Welcome to This Week in Urology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning advanced therapeutics in renal cell carcinoma, innovations in stone management, risk stratification and interventions in prostate cancer, and critical survivorship and monitoring strategies in bladder and penile malignancies. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Adjuvant Pembrolizumab plus Belzutifan for Renal-Cell Carcinoma — The New England Journal of Medicine 2026
2. Casdatifan shows durable response linked to HIF-2α biology in kidney cancer — Nature 2026
3. STHLM3 NorDCaP: prospective multicentre trial of Stockholm3 for active surveillance biopsy guidance — BJU International 2026
4. Intrarenal pressure and clinical outcomes during suction-assisted versus conventional percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis — World Journal of Urology 2026
5. Longitudinal circulating tumour DNA identifies patients at high risk of upstaging and recurrence in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer — BJU International 2026
6. Ablative radiotherapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer — BJU International 2026
7. Venous thromboembolism after penile cancer surgery: a UK PeCaN study — BJU International 2026
8. Safety and efficacy of different surgical approaches in single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy based on propensity score matching analysis — World Journal of Urology 2026
9. Should Male Pattern Baldness Be Considered in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis — European Urology Focus 2026

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Welcome to This Week in Urology. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning three major themes: real-world advancements in prostate cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, surgical volume thresholds and reconstructive outcomes in benign urology, and optimized patient pathways in endourology and functional bladder disorders. Let us dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Contemporary Prostate Cancer Intraprostatic Imaging Scores: A Practical and Hands-on Guide for Urologists. — European urology focus 2026
2. A nationwide histopathology study reflecting the impact of the introduction of MRI in the diagnostic trajectory of prostate cancer in routine clinical care. — Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2026
3. Hospital caseload thresholds for improved perioperative outcomes during transurethral resection or enucleation of the prostate: results from the GRAND study. — World journal of urology 2026
4. Irritable bowel syndrome subtype predicts treatment response and defines distinct mechanistic phenotypes in OAB-IBS comorbidity: a prospective observational study. — World journal of urology 2026
5. Oncological Outcomes of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Patients Aged ≤45: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study. — The Journal of urology 2026
6. Procedure, Safety, and Outcomes of Patient-Controlled Sedation in Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: A 7-Year Cohort Study. — Journal of endourology 2026
7. Genitourinary Injury After Radiation Therapy: Understanding Burden of Disease and Evolving Therapeutic Advancements. — European urology focus 2026
8. How will PLUDO, PSMAfore, SPLASH, and ECLIPSE Impact Prostate Cancer Management? — European urology focus 2026
9. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Surgical Reconstruction for Bladder Neck and Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis: The Case for Etiology-specific Definitions and Reporting. — European urology focus 2026
10. Microsurgical Denervation of the Penis for Lifelong Premature Ejaculation: A Prospective Multicenter Study Evaluating Technique Modification and Early Clinical Outcomes. — Urology 2026

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Welcome to This Week in Urology. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning advances in urologic oncology, new approaches in functional urology, and key updates in pediatric care and surgical technique. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Cystectomy Remains Standard of Care Following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. — European urology 2026
2. Age and postoperative unplanned reintubation: A retrospective observational study using the NSQIP Pediatric database. — The Journal of urology 2026
3. The contemporary management of pediatric renal trauma: A retrospective 10-year analysis of the National Trauma Databank. — The Journal of urology 2026
4. Artificial intelligence in urology: A review of United States Food and Drug Administration-cleared devices. — BJU international 2026
5. Adaptive Pudendal Nerve Stimulation: A Pilot Study on Safety, Technical Feasibility, and Clinical Effect. — Neurourology and urodynamics 2026
6. Comparative Outcomes of Commonly Used Morcellator Devices in Endoscopic Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — Journal of endourology 2026
7. Single-port robotic radical prostatectomy: early results from a UK centre. — World journal of urology 2026
8. A Novel Template for Intravesical Botulinum Toxin Injection in Patients With Idiopathic Overactive Bladder: A Cohort Study. — Neurourology and urodynamics 2026
9. Long-term outcomes of upper tract urothelial carcinoma in kidney transplant recipients: efficacy of bilateral radical nephroureterectomy and prognostic comparison of unilateral nephroureterectomy with non-transplant patients. — World journal of urology 2026

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Welcome to This Week in Urology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning major updates in prostate cancer management, new data on benign conditions like BPH and recurrent UTIs, and key considerations in complex oncologic and reconstructive surgery. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

1. How Will PSMAddition Impact the Management of Prostate Cancer? — European urology focus 2026
2. Urethral Complications After Masculinizing Genital Gender-affirming Surgery. — European urology focus 2026
3. Regulating Innovation: Why the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act Matters for Urologists-Recommendations from the EAU AI Working Group. — European urology 2026
4. Nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma recurrence in bladder cancer patients treated with radical cystectomy: a multicentric propensity score matched analysis on predictors, practice patterns and survival outcomes. — World journal of urology 2026
5. Vaginal Estrogen Use Reduces Serious Adverse Outcomes in Women of All Age Groups With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection: An Epic Cosmos Database Analysis. — Urology 2026
6. Water Vapor Therapy for the Management of Prostate Cancer: The VAPOR 2 Study Initial Results of Ablative Efficacy and Toxicity. — The Journal of urology 2026
7. Delphi consensus on ex vivo fluorescence confocal microscopy in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. — BJU international 2026
8. Zenflow spring system for benign prostatic hyperplasia - 24 month outcomes of the ZEST pilot studies. — Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2026
9. Safety, Hemostasis, and Surgical Precision: Reconsidering Tranexamic Acid in Contemporary Urologic Surgery. — European urology 2026
10. Longitudinal Evolution of Uroflowmetry Patterns from Childhood to Puberty After Hypospadias Repair: A 12-Year Cohort Study. — Urology 2026

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Welcome to This Week in Urology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the rise of artificial intelligence in surgical and diagnostic urology, a critical look at safety and complications in BPH management, and innovations in endourologic devices and techniques. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Water vapor thermotherapy and high-grade Clavien-Dindo complications: retrospective analysis of 10 cases. — World journal of urology 2026
2. Automated recognition of surgical phases in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using a Hiera-based vision transformer. — BJU international 2026
3. Artificial Intelligence-Powered Cystoscopy Diagnostic Support System: Clinical Application of Multiarchitecture Deep Learning Models. — Journal of endourology 2026
4. Artificial Intelligence-Based Objective Evaluation of Nerve-Sparing Status Combined With Preserved Urethral Length Predicts Urinary Continence Recovery After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. — International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association 2026
5. Comparative analysis of genitourinary toxicity following bladder outlet obstruction procedures in patients before versus after radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: a retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX database. — Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2026
6. Assessing multiple chatGPT versions on novel content in the Taiwan urology board examination: accuracy, speed, and domain-specific performance. — World journal of urology 2026
7. Comparative Analysis of Ureteral Reimplantation and Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Injection Between Two Centers with Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — The Journal of urology 2026
8. Perioperative hyperchloremia is associated with acute kidney injury in elderly patients undergoing bipolar plasmakinetic transurethral resection of the prostate: a prospective observational study. — World journal of urology 2026
9. Comparative Analysis of A Novel Air-Bubble Guided Percutaneous Access Technique Against Traditional Fluoroscopic Techniques. — Journal of endourology 2026
10. A Novel Thermally Expanding Nickel-Titanium Alloy Metallic Ureteral Stent for the Management of Ureteral Strictures. — Journal of endourology 2026

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Welcome to This Week in Urology. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning advancements in prostate cancer diagnostics, outcomes in urologic oncology, and the role of technology and standardization in our procedures. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Letter to the Editor: Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up. — European urology 2026
2. Present and future of ureteral stent technology: a review by the EAU endourology section. — World journal of urology 2026
3. International Multicentre Analysis of Perioperative Complications Following Major Urologic Oncologic Surgery: Early Results from More than 130 000 Procedures from the CAMUS Collaborative. — European urology focus 2026
4. PSMA-PET Total Tumor Volume Response: Ready for Prime Time or a Work in Progress? — European urology 2026
5. Semen RNA-Based Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection and Risk Stratification: A Prospective Multicenter Validation Study. — The Journal of urology 2026
6. Development of Performance Metrics for Flexible Cystoscopy: Results from an In-Person Modified Delphi Consensus Meeting. — Journal of endourology 2026
7. Management of Lymph Node-Positive Renal Cell Carcinoma: Updated Recommendations from the European Association of Urology Renal Cell Carcinoma Guidelines Panel. — European urology 2026
8. Secondary leukaemia after testicular germ cell tumour treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — BJU international 2026
9. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Urodynamic Data Interpretation: A Narrative Review. — Neurourology and urodynamics 2026

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