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Lithotripsy Literature Database

Welcome to our comprehensive Lithotripsy Literature Database. This carefully curated resource provides access to scientific publications covering all aspects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Whether you are looking for clinical studies, technical innovations, or long-term outcomes, this database supports medical professionals, researchers and students in staying informed about the latest developments in lithotripsy.

Man MY. et al., 2026: Does surgical removal of kidney stones help prevent the recurrence of urinary tract infections? A systematic review.

Man MY, Somani B, Pietropaolo A.
Curr Opin Urol. 2026 Jan 1;36(1):103-111. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000001328

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Wróblewski K. et al., 2026: . Current Perspectives on Urolithiasis: Pathogenesis, Clinical Management, and Treatment.

Wróblewski K, Wróblewska P, Szukalska S, Karczewska M, Lichwala K, Samborska A, Balajewicz B, Siwek L.
Cureus. 2026 Jan 9;18(1):e101141. doi: 10.7759/cureus.101141

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Yang CC. et al., 2026: Relapse Following Ultrasonic Propulsion-Facilitated Clearance of Residual Kidney Stone Fragments Versus Observation.

Yang CC, Holt SK, Desai AC.
J Endourol. 2026 Feb;40(2):246-251. doi: 10.1177/08927790251394321

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Henderson S. et al., 2026: Validating ChatGPT-4-Generated Patient Information Leaflets for Common Endourological Procedures: A Survey of Urology Health Care Professionals.

Henderson S, Reeves T, Somani B.
J Endourol. 2026 Jan;40(1):117-121. doi: 10.1177/08927790251387371

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Shen Z. et al., 2026: Nomogram Model for Predicting Clinical Efficacy of Emergency Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Calculi: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study.

Shen Z, Zhang S, Gui Y, Wang Y, Yu G.
Arch Esp Urol. 2026 Jan;79(1):88-97. doi: 10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20267901.11

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Tan MO. 2026: Comment on "Retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of stones in congenital anomalous kidneys: a case-matched comparative study with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy".

Tan MO.
Urolithiasis. 2026 Mar 9;54(1):65. doi: 10.1007/s00240-026-01966-7

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Lin JH. et al., 2026: A Rare Adverse Event of Pancreatic Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Pancreatic Stones.

Lin JH, Liu XF, Zuo MM, Wang LW, Wang W.
Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Mar 11. doi: 10.1007/s10620-026-09808-7

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Slots C. et al., 2026: Stone metrics: is stone volume the new king ?

Slots C, Boeykens M, Pauwaert K, Tailly T.
Curr Opin Urol. 2026 Mar 6. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000001376

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Bayindir S. et al., 2026: . USG-guided unilateral retrolaminar block decreases pain and enhances patient comfort during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a prospective study.

Bayindir S, Yildirim K, Oner SF, Bulut OK.
Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 11;16(1):9215. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-44086-3

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Cissé L. et al., 2026: Pediatric urology in low-income settings: A nationwide assessment of equipment availability and human resources in Senegal.

Cissé L, Lo FB, Ndoye M, Guèye D, Ndoye NA, Jalloh M, Ndour O, Ngom G, Fall PA
J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Mar 6:105866. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.105866

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Miheler DA. et al., 2026: Factors influencing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy efficiency in the management of lower pole stones.

Miheler DA, Reman T, Gherasim R, Vida OÁ, Porav-Hodade D, Mártha O.
Med Pharm Rep. 2026 Jan;99(1):64-69. doi: 10.15386/mpr-2913

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Quarà A. et al., 2025: The impact of clinically insignificant residual fragments following endourological management of urolithiasis: a systematic review of complications and re-intervention rates.

Quarà A, Jannello LM, Bravo-Balado A, Moretto S, Zorzi F, Gradilone U, Werth H, Corrales M, Letouche ML, Candela L, Doizi S, Panthier F, Fiori C, Traxer O.
Minerva Urol Nephrol. 2025 Dec;77(6):783-794. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.25.06456-0

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Tung YH. et al., 2025: Machine learning-based prediction of stone-free status following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Tung YH, Li WM, Juan YS, Yeh HC, Cho SY, Gauhar V, Somani BK, Wang YC, Chang CK, Hou HI, Lee HY.
World J Urol. 2025 Dec 17;44(1):50. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06149-4

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Ji J. et al., 2025: Effects of micro-channel negative pressure sheath percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for renal stones: risk factors for postoperative complications.

Ji J, Wang X, Xiao J.
Am J Transl Res. 2025 Nov 15;17(11):8815-8827. doi: 10.62347/WPSF5538

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Alnawasra H. et al., 2025: Small bowel perforation and peritonitis: a rare life-threatening complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (case report).

Alnawasra H, Ahmed F, Obaid M, Alghashmi M, Abdallah S, Bouchiba N, Salah M.
Pan Afr Med J. 2025 Sep 22;52:34. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2025.52.34.49223

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Nedbal C. et al., 2025: Cost and Effectiveness of Flexible Ureteroscopy Versus Shockwave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by the European Association of Urology Endourology Section.

Nedbal C, Geraghty R, Tramanzoli P, Sessa D, Gauhar V, Galosi AB, Gregori A, Somani BK
Eur Urol Focus. 2025 Nov;11(6):1012-1022. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2025.06.004 FREE ARTICLE

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Ahmed AF. et al., 2025: Prospective randomized trial comparing mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy, retrograde intrarenal surgery, and shock wave lithotripsy for treatment of medium-sized high-density renal stones.

Ahmed AF, Raafat M, ElDamanhory H, Abdelazim H, Soliman A, ElShazly A, Hindawy M, Anwar M, Algammal M, Soliman A, Daoud A.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2025 Dec 12. doi: 10.1007/s11255-025-04928-x

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Johnson J. et al., 2025: Management of Impacted Ureteral Stones.

Johnson J, Pingle SR, Shah O.
Eur Urol Focus. 2025 Sep;11(5):702-705. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2025.06.010

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De Coninck V. et al., 2025: Maximizing safety in stone disease: the impact of strict As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle adherence on radiation exposure and clinical outcomes.

De Coninck V, Ferretti S, Rico L, Chai CA, Shrestha A, Gauhar V, Monga M, Gadzhiev N, Panthier F, Mortiers X, Keller EX, De Wachter S, Buls N, Traxer O, Marchioni M.
World J Urol. 2025 Dec 9;44(1):31. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06038-w

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Szymanski J. et al., 2025: Treatment patterns for urolithiasis and renal colic-like pain symptoms in Poland: The POLSTONE Study.

Szymanski J, Rajwa P, Krajewski W, Bryniarski P, Dudek P, Chlosta P, Przydacz M.
Cent European J Urol. 2025;78(3):385-393. doi: 10.5173/ceju.2025.0112

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Erdogan E. et al., 2025: Outcomes of 10-20 mm Renal Stones: Shock Wave Lithotripsy versus Flexible Ureteroscopy.

Erdogan E, Erdoğan E, Kanberoğlu AF, Aşık A, Sarıca G, Sarıca K.
Urol Int. 2025;109(6):553-559. doi: 10.1159/000545108

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Goss MB. et al., 2025: . Lithotripsy-induced splenic injury requiring emergent splenectomy at a level 1 trauma center.

Goss MB, Banton JS, McGilvray MMO, Armocida SM, Kumar A, Schuerer DJE, McHale MJ.
Trauma Case Rep. 2025 Nov 17;60:101286. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2025.101286

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Khalid M. et al., 2025: Clearance of 1-2 cm Renal Stones After Subjecting the Patients to Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy With and Without Double J Ureteral Stent.

Khalid M, Khan TS, Khan RA, Nawaz A, Javed H, Basit A.
Cureus. 2025 Oct 29;17(10):e95712. doi: 10.7759/cureus.95712

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Coşkun A. et al., 2025: Predicting Stone-free Status based on Quadruple-D and Triple-D Scores after Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy and Comparing With Broad-Spectrum Population.

Coşkun A, Can U.
Aktuelle Urol. 2025 Dec;56(6):533-537. English. doi: 10.1055/a-2266-3564

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Golomb D. et al., 2025: The impact of a multidisciplinary clinic on patient adherence to kidney stone prevention therapy.

Golomb D, Confino I, Avda Y, Lieba A, Hausmann M, Cooper A, Raz O.
World J Urol. 2025 Dec 4;44(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06125-y

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Rahman ME. et al., 2025: Artificial Intelligence in Urolithiasis Imaging and Intervention: A Narrative Review of Current Applications, Barriers, and Future Directions.

Mohammad Ekhlasur Rahman, Mahabub Hassan, Kashif Waheed, Faisal Haque, Nazeer Ibraheem, Muhammad Rakib Hasan, Mohamed Mohamed
Cureus. 2025 Nov 24;17(11):e97716. doi: 10.7759/cureus.97716 FREE TEXT

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Tsoulou V. et al., 2025: State and Trait Anxiety Before and After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL).

Tsoulou V, Kalafatakis F, Maggita A, Toulia G, Kalogianni A, Pavlatou N, Tsami A, Polikandrioti M.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026;1487:223-238. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-03398-7_23

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Peres Line SR. et al., 2025: Clearance of Lower Renal Calyceal Residual Fragments Following Lithotripsy in a Patient With Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report.

Sergio R Peres Line, Nivaldo S Lavoura Jr, Pedro D Novaes
Cureus. 2025 Oct 14;17(10):e94598. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94598 FREE ARTICLE

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Abdelrasheed A. et al., 2025: Perinephric Hematoma Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Comprehensive Review of Four Decades of Evidence on Risk Factors, Prevention, and Management.

Ahmed Abdelrasheed, Muhammad Iqbal
Cureus. 2025 Oct 14;17(10):e94565. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94565

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Mantica G. et al., 2025: "Second-look" extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Guglielmo Mantica, Rafaela Malinaric, Federica Balzarini, Carlo Terrone
Urologia. 2025 Nov 20:3915603251398250. doi: 10.1177/03915603251398250

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Park H. et al., 2025: A randomized controlled trial comparing efficacy, safety, and patient-reported outcomes of electroconductive and electrohydraulic extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy.

Hyeji Park, Christine Joy Castillo, Sung Yong Cho
Urologia. 2025 Nov 20:3915603251390743. doi: 10.1177/03915603251390743 FREE TEXT

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Pearle MS. et al. 2025: Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part II: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones.

Margaret S Pearle, Brian R Matlaga, Jodi A Antonelli, Thomas Chi, Ryan S Hsi, Sennett K Kim, Erin Kirkby Bodo Knudsen, Kevin Koo, Naim M Maalouf, Vernon M Pais Jr, Ann Paris, Kristina L Penniston, Kymora B Scotland , Lesley H Souter , Necole Streeper, Gregory Tasian, Kyle D Wood, Justin B Ziemba
J Urol. 2025 Nov 20:101097JU0000000000004843. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004843

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Pearle MS. et al., 2025: Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part I: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones.

Margaret S Pearle, Brian R Matlaga, Jodi A Antonelli, Thomas Chi, Ryan S Hsi, Sennett K Kim, Erin Kirkby, Bodo Knudsen, Kevin Koo, Naim M Maalouf, Vernon M Pais Jr, Ann Paris, Kristina L Penniston, Kymora B Scotland, Lesley H Souter, Necole Streeper, Gregory Tasian, Kyle D Wood, Justin B Ziemba
J Urol. 2025 Nov 20:101097JU0000000000004842. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004842

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Tikkinen KAO. et al., 2025: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections after Shockwave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: The APPEAL Trial.

Kari A O Tikkinen, Borna Tadayon Najafabadi, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Farhad Tondroanamag, Arto Mikkola, Saana Horstia, Patrick O Richard, Sara V Tornberg, Mohamed Abdelkareem, Le Mai Tu, Thomas Tailly, Farzin Soleimanzadeh, Hanieh Salehi Pourmehr, Mari Saalasti, Jani Ruotsalainen, Hassan Razvi, Negar Pourjamal, Stephen E Pautler, Niko K Nordlund, Sanna Myrskysalo, Andrey O Morozov, Mohsen Mohammadrahimi, Murilo de Almeida Luz, Samuel Lagabrielle, Pauliina Kuutti, Tuomas P Kilpeläinen, Petrus Järvinen, Alex L E Halme, Alireza Farshi Haghro, Salam A Hussain, Agus Rizal A H Hamid, Dmitry Gorelov, Pramila Gaudel, Nariman Gadzhiev, John Denstedt, Kathrin Bausch, Raed A Azhar; APPEAL Trial Investigators; Khalid Al-Rumaihi, Nourieh D Akbari, Zeenah Abdulmajid, Sameer Parpia, Gordon H Guyatt, Philippe D Violette
Eur Urol. 2025 Dec;88(6):543-551. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.08.019 FREE ARTICLE

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Pearle MS. et al., 2025: Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part III: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones and Future Directions.

Margaret S Pearle, Brian R Matlaga, Jodi A Antonelli, Thomas Chi, Ryan S Hsi, Sennett K Kim, Erin Kirkby, Bodo Knudsen, Kevin Koo, Naim M Maalouf, Vernon M Pais Jr, Ann Paris, Kristina L Penniston, Kymora B Scotland, Lesley H Souter, Necole Streeper, Gregory Tasian, Kyle D Wood , Justin B Ziemba
J Urol. 2025 Nov 20:101097JU0000000000004844. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004844

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Garg N. et al., 2025: Success and challenges of ESWL for managing distal ureteric stones of 5-15 mm size.

Navdeep Garg, Sanjeev Jaiswal, Sudeep Singh, Nachiket Vyas, Shivam Priyadarshi
Urologia. 2025 Nov 10:3915603251387892. doi: 10.1177/03915603251387892

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Zou X. et al., 2025: Application of Intelligent Continuous Nursing via WeChat Platform in Patients After ESWL: A Single-Center Retrospective Study Based on Dual Endpoints of Stone Expulsion Efficacy and Complications.

Xuelian Zou, Xiaojie Liu, Ying Yang, Hu Zhao, Changyan Zhu, Na Xu
Urology. 2025 Nov 6:S0090-4295(25)01041-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.11.002 FREE ARTICLE

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Kudo K. et al., 2025: . A Case of Pancreatolithiasis Treated by a Combination of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Metallic Stent Placement, and Radiofrequency Ablation.

Keisuke Kudo, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Yuki Kojima, Eriko Ikeda, Tetsuro Miwata, Atsushi Ishino, Jun Ushio, Hiromasa Ohira
Cureus. 2025 Oct 11;17(10):e94329. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94329 FREE TEXT

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Abdallah M. et al., 2025: Effectiveness and safety of ultra-slow full power shockwave lithotripsy compared to mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of lower calyceal stone between 1 and 2 cm with high attenuation value.

Mahmoud Abdallah, Mohammad Talaat Mohammad, Ahmed M Ragheb, Akrm A Elmarakbi, Ossama Mahmoud
World J Urol. 2025 Nov 11;43(1):688. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06004-6 FREE TEXT

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Stach M. et al., 2025: The natural history of failed shock wave lithotripsy: Redo-shock wave lithotripsy versus ureterorenoscopy and laser lithotripsy - A single-center comparative study in a university teaching hospital setting.

Matthias Stach, Philipp Baumeister, Luca Afferi, Bhaskar K Somani, Julian Cornelius, Agostino Mattei, Nico Christian Grossmann, Christoph M Würnschimmel
Urol Ann. 2025 Oct-Dec;17(4):257-261. doi: 10.4103/ua.ua_82_25 FREE TEXT

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Yasar H. et al., 2025: , Yildirim S, Asik A, Sahinler EB, Simsek G, Sahin C, Sarica K. Does Shock Wave Application Affect the Ureteral Wall Around an Impacted Stone? A Critical Evaluation Focusing on Ureteral Wall Thickness.

Hikmet Yasar, Salih Yildirim, Alper Asik, Emre Burak Sahinler, Gamze Simsek, Cahit Sahin, Kemal Sarica
. J Clin Med. 2025 Oct 28;14(21):7636. doi: 10.3390/jcm14217636 FREE TEXT

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Ahmed MNA. et al., 2025: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy vs percutaneous nephrolithotomy, complication rate and recurrence rate in management of pediatric renal stone, a prospective randomized trial.

Mahmoud Nader Abdel-Razik Ahmed, Gamal Ibrahim Selmy, Hazem Abdelsabour Deif, Adel Elatreisy, Ahmed Farag Wahsh, Emadeldeen Salah
Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2025 Oct 29:14286. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2025.14286. FREE ARTICLE

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Elawady HMH. et al., 2025: . Modalities of management of residual upper calyceal stones after percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn stone: A randomized controlled trial.

Hossam Mohamed Hafez Elawady, Wael Ali Maged, Mostafa Mabrouk Bayoumi Aly Wahba, Ahmed Tawfick Hassan, Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud
Urologia. 2025 Nov;92(4):663-669. doi: 10.1177/03915603251351069

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Al Ani AH. et al., 2025: . Necrotising fasciitis following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for ureteric stone: a rare and life-threatening complication.

Amer Hashim Al Ani, Omar Hosam Salama, Safa Abdulmajeed Al-Rawi, Fawziya Al Rubaye
BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Oct 29;18(10):e266497. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266497

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Xu HW. et al., 2025: Efficacy of external physical vibration lithecbole combined with tamsulosin in upper ureteric stones after ESWL: a prospective randomized clinical trial.

He-Wei Xu, Xiao Liang, Yu-Hao Wang, Ya-Xiong Xu, Hui-Qing Li, Yun-Peng Li 
Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 3;15(1):38305. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-22157-1

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Singhal A. et al., 2025: Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (LI-ESWT) for Erectile Dysfunction in Patients Post-prostatectomy: A Systematic Review.

Abhinav Singhal, Maanya Bhardwaj, Gaurika Bhardwaj, Keval M Patel
Cureus. 2025 Oct 5;17(10):e93901. doi: 10.7759/cureus.93901

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Henderson S. et ., 2025: Validating ChatGPT-4-Generated Patient Information Leaflets for Common Endourological Procedures: A Survey of Urology Health Care Professionals.

Stuart Henderson, Thomas Reeves, Bhaskar Somani
J Endourol. 2025 Oct 24. doi: 10.1177/08927790251387371

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Qian N. et al., 2025: In Situ Cross-Linked Chitosan/Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Removing Kidney Stone Fragments after Lithotripsy Surgery.

Qian N, He M, Wang K, He C, Chen Y
ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2025 Oct 20;8(10):9140-9144. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.5c01297.

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Khusid JA. et al., 2025: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections after Shockwave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: The APPEAL Trial.

Khusid JA. Re: Kari A.O. Tikkinen, Borna Tadayon Najafabadi, Sakineh Hajebrahimi,
Eur Urol. 2025 Oct 29:S0302-2838(25)04772-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.09.4180

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Gezmiş CT. et al., 2025: Impact of the Mayo adhesive probability score on ESWL outcomes for proximal ureteral stones.

Cem Tuğrul Gezmiş, Nusret Can Çilesiz, Serdar Turan, Mustafa Satılmışoğlu, Ali Eroğlu, Mustafa Bahadır Can Balcı
Urolithiasis 2025 Oct 23;53(1):201. doi: 10.1007/s00240-025-01878-y

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Ripa F. et al., 2025: Imaging during pediatric stone management and follow up.

Francesco Ripa, Edoardo Bonacina, Stefano Paolo Zanetti, Giorgio Mazzon, Simon Choong 
World J Urol. 2025 Oct 31;43(1):656. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06041-1

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