volumes

Volume 6 - 2026

Original Research

Published on 10 Mar 2026

Effect of prior diverse surgical histories on the efficacy and safety of one-stage retrograde intrarenal surgery in patients with renal stone: a retrospective study

Daocheng Fang
Dong Mingyuan
Shuangquan Sun
Hui Wang
Hui Wen

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1735018

Original Research

Published on 10 Mar 2026

Small cell prostate cancer: risks for metastatic disease

Essam Al-Snayyan
Jamil Qiqieh
Cameron Peres
Sharon Tan
Susan Lyons
Avery Mendelson

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1787906

101 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 09 Mar 2026

Liquid-based genomic profiling in high-risk localized prostate cancer

Fabiana Bettoni
Elisângela Monteiro Coser
Ernande Xavier dos Santos
Amanda Rafaela Alves Canteli
Romualdo Morandi Filho
Vandeclécio Lira
Livia Loureiro
Marcia Dellamano
Raul Torrieri
Maria José Ferreira Alves

Frontiers in Urology

Opinion

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Hydrocele is a benign pathology, an appearance disorder: no, this may be a common misconception

Ayhan Verit
Mert Verit
Fatma Ferda Verit

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1760748

180 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Mar 2026

Transperineal Versus Transrectal Systematic Prostate Biopsy in Routine Clinical Practice: A Real-World Comparative Study

ANOUAR EL GHAZZALY
Mohammed Mrabeti
Abdesamad El Bahri
Larbi Hamedoun
Mohamed Alaa Sobhi
Mohammed Tetou
Mohammed Alami
Ahmed Ameur

Frontiers in Urology

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Absence of bladder cancer cells in surgical smoke from robot-assisted radical cystectomy: A prospective study

Kosuke Shibamori
Kohei Hashimoto
Ko Okabe
Takeshi Maehana
Tetsuya Shindo
Yuki Kyoda
Ko Kobayashi
Toshiaki Tanaka
Satoshi Takahashi
Naoya Masumori

Frontiers in Urology

Case Report

Accepted on 17 Feb 2026

A rare Case of Penile Granulomatosis with Polyangitis: Case Report and Multidisciplinary Management Approach

Matteo Coschignano
Nicolò Schifano
Benedetta Pennella
Sara Baldini
Ilaria Zais
Alessio Villano
Paolo Capogrosso
Gabriele Antonini
Alberto Batticciotto
Antonella Cappelli

Frontiers in Urology

Review

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Advancements in the Use of Enemas for Treating Urinary Calculi

Min Ling
Yujie Li
Liuyang Yang
Qinqin Song
Yu Sun
Chong Zhang
Yuhao Zhao
Shuaishuai Song
Li Xu
Zhang Yang

Frontiers in Urology

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Low yield of pathological lymph node metastasis among patients with invasive penile squamous cell carcinoma in the context of high HIV burden: evidence from a prospective cohort study in Zambia

Victor Mapulanga
Owen Ngalamika
Chibamba Mumba
Zoran Muhimbe
Curtis A. Pettaway
Kasonde Bowa
Edford Sinkala

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1727689

338 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Extraplanar ultrasound-guided multi-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a retrospective comparative study in patients with complex nephrolithiasis

Geng-Geng Wei
Kristine J. S. Kwan
Yu Yang
Qing-Shan Yang
Zhen-Quan Lu
Lin Xiong
Xiang Xu

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1713534

385 views

Editorial

Published on 29 Jan 2026

Editorial: Advances in pharmacological treatments for urogenital disorders

Xiaolong Wang
Peng Wang
Qingfeng Yu

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1776078

533 views

Review

Published on 29 Jan 2026

High-risk biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer: identification and early intervention strategies

Ahmed Hassan Abdelaziz
Mai Mohamed Ali Ezz El Din
Emad Hamada
Mohamed Abdullah
Hassan Sayed Shaker
M. Sherif Mourad
Tarek Osman
Amr Mohamed Nowier
Dina Salah Gad

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1719136

755 views

Review

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Breaking Barriers in Male Infertility: the power of artificial intelligence driven solutions

Laura Ibañez Vazquez
Natalia Pérez Romero
Daniel Tueti Silva
Sarelis Infante
Claudia González Santander
Irene De La Parra
Isabel Galante Romo
Juan A Gómez Rivas
Jesús Moreno Sierra

Frontiers in Urology

249 views

Volume 5 - 2025

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Advancing stone treatment: the transformative impact of flexible navigable suction ureteral access sheath (fans) for inferior calyx calculi (<2 cm)

Xiang yun Xu
Hong jian Tu
Qing hua Luo
Wen Wei
Fan qi Cheng
Lei hua Cao

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1695781

587 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Lesion detection using artificial intelligence models in MR images of prostate cancer and prostatitis patients and comparison of model performance

Muhammed Kaya
Osman Durdag
Merve Solak
Ahmet Coskuncay
Gulen Burakgazi

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1726795

819 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Demographic and prognostic landscape of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: an analysis of a national cancer database

Beau Hsia
Mark Moroz
Ethan Sipes
Amber Chang
Rania Jundi
Susan Rafie
Peter Silberstein
Abubakar Tauseef

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1647133

853 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 14 Jan 2026

A hybrid combination of in vitro cultured buccal mucosal cells using two different methodologies, complementing each other in successfully repairing a stricture-inflicted human male urethral epithelium

Akio Horiguchi
Toshihiro Kushibiki
Yoshine Mayumi
Masayuki Shinchi
Kenichiro Ojima
Yusuke Hirano
Shojiro Katoh
Masaru Iwasaki
Vaddi Surya Prakash
Koji Ichiyama

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1720445

796 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Hexaminolevulinate blue light cystoscopy improves bladder cancer detection in comparison to white light cystoscopy: a prospective, comparative, within-patient controlled multicenter phase III bridging study in China

Hailong Hu
Jian Huang
Lulin Ma
Shudong Zhang
Jianming Guo
Xiuheng Liu
Yonglian Guo
Jin Wen
Hongxian Zhang
Shuai Jiang

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1713128

1,538 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Intraoperative methylene blue testing for female urethral diverticulum: diagnostic value and surgical outcomes

Lateefa Aldakhil

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1735050

599 views

Correction

Published on 02 Jan 2026

Correction: Attitudes and intentions toward prostate cancer screening among males in China: a qualitative study

Shutao Hao
Linlin Fang
Yanting Du
Jin Zheng
Yufeng Ou
Zhenghong Yu

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1764430

492 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Global, regional, and national burdens of Urolithiasis in adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years from 1990 to 2021: a trend analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

XinXin Wang
XiuWang Wei
JianBo Liang
YangYang Xu
DaMing Yang
XiuJia Wang
HuanWen Huang
ChangSheng Chen
KaiQiang Li

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1643340

1,601 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Global prevalence of urolithiasis: a meta-analysis accounting for methodological heterogeneity

Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce
Nataly Mayely Sanchez-Tamay
Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo
Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya
Carmen Inés Gutierrez De Carrillo
Rossmery Leonor Poemape Mestanza

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1705953

1,637 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Attitudes and intentions toward prostate cancer screening among males in China: a qualitative study

Shutao Hao
Linlin Fang
Yanting Du
Jin Zheng
Yufeng Ou
Zhenghong Yu

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1698789

1,141 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Parental decision-making for circumcision of children aged 6–12 years in China: trends, influencing factors and the role of the media

Yue Wu
Yi Wei
Xiang Liu

Frontiers in Urology

doi 10.3389/fruro.2025.1730269

1,398 views