Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1)

MINERVA OPINION EDITORIAL  Free access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):1-2

The necessity of open surgery experience for robotic surgeons

Giampaolo BIANCHI, Stefano PULIATTI *, Natali RODRIGUEZ PEÑARANDA

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MINERVA OPINION EDITORIAL  Free access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):3-5

The role of open surgery in shaping the urologists of tomorrow: necessity or redundancy?

Fabrizio DI MAIDA *, Antonio A. GROSSO, Andrea MARI, Andrea MINERVINI

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MINERVA OPINION EDITORIAL  Free access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):6-12

Giant cell inflammatory reaction to hemostatic cellulose matrix mimicking renal cell carcinoma recurrence

Riccardo BERTOLO *, Francesco CIANFLONE, Riccardo NEGRELLI, Giovanni CORGHI, Michele BOLDINI, Francesco DITONNO, Luca ROGGERO, Antonio B. PORCARO, Alessandro VECCIA, Elena MARASTONI, Stefano GOBBO, Matteo BRUNELLI, Mirko D’ONOFRIO, Alessandro ANTONELLI

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REVIEW  Free access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):13-24

Clinical outcomes of BCG infections in patients undergoing intravesical immunotherapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Alberto ARTILES MEDINA *, José D. SUBIELA, Ana TAGALOS MUÑOZ, Marta TATO DÍEZ, César MÍNGUEZ OJEDA, David LÓPEZ CURTIS, Álvaro SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ, Jennifer BRASERO BURGOS, Alejandra SERNA-CÉSPEDES, Victoria GÓMEZ DOS SANTOS, Miguel Á. JIMÉNEZ CIDRE, Francisco J. BURGOS REVILLA

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):25-32

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of preoperative surgical planning in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy on trifecta outcomes

Elizabeth DAY, Lazaros TZELVES, Louise DICKINSON, Greg SHAW, Zafer TANDOGDU *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):33-42

Current applications and future perspectives of artificial intelligence in functional urology and neurourology: how far can we get?

Maria Lucia GALLO *, Martina MORICONI, Véronique PHÉ

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):43-51

A narrative review on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, ureterolithotripsy, and percutaneous nephrolithotripsy in patients with anomalous kidneys

Angelo CORMIO *, Matteo MANTOVAN, Vanessa PALANTRANI, Mattia BELTRAMI, Demetra FULIGNI, Valerio PASSARELLA, Vanessa CAMMARATA, Carlo BROCCA, Bhaskar K. SOMANI, Vineet GAUHAR, Giuseppe CARRIERI, Luigi CORMIO, Andrea B. GALOSI, Daniele CASTELLANI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):52-6

Lower PHI, [-2]proPSA/fPSA and testosterone/estradiol ratios in healthy black men: preliminary results and potential implications in prostate cancer clinical management

Matteo FERRO, Ottavio DE COBELLI, Felice CROCETTO, Gianluigi CARBONE, Benito F. MIRTO, Mariano FIORENZA, Alfonso FALCONE, Evelina LA CIVITA, Giuseppe FALLARA, Gennaro MUSI, Bernardo ROCCO, Cristian FIORI, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Daniela TERRACCIANO *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):57-68

A pretreatment nomogram to predict muscle-invasiveness in high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma (ROBUUST 2.0 collaborative group)

Francesco DITONNO, Antonio FRANCO, Eugenio BOLOGNA, Alessandro VECCIA, Riccardo BERTOLO, Linhui WANG, Firas ABDOLLAH, Marco FINATI, Giuseppe SIMONE, Gabriele TUDERTI, Emma HELSTROM, Andres CORREA, Ottavio DE COBELLI, Matteo FERRO, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Daniele AMPARORE, Enrico CHECCUCCI, Antonio TUFANO, Sisto PERDONÀ, Raj BHANVADIA, Vitaly MARGULIS, Stephan BROENIMANN, Nirmish SINGLA, Dhruv PURI, Ithaar H. DERWEESH, Dinno F. MENDIOLA, Mark L. GONZALGO, Reuben BEN-DAVID, Reza MEHRAZIN, Sol C. MOON, Soroush RAIS-BAHRAMI, Courtney YONG, Chandru P. SUNDARAM, Farshad S. MOGHADDAM, Alireza GHOREIFI, Hooman DJALADAT, Riccardo AUTORINO, Zhenjie WU *, Alessandro ANTONELLI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):69-78

Robot-assisted redo ureteral reimplantation in adults after failed primary surgery: technique and outcomes from two centers

Liqing XU, Xinfei LI, Fangzhou ZHAO, Zhihua LI, Guanpeng HAN, Wencong HAN, Yaming GU, Bing WANG, Peng ZHANG, Wenzhi GAO, Liang CUI, Liqun ZHOU, Kunlin YANG, Xuesong LI *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):79-84

Robot-assisted video-endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy with the Hugo™ RAS System: surgical set-up and initial experience

Josep M. GAYA, Camille BERQUIN *, Giuseppe BASILE, Alessio PECORARO, Andrea GALLIOLI, Isabel SANZ GOMEZ, Paula IZQUIERDO, Angelo TERRITO, Pavel GAVRILOV, Joan PALOU, Antonio ROSALES, Alberto BREDA

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):85-90

Confocal microscopy for immediate analysis of prostate biopsies

Cristian RODRÍGUEZ CONCHA *, Pedro DE PABLOS-RODRÍGUEZ, Ana CALATRAVA FONS, Jessica ALIAGA PATIÑO, Paula PELECHANO GÓMEZ, María I. MARTÍN GARCÍA, Juan BORONAT CATALÁ, Álvaro GÓMEZ-FERRER LOZANO, Manuel BEAMUD CORTÉS, Ángel GARCÍA CORTÉS, Augusto WONG GUTIÉRREZ, José A. LÓPEZ GONZÁLEZ, Argimiro COLLADO SERRA, José L. DOMÍNGUEZ-ESCRIG, Mario HASSI ROMÁN, Juan CASANOVA RAMÓN-BORJA

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  Open access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):91-110

A novel rat model for studying bilateral cavernous nerve damage in vivo: exploring the potential of chitosan-blended membranes for nerve regeneration post-radical prostatectomy

Federica FREGNAN, Luisa MURATORI *, Alessandro CROSIO, Federica ZEN, Cristian FIORI, Ilaria TONAZZINI, Giovanna GAMBAROTTA, Antonello MARTINELLI, Juliette MEZIERE, Stefania RAIMONDO, Matteo MANFREDI, Luca SCACCINI, Stefano GEUNA, Francesco PORPIGLIA

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  Open access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):111-9

Aquablation vs. holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a 150-patients prospective comparative multicenter study

Juan JUSTO QUINTAS, Esther GARCÍA ROJO, Borja GARCÍA GÓMEZ, Fernando LISTA MATEOS, Renan J. OTTA OSHIRO, Elena PEÑA VALLEJO, Celeste MANFREDI, Giorgio BOZZINI, Alfredo RODRÍGUEZ ANTOLÍN, Javier ROMERO-OTERO *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):120-9

Life’s Essential 8 and kidney stones in US adults: mediating roles of HDL and insulin resistance

Qinglong YANG, Hanyuan LIN, Xuan ZHANG, Haoxian TANG, Jingtao HUANG, Nan LUO, Qingtao YANG *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  Open access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):130-6

Management of genetically determined kidney stone disease: consensus from a panel of urologists and nephrologists

Roberto MIANO *, Giovanni GAMBARO, Corrado VITALE, Giuseppe VEZZOLI, Michele TALSO, Stefania FERRETTI, Michele RAGUSO, Pietro M. FERRARO

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EDITORIAL COMMENT  Free access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):137-9

Should every randomized controlled trial be considered Level 1 evidence?

Bernardo ROCCO *, Maria C. SIGHINOLFI, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Andrea MINERVINI, Vipul PATEL, Rafael COELHO, Marcio COVAS MOSCHOVAS, Michele AMENTA, Filippo ANNINO, Riccardo BERTOLO, Marco BORGHESI, Pierluigi BOVE, Giorgio BOZZINI, Giovanni CACCIAMANI, Antonio CELIA, Carlo CERUTI, Orietta DALPIAZ, Roberto FALABELLA, Mario FALSAPERLA, Antonio GALFANO, Fabrizio GALLO, Francesco GRECO, Paolo PARMA, Antonio PASTORE, Giovanni PINI, Angelo PORRECA, Carmine SCIORIO, Riccardo SCHIAVINA, Silvia SECCO, Tommaso SILVESTRI, Virginia VARCA, Domenico VENEZIANO, Paolo VERZE, Alessandro VOLPE, Stefano ZARAMELLA, Marco SANDRI, Cristian FIORI, Luigi SCHIPS, Francesco PORPIGLIA

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  Free access

Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):140-2

Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy using the new Cyber Ho generator with Magneto technology: the first clinical experience in the treatment of renal stones between 10 and 20 mm

Davide PERRI *, Umberto BESANA, Federica MAZZOLENI, Matteo MALTAGLIATI, Andrea PACCHETTI, Tommaso CALCAGNILE, Giorgio BOZZINI

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):142-4

Robot-assisted retroperitoneoscopic kidney surgery with Versius®

Fabrizio DAL MORO, Simonetta FRACALANZA, Fabio ZATTONI, Giacomo NOVARA, Mario GARDI *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2025 February;77(1):144-7

Urinary tract infection as a leading cause of morbidity after radical cystectomy: unveiling microbiological patterns and risk factors

Alberto ARTILES MEDINA *, José D. SUBIELA HENRÍQUEZ, Alfonso MURIEL GARCÍA, César MÍNGUEZ OJEDA, Álvaro SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ, Irene DE LA PARRA SÁNCHEZ, David LÓPEZ CURTIS, Victoria GÓMEZ DOS SANTOS, Miguel Á. JIMÉNEZ CIDRE, Francisco J. BURGOS REVILLA

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