Vol. 97 No. 2 (2025)

Reviews - Andrology

3 articles

• Evaluating hormonal differences in post-orchidopexy patients: a meta-analysis of palpable vs. nonpalpable undescended testis

  Marshal Harvy Wicaksono Pantjoro, Anak Agung Ngurah Krisnanta Adnyana, Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13903

  • 938 abstract views
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• Sexual outcome of vasectomized patients: a systematic review

  Marshal Harvy Wicaksono, Ronald Sugianto, Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13644

  • 1,726 abstract views
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• Does bilateral undescended testis have worst testicular function than unilateral cases? A meta-analysis of adult orchidopexy patients

  Anak Agung Ngurah Krisnanta Adnyana, Marshal Harvy Wicaksono Pantjoro, Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13918

  • 1,098 abstract views
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Reviews - Oncology

3 articles

• The effect of flavonoid and subclasses supplementation on prostate specific antigen, hormonal parameters and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  Abdul Azis, Andi Asadul Islam, Haerani Rasyid, Lukman Hakim, Syakib Bakri, Agussalim Bukhari, Andi Alfian Zainuddin

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13645

  • 1,711 abstract views
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• Genetic determinants of prostate cancer predisposition in Ashkenazi Jews

  Gianpaolo Perletti, Daniel Cohen Hattab, Sergio DellaPergola, Ofer Gofrit, Vittorio Magri, Alberto Trinchieri

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13762

  • 1,055 abstract views
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• Predicting outcomes with pembrolizumab: a meta-analysis of pre-treatment hematological and clinical prognostic factors in advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma

  Kevin Yuwono, Junjungan Nimasratu Rahmatsani, Nadhifah Nadhifah, Revina Maharani, Zakaria Aulia Rahman

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13880

  • 1,024 abstract views
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  • 177 Supplementary

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Reviews - Stones and Infections

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• Is silodosin better than tadalafil as a medical expulsive therapy in lower ureter stones?

  Mohab Alsaid Saad Abdalaziz, Yousif Ahmad Hanafi, Belal Mohamed Hamed, Omar Fayez Abbas, Khaled Omar Mahmoud Khader, Mohammad kh. Alzawahreh, Hesham Ghzayel, Rashed Yousef Al Sharqi, Zaid F. Altawallbeh

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13642

  • 2,517 abstract views
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• Urine pH, citrate, and beyond: challenges of pharmaceutical stone management in daily urological practice

  Georgios Tsampoukas, Mohammad Ferdous Hossain , Antigoni Katsouri, Alisha Pati-Alam, Evangelos N. Symeonidis, Mohammad Moussa, Murtadha Almusafer, Mohammed Alameedee, Athanasios Papatsoris

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13798

  • 1,191 abstract views
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• Management of urinary stones by experts in stone disease (ESD 2025)

  Athanasios Papatsoris, Bogdan Geavlete, George Daniel Radavoi, Mohammed Alameedee, Murtadha Almusafer, M. Hammad Ather, Alberto Budia, Alin Adrian Cumpanas, Murat Can Kiremi, Athanasios Dellis, Mohamed Elhowairis, Juan Antonio Galán-Llopis, Petrisor Geavlete, Jordi Guimerà Garcia, Bernat Isern, Viorel Jinga, Juan Manuel Lopez, Juan Antonio Mainez, Iraklis Mitsogiannis, Jorge Mora Christian, Mohammad Moussa, Razvan Multescu, Yusuf Oguz Acar, Kremera Petkova, Adrià Piñero, Elenko Popov, Maria Ramos Cebrian, Stefan Rascu, Roswitha Siener, Petros Sountoulides, Kyriaki Stamatelou, Jaffry Syed, Alberto Trinchieri

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.14085

  • 13,591 abstract views
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Original Papers - Andrology

7 articles

• Exploring the association between hemoglobin, hematocrit, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio with erectile dysfunction in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

  Anak Agung Ngurah Krisnanta Adnyana, I Wayan Suarsana, Anak Agung Patriana Puspaningrat, Ida Bagus Oka Widya Putra

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13856

  • 1,285 abstract views
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• The changes of semen parameters of patients with clinical versus subclinical varicocele managed by laparoscopic varicocelectomy: observational study

  Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Mohamed A. Abdelaal, Mohamed A. Amer, Hassan Mamdouh, Ahmed F. El-Sherbiny  , Emad Elrewiny, Ahmed E. Elsaadany, Waleed A. Mahmoud, Mohamed S. Hasan, Mostafa T. Eldestawy, Hazem B. Zakaria, Shaimaa H. Mohamed, Mosab F. Alassal , Hany Elsegeay, Mohamed Y. Elamir

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13938

  • 1,083 abstract views
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• Evaluation of in vivo supplementation of 2660 mg D-aspartic acid and 200 mg ubiquinol and 10 mg zinc on different semen parameters in idiopathic male infertility: a randomized double blind placebo controlled study

  Sameh Fayek GamalEl din, Elnashar A.M., Yasser Elkhiat, Tarek Hussein, Mohamed Ahmed AbdElSalam, Ayman Alam, David Ramzy, Islam Moatamed, Ashraf Zeidan, Amr Elahwany, Mohamed Wael Ragab, Omar Zahran, Hany Saad

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13554

  • 2,168 abstract views
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• Inguinal hernia repair: a comparison of strengthening the posterior inguinal wall with aponeuroplasty versus the Lichtenstein technique (mesh repair). A randomized controlled trial in a low-resource setting

  Saif Ghabisha, Faisal Ahmed, Ahmed Ateik

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13790

  • 897 abstract views
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• Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on the erectile function of Egyptian obese men

  Ahmed Lamey, Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Osama Abdelmoneim, Mohamed Sherif Ali, Ahmed Elshaboury, Mohamed Rehan  , Saed Khater, Osama M. Ghoneimy, Maha M. Elzamek , Esam A. Elnady, Mohamed F. Elebiary, Mohamed Hindawy , Ahmed Wahsh, Satyabrata Garanayka, Mohamed Y. Elamir

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13912

  • 1,001 abstract views
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• Safety of large reservoirs in inflatable penile prosthesis surgery

  Ibrahim Alnadhari, Muammer Alshrani, Osama Abdeljaleel, Omar Ali, Abdulla Al-Ansari, Ahmad Shamsodini

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13480

  • 826 abstract views
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• Metastatic cancer to the penis: a multi-institutional comprehensive analysis of 31 patients

  Aldo Franco De Rose, Fabrizio Gallo, Francesca Ambrosini, Guglielmo Mantica, Tommaso Saccucci, Nataniele Piol, Bruno Spina, Franco Bertolotto, Carlo Ambruosi, Marco Ennas, Luca Timossi, Elisa Melani, Paola Baccini, Carlo Introini, Maurizio Schenone, Carlo Terrone

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13848

  • 1,066 abstract views
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Original Papers - Oncology

7 articles

• Analysis and adherence to guidelines of mobile health application for bladder cancer, where are we?

  Roberto La Rocca, Ernesto Di Mauro, Alfonso Falcone, Enrico Sicignano, Luigi Cirillo, Pasquale Reccia, Lorenzo Romano, Michelangelo Olivetta, Gennaro Mattiello, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Luigi De Luca, Ugo Amicuzi, Francesco Mastrangelo, Carmine Turco, Corrado Aniello Franzese, Ferdinando Fusco, Davide Arcaniolo, Vincenzo Maria Altieri, Luigi Napolitano

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13455

  • 860 abstract views
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• Increased expression of transglutaminase-2 is associated with invasive disease in bladder cancer

  Yavuz Karaca, Şükran Kayıpmaz, Dilek Telci, Oktay Akça

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13615

  • 1,333 abstract views
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• Current status of management and outcomes of muscle-invasive bladder cancer in Yemen: a retrospective observational study

  Khaled Al-Kohlany, Amal Al-Maleki, Majdi Al-Shami, Hani Hussein, Faisal Ahmed

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13760

  • 736 abstract views
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• A comparison of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus across North America, Central/South America, and South Korea

  Maxwell Sandberg, Rachel Vancavage, Claudia Marie-Costa, Emily Ye, Mitchell Hayes, Justin Miller, Reuben Ben David, Kartik Patel, Kimberly Waggener, Brejjette Aljabi, SeokSoon Byun, Patricio  García Marchiñena, Thiago Mourao, Charles Peyton, Reza Mehrazin, Philippe Spiess, Rafael Zanotti, Steven Chang, Stenio de Casio Zequi, Diego Abreu, Alejandro Rodriguez

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13820

  • 847 abstract views
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• PSMA PET/CT in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: why and when?

  Pietro Pepe, Ludovica Pepe, Daniele Cignoli, Marco Roscigno

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13746

  • 2,404 abstract views
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• BRCA mutations and prostate cancer: should urologist improve daily clinical practice?

  Simona Vatrano, Pietro Pepe, Ludovica Pepe, Nuccia Vella, Cristina Alario, Alessia Chiarandà, Chiara Taranto, Renato Scillieri, Cristina Mauceri, Filippo Fraggetta

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13635

  • 2,183 abstract views
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• Supratrigonal systectomy: last line treatment for radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

  José Alberto Pereira, Duarte Vieira-Brito, Mário Lourenço, Paulo Conceição, Ricardo Godinho, Pedro Peralta, Bruno Jorge Pereira, Carlos Rabaça

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13492

  • 1,213 abstract views
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Original Papers - Incontinence & Urodynamics

1 article

• Serum ferritin, bone marrow iron and mortality rate in chronic kidney disease patients with different methods of dialysis

  Mohammed Lateef Mohammed Alkhammasi, Bassam Muayad Alwan Al-Naqdi, Mina Muayad Alwan Al-Naqdi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13786

  • 666 abstract views
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Original Papers - Prostate

4 articles

• Impact of laparoscopic experience on learning curves in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a comparative analysis of oncological and functional outcomes

  Pier Paolo Prontera, Francesca Romana Prusciano, Lattarulo Marco, Arman Tsaturyan, Carmine Sciorio, Francesco Dibenedetto, Lorenzo Romano, Francesco Saverio Grossi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13640

  • 844 abstract views
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• ChatGPT artificial intelligence in clinical data analysis: an example comparing standard vs fusion prostate biopsy outcomes after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

  Pier Paolo Prontera, Francesca Romana Prusciano, Marco Lattarulo, Arman Tsaturyan, Francesco Addabbo, Carmine Sciorio, Francesco Saverio Grossi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13596

  • 1,079 abstract views
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• Extra-anatomical urinary diversion for malignant ureteric obstruction: our clinical experience

  Napoleon Moulavasilis, Konstantinos Douroumis, Konstantinos Kotrotsios, Periklis Anastasiou, Panagiotis Levis, Evangelos Fragkiadis, Ioannis Anastasiou

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13869

  • 785 abstract views
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• Recovery of functional outcomes after robot assisted radical prostatectomy: impact of vacuum therapy compared to PDE5 inhibitors alone

  Pier Paolo Prontera, Francesca Romana Prusciano, Marco Lattarulo, Arman Tsaturyan, Carmine Sciorio, Francesco Saverio Grossi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13639

  • 1,511 abstract views
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Original Papers - Stones and Infections

3 articles

• Predictors of treatment failure and outcome assessment of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with the Dornier Compact Delta^® III Pro: experience from the first 1000 treatments

  Morshed Salah, Maged Al-Ghashmi, Bela Tallai, Abu Baker, Mohammed Ibrahim, Tawiz Gul, Hatem Kamkoum, Salvan Alhabash, Hossameldin Alnawsara, Abdoulhafid Elmogassabi, Maged Alrayashi, Mohammed Ebrahim, Mohamed Abdelkareem, Faisal Ahmed

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13867

  • 1,357 abstract views
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• Complications in emergency ureteroscopy for ureteral stone treatment: a retrospective study

  Khalil Al-Naggar, Faisal Ahmed, Khaled Al-Kohlany, Ibrahim Alnadhari

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13759

  • 1,216 abstract views
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• Buccal mucosal graft for onlay ureteroplasty in the management of proximal ureteral stricture

  Ahmed Salah Nasef, Ibrahim Alaa Eldin Tagrida, Mohamed Fawzy Salman, Adel Elatreisy, Sabry Mahmoud Khaled

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13695

  • 816 abstract views
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Original Papers - Urogynecology

2 articles

• Analysis of factors associated with length of stay in renal trauma patients: a single-centre retrospective study

  Paksi Satyagraha, Besut Daryanto, Bagas Wilianto, Fauzan Kurniawan Dhani

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13939

  • 595 abstract views
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• What is the diagnostic process experience of patients with genital Lichen? An Italian Survey

  Stefano Lauretti, Michele Rizzo, Lorena Di Marco, Luca Braulin, Enzo Maria F. Palminteri, Marco Bitelli, Muriel Rouffaneau, Tommaso Cai, Giovanni Liguori, Alessandro Palmieri

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13379

  • 711 abstract views
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Letters to the Editor

3 articles

• Kidney stones and metabolic bone diseases not linked to parathyroid disfunction: a proposal for an integrated management

  Anita Vergatti, Veronica Abate, Matteo Della Monica, Alfonso Varriale, Simone Magelli, Francesca Garofano, Lanfranco D'Elia, Antonio Barbato, Gianpaolo De Filippo, Domenico Rendina

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13870

  • 937 abstract views
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• Should pathologists and clinicians continue to consider Grade Group 1 (Gleason score ≤6) prostate cancer as a true carcinoma? Let’s hear from patient advocates

  Rodolfo Montironi, Alessia Cimadamore, Antonio Lopez-Beltran, Eamonn T. Rogers, Liang Cheng

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13925

  • 756 abstract views
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• Should magnetic resonance imaging be considered in every patient before a bladder outflow obstruction procedure?

  Ivo Donkov, Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis, Abhisekh Chatterjee, Tevita Aho, Mark Emberton, Panagiotis Nikolinakos

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13935

  • 612 abstract views
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