Vol. 98 No. 1 (2026)

Editorials

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• Epidemiology of urolithiasis: between big data and field research

  Alberto Trinchieri

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.15172

  • 488 abstract views
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Reviews - Andrology

4 articles

• Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of Peyronie's disease: our initial experience

  Giuseppe Saitta, Riccardo Trovato, Vincenzo Striano, Simone Di Salvatore, Giuseppe Di Paola, Andrea Simone Ceresoli, Franco Anacleto Mantovani, Attilio Luigi Meazza, Mauro Seveso

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14737

  • 1,037 abstract views
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• Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma hominis: a systematic review in urology

  Jorge Llaca-Díaz, Nestor Casillas-Vega

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14694

  • 951 abstract views
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• Long-term patency and pregnancy after vasovasostomy: a comprehensive review

  Ramsey Ghaleb, Marwan Hamadeh, Fred Lee, Kareem Touleimat, Mohamad Abou Chakra, Igor Duquesne, Mahmoud Mima

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14877

  • 1,355 abstract views
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• Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell secretome promotes testicular regeneration following chemically induced injury: a review of preclinical studies

  Nadya Nathalia Evangelista, Indah Dian Shafira, Nova Sylviana, Andri Rezano

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14735

  • 735 abstract views
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Reviews - Stones and Infections

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• Epidemiology of urolithiasis in Europe and Latin America

  Alberto Trinchieri, Gianpaolo Perletti, Kamran Bhatti, Vittorio Magri, Kostantinos Stamatiou

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.15173

  • 1,074 abstract views
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  • 93 Supplementary

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Original Papers - Andrology

7 articles

• Therapeutic supplementation with antioxidants and vitamins improved sperm motility among infertile men with idiopathic low spermatogenesis

  Fadi Sawaqed, Mohammed Suoub, Malik Ayyad, Samer Al-Rawashdeh, Yousef M. Al‑saraireh, Mohammad Salem Hareedy

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14685

  • 597 abstract views
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• Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy in vasculogenic erectile dysfunction refractory to PDE5 inhibitors: a prospective study with 12- and 18-month outcomes

  Giuseppe Saitta, Giuseppe Di Paola, Simone Di Salvatore, Benedetto Calabrese, Andrea Simone Ceresoli, Franco Mantovani, Attilio Luigi Meazza, Mauro Seveso

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14707

  • 1,515 abstract views
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• Laparoscopically assisted microsurgical vasovasostomy for obstructive azoospermia following bilateral inguinal hernia repair: a case series

  Samuel Bastos, Vítor Oliveira, Ana Sabença, Rui Maciel, Miguel Lourenço, João Peralta, Luís Xambre

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14789

  • 586 abstract views
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• TOP Flat Magnetic Stimulation therapy for post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence

  Nicola Mondaini, Fabio Crocerossa, Mauro Gacci, Francesco Cantiello, Irene Fusco, Alessandra Comito, Tiziano Zingoni, Rocco Damiano

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14666

  • 814 abstract views
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• Male external genitalia self-mutilation in Burkina Faso: Nationwide study of 13 cases

  Clotaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yaméogo, Hassami Sawadogo, Brahima Kirakoya, Abdoul-Karim Pare, Adama Ouattara, Fasnewinde Aristide Kabore

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14446

  • 683 abstract views
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• Varicocelectomy for nonobstructive azoospermia should be considered only in carefully selected patients: opinions based on treatment experience at Dokkyo Medical University

  Kei-Ichiro Uemura, Tosiyuki Iwahata, Akiyoshi Osaka, Ippei Hiramatsu, Kouhei Sugimoto, Horoshi Okada, Kazutaka Saito

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14612

  • 716 abstract views
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• The psychological impact of Peyronie's disease: a retrospective analysis of 603 patients

  Gianni Paulis, Andrea Paulis

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14758

  • 1,339 abstract views
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Original Papers - Incontinence & Urodynamics

1 article

• Diagnostic performance and cost-effectiveness of portable digital pH meters and traditional dipsticks for urine pH monitoring in patients at risk of recurrent urolithiasis

  Juan Antonio Galán, Athanasios Papatsoris, Guzmán Ordaz, Bernat Isern

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14746

  • 754 abstract views
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Original Papers - Oncology

4 articles

• PSMA PET/CT in diagnosing and staging high grade prostate cancer: accuracy and cost-effectiveness

  Pietro Pepe, Ludovica Pepe, Gabriele Pepe, Vincenzo Fiorentino

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14797

  • 611 abstract views
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• Results of rotational thromboelastometry confirm venous thromboembolic risk prediction in urologic patients

  Konstantinos Douroumis, Konstantinos Kotrotsios, Napoleon Moulavasilis, Evangelos Fragkiadis, Panagiota Stratigopoulou, Ioannis Adamakis, Ioannis Anastasiou, Konstantinos Stravodimos, Dionysios Mitropoulos

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14624

  • 740 abstract views
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• Perineal versus retropubic radical prostatectomy in localized prostate cancer: extended analysis of a prospective randomized cohort

  Utku Can, Cemal Goktas, Alper Coskun, Bilal Eryildirim

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14754

  • 654 abstract views
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• Penile cancer in Burkina Faso: epidemiology and difficulties of management about 21 cases

  Abdoul-Karim Paré, Delphine Yé, Alain Sanou, Clotaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yaméogo, Brahima Kirakoya, Mohamed Simporé, Amidou Bako, Hassami Sawadogo, Adama Ouattara, Aristide Fasnewinde Kaboré

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14590

  • 604 abstract views
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Original Papers - Prostate

4 articles

• Khat chewing, poly-substance use, and lower urinary tract symptoms: a cross-sectional analysis among Yemeni medical university students

  Mohammed Noman, Faisal Ahmed, Saleh Al-Wageeh, Qasem Alyhari, Saif Ghabisha, Ahmed Ateik, Ibrahim Alnadhari, Abdulghani Al-Hagri, Nasr Alhajeeli, Mazen Karama

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14744

  • 928 abstract views
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• Early risk stratification after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: the role of positive surgical margins

  Alberto Zambudio-Munuera, Irene Millán-Ramos, Patricia Rodríguez-Parras, Francisco Gutiérrez-Tejero, Maria Teresa Melgarejo-Segura, Miguel Arrabal-Martin, Miguel Angel Arrabal-Polo

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14871

  • 431 abstract views
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• Incidental prostate cancer following surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a cohort study

  Rui Pedrosa, João Lorigo, Ana João Guerra, Bárbara Figueiredo, Vasco Quaresma, Miguel Eliseu, Paulo Temido, Arnaldo Figueiredo

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14669

  • 797 abstract views
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• Prognostic value of Ki67 and PSA-immunostaining in de novo metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

  Ana Marta Ferreira, Roberto Jarimba, André Rego, João Gama, Rui Almeida, Miguel Eliseu, Vasco Quaresma, Pedro Nunes, Vitor Sousa, Arnaldo Figueiredo

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14731

  • 429 abstract views
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Original Papers - Stones and Infections

6 articles

• A comparative study of sutureless versus sutured transperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for large proximal ureteral stones: efficacy, safety, and perioperative outcomes

  Seyed Ali Eslahi, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Iman Shamohammadi, Ali Akbarian, Ali Adib, Mazen Karama, Faisal Ahmed

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14794

  • 352 abstract views
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• Transition learning curve of a single surgeon performing ultrasound-guided modified lateral position percutaneous nephrolithotomy

  Ngoc Thai Nguyen, Shinnosuke Kuroda, Trong Nhan Tran, Thanh Vu Phung, Huynh Dang Khoa Nguyen

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14900

  • 598 abstract views
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• Outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a resource-limited setting: a retrospective study

  Radman Ghaleb, Sultan Qaid, Noaman Almashraki, Nagm Aldean Haider, Ebrahim Al-Shami, Basam Musleh Musleh, Jamil Muleky, Faisal Ahmed

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14940

  • 1,182 abstract views
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• Metabolic and surgical predictors in horseshoe and pelvic ectopic kidneys

  Ștefan Rașcu, Ovidiu Catalin Nechita, Tudor Marian Proca, Daniel Liviu Badescu, George-Sabin Popescu, Viorel Jinga

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14702

  • 558 abstract views
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• Prospective observational comparative study on antibiotic prophylaxis in cystoscopy: towards a rational use of antimicrobials

  Pedro Magno Serrano, Pedro Barros, Marco Dores, Aníbal Coutinho

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14883

  • 305 abstract views
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• Incidence and pattern of antimicrobial resistance of main bacterial isolates from patients with communityacquired urinary tract infections in North of Iraq

  Saman Salih Fakhralddin, Proosha Adil Abdullah, Diyan Noori Ibrahim, Koras Bahaaldin Maarouf

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14715

  • 895 abstract views
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Original Papers - Urogynecology

2 articles

• Analysis of the need for realistic circumcision manikin design as a learning resource for medical students in the clinical skills laboratory: mixed methods study

  Pebrian Jauhari, Rachmadya Nur Hidayah, Yoyo Suhoyo, Muhammad Faruk

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14848

  • 390 abstract views
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• Effectiveness of CO₂ micro-ablative vaginal laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent cystitis

  Maurizio Filippini, Jessica Sozzi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14671

  • 621 abstract views
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Letters to the Editor

1 article

• Feasibility of simultaneous single port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy in spinal and opioid-sparing general anaesthesia without tracheal intubation

  Gianna Pace, Alessandro Del Rosso, Daniele Romagnoli, Michele Marchioni, Nicola Langiano, Luigi Schips

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2026.14821

  • 402 abstract views
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