Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Urology

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 575

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Urology Unit, AO San Carlo, Potenza, Italy
Interests: uro-oncology; robotic surgery; andrology

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to an upcoming Special Issue titled “Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Urology”.

In recent years, we have seen rapid progress in the field of urology.

Improvements in diagnostics and surgical methods have led to better and tailored treatments for patients. Improved Psma Pet-Tc for prostate cancer and new biomarkers for screening and early diagnosis in bladder cancer have all contributed to better planning and helped to improve surgical techniques and outcomes. In addition, advancements in urology, such as minimally invasive surgery, have greatly improved outcomes, paving the way for early intervention and less invasive treatments.

This Special Issue will enhance our knowledge regarding the latest advancements in clinical diagnosis and management in urology. Original research articles, reviews, and other paper types are welcome. Research areas may include new surgically techniques, innovative diagnostical tools, and clinical management strategies. We look forward to receiving your valuable submissions.

Dr. Roberto Falabella
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • minimally invasive surgery
  • early diagnosis
  • cancer biomarkers
  • diagnostic technology
  • surgical challenges
  • early diagnosis in urological cancers

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Predictive Factors for Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Toxicities in Prostate Cancer External Beam Radiotherapy: A Scoping Review
by Jerry C. F. Ching, Kelvin C. K. Liu, Isaac K. H. Pang, Alexander J. Nicol, Vincent W. S. Leung, Jing Cai and Shara W. Y. Lee
Diagnostics 2025, 15(11), 1331; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15111331 - 26 May 2025
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Advancements in radiotherapy (RT) techniques such as intensity modulation, image guidance, and hypofractionation have facilitated a satisfactory survival outcome in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. However, virtually all PCa patients suffer from various types and extents of radiation toxicities, which are mainly gastrointestinal (GI) [...] Read more.
Advancements in radiotherapy (RT) techniques such as intensity modulation, image guidance, and hypofractionation have facilitated a satisfactory survival outcome in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. However, virtually all PCa patients suffer from various types and extents of radiation toxicities, which are mainly gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) in nature, eroding their quality of life. Thus, early mitigation and preventative measures should be offered, enabled by accurate toxicity prediction. This scoping review provides a comprehensive summary of reported acute and late GI and GU toxicity predictors of conventional fractionation (CFRT), moderate hypofractionation (MHRT), and ultra-hypofractionation (UHRT). A total of 169 studies published between the years 2000 and 2024 (inclusive) were identified from four databases, with 127 and 78 studies investigating GI and GU toxicities, respectively. Univariate analysis was employed in 139 studies to identify predictors, while 94 studies involved multivariate analysis, 40 involved internal model validation, and 5 performed external model validation. Among all studies, dosimetric predictors are the most reported factors, followed by patient, clinical, treatment, disease, genetic, and radiomic features. However, their applicability and performance have not yet been extensively proven in external validation involving multicenter studies. Future predictive studies should also focus on deeper multimodality information, such as radiomics, in addition to the categories of factors consolidated in this study, for an all-rounded investigation. A multicenter study is highly encouraged for prospective external validation. Further investigations into delivered doses and sub-volumes of various regions of interest are necessary. Comprehensive reporting items suggested in this work shall facilitate the reproducibility and comparability of the results. Full article
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