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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