Tübingen, Germany hosts ESFFU-ESGUR-ESOU meeting
Friday, 26 April 2013- Three frontline EAU section offices have pooled efforts to organise and hold an in-depth meeting that will tackle the challenges and issues in andrology, onco-urology functional, female and reconstructive urology, marking the second time of close collaboration among these...
2nd International “State-of-the-Art” Conference on Prostate and Kidney Cancers to tackle treatment dilemmas
Tuesday, 26 March 2013- A range of current controversies, treatment dilemmas and recent developments that present challenges to specialists on prostate and kidney cancers will be the focus of the "2nd International State-of-the-Art Conference on Prostate and Kidney Cancers."
To be...
New safety analyses of mirabegron presented in Milan meeting
Friday, 22 March 2013- Results from the integrated summary of safety analyses on mirabegron from four clinical trials were presented at a symposium held during the 28th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan.
The findings further supported the safety and tolerability...
Visitors flock to EAU History Office’s intriguing exhibit in Milan
Thursday, 21 March 2013- A steady stream of visitors flocked to the History Office’s Milan exhibit which carried the theme “ The Urologist as a Collector,” surprising many of those who visited with its unique topic.
“It is interesting to see that doctors themselves, in this case, urologists are...
Lecouvet wins ESUI Vision Award
Tuesday, 19 March 2013- Frederic Lecouvet won the 2013 Vision Award annually granted by the EAU Section of Urological Imaging (ESUI) since 2011.
As part of ESUI’s aims to highlight the most innovative imaging study published in urology during the last year, Lecouvet, of the Department of...
EAUN awards best poster presentations
Tuesday, 19 March 2013- Specialised urology nurses from Denmark made a strong showing at the 14th International European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) Meeting held in Milan, Italy, by winning two of the four annual prizes given by the association.
“We are happy with the quality of research...
Flagellin is key in stimulating body’s natural defences vs UTIs, says UK study
Monday, 18 March 2013- A new study by British scientists reveals that motile Escherichia coli isolates demonstrated significant activation of NF-κB signalling, suggesting that flagellin plays a key role in up-regulating the host innate defences against urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The study...
Nurses examine debate on prostate cancer screening
Urology nurses examined the pros and cons regarding prostate cancer screening at the 14th International EAUN Meeting held in Milan, Italy, with prostate cancer experts from Europe sharing their views on the controversial subject.
“There is a lot of debate and opinions on this subject, and as...
Migratory trends among young European urologists
Sunday, 17 March 2013- Many young European urologists who have recently completed their residency are attracted to migrate to neighbouring countries in Europe, with the UK and northern European countries among the top destinations.
“The UK emerged as the country which attracts many young...
New techniques in endourology and robotics at ESUT meeting
Friday, 15 March 2013- The EAU Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) will present tomorrow some of the latest technologies and ground-breaking developments in endouroloy, laparoscopy and other minimal invasive techniques,
In a series of live surgeries a number of innovative techniques in...













