Albania" by Flamur Tartari
"Urology and Urine in Bernardino Ramazzini" by Paolo Marandola et al.
"Androgen Therapy and Rejuvination in the Early 20th Century" by Dirk Schultheiss et al.
"Tribute to one of the Pioneers of Greek Urological Historiography: Dr. Spyros Naoumidis" by S.G. Marketos et al.
"Letter to the Editor: Concerning the Article 'Restoration of the Prepuce: A Historical Review'" by F. Sorrentino et al.

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Volume 7 (2000)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Urology in The Ukraine" by S.P. Pasechnikov
"Curative Attempts in Illnesses of the Urinary Organs in Medieval Iceland" by Charlotte Kaiser
"Fifty Years of Inter-Scandinavian Urological Collaboration: A Retrospective View" by Åke Fritjofsson
"Lithotomy in the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Peter P. Figdor
"Endoscopic Lithotripsy of Urinary Bladder Calculi" by Matthias A. Reuter
"The History of Trocars" by Günther Seydl
"Lithotripsy in America: Transfer of the Technique from Europe, 1824-1840" by James M. Edmonson
"Charles V: An Innovating Urology Patient" by Remigio Vela Navarrete
"Highlights in the History of the Operating Microscope" by Johan Denil et al.
"Robert Proust – An Eminent Doctor in the Shadow of his Famous Brother Marcel" by Reiner Speck

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Volume 8 (2001)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"Urology in Estonia: Past and Present" by Gennadi Timberg et al.
"The History of Urology in the Republic of Macedonia" by Stravidis Aleksander
"Europe’s Influence on American Urology in the 19th Century" by Rainer Engel
"Vienna: A Treasury of the History of Medicine and Urology" by Johan Mattelaer
"The Historic Interaction of Urology and Anaesthesia" by Friedrich Moll et al.
"Maldescensus Testis- The History of Operative Treatment" by Knut Albrecht et al.
"A Reinvestigation of the Significance of ‘Bombolzini’ in the History of Endoscopy" by Peter Paul Figdor
"The History of Urinary Infections" by Jaakko O. Elo
"John Hunter (1728-1793): Founder of Scientific Urology and Pioneer in the Field of Urogenital Surgery" by K. Skrepetis et al.
"Otto Kneise (1875-1953): A Pioneer of Modern Urology" by Konert Jürgen

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Volume 9 (2002)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Urology in Bohemia – Prague" by L. Jarolím
"The History of Urology in Slovenia" by Boris Sedmak et al.
"Europe’s Influence on the Development of South American Urology" by Emilio Maganto Pavón
"Modern Urologists: Where do you come from?" by Paolo Marandola et al.
"Franz Von Paula Gruithuisen (1774-1852): His Contribution to the Development of Lithotripsy" by Thaddaeus Zajaczkowski et al.
"Francesco Pajola (1742-1816): A Pioneer of Lithotomy" by Peter Paul Figdor
"The History of Renal Anatomo-Physiology" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"Leon Kryński: Eminent Urologist of the Late 19th Century, Creator of Submucosal Transplantation of Ureters into the Sigmoid Colon" by Roman Sosnowski et al.
"A 10th Century Medical Deontologist, Ishaq Ibn Al-Ruhawi, and his Statement on Beverages" by Sahin Aksoy et al.
"Operative Urology and the Hippocratic Oath" by Panagiotis F. Kalafatis et al.
"Comment on the Article 'Operative Urology and the Hippocratic Oath'" by Sergio Musitelli
"Letter to the Editors from the Hellenic Urological Association about the use of the term 'Republic of Macedonia' in Vol. 8"

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Volume 10 (2003)

Foreword by Frans Debruyne and Introduction by Johan Mattelaer
"The History of Urology in the Republic of Belarus" by A. Strotsky
"Urology in the Maria Hospital in Helsinki, Finland" by Jaakko Elo et al.
"The Peregrinations of the Lichtleiter" by Johan J. Mattelaer et al.
"Women in European Urology" by Mirja Ruutu et al.
"Julius Bruck (1840-1902): His Contribution to the Development of Endoscopy" by Thaddaeus Zajaczkowski et al.
"Urological Techniques of Serefeddin Sabuncuoglu in the 15th Century Ottoman Period" by Ayhan Verit et al.
"Evolution of Vasography during the 20th Century" by K. Skrepetis et al.
"Castration from Mesopotamia to the XVI Century" by Sergio Musitelli et al.
"The Proof of Paternity: The History of an Andrological-Forensic Challenge" by Knut Albrecht et al.

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Volumes 11-33 will be added shortly!