Guidelines

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TOPIC	TYPE	TITLE	PUBLICATION	STATUS
Sexual health/Infertility	GL	Workup of azoospermic males Keith Jarvi	August 2015	Under Revision
Kidney cancer	GL	Management of the small renal mass Michael A.S. Jewett	June 2015	Under Revision
Sexual health/Infertility	GL	Erectile dysfunction Anthony J. Bella	February 2015	Under Revision
Urothelial carcinoma	GL	Postoperative surveillance of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma Anil Kapoor	October 2013	Under Revision
Functional urology	GL	Adult urinary incontinence Mathieu Bettez	October 2012	Under Revision
BPH/Prostatitis	GL	Prostatitis J. Curtis Nickel	October 2011	Under Revision
Testis and penile cancer	GL	Management of the incidentally discovered adrenal mass Anil Kapoor	August 2011	Under Revision
Testis and penile cancer	CS	Canadian consensus guidelines for the management of testicular germ cell cancer Lori Wood	March 2010	Under Revision
Hematuria	GL	Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria Tim Wollin	June 2008	In Development
Prostate cancer	BPR	Androgen-deprivation therapy Alan I. So		In Development

STATUS DEFINITIONS:

CURRENT Published within the past 5 years or reviewed and conﬁrmed to still be current.

UNDER REVISION Update in progress.

IN DEVELOPMENT New guideline being prepared.

MEMBER REVIEW Draft in peer-review by CUA members

TYPE DEFINITIONS:

CUA GUIDELINE (GL) Evidence-based guidance for broader topics requiring more comprehensive exploration.

BEST PRACTICE REPORT (BPR) Evidence-based guidance for one clinically relevant topic; must have one clear, focused question.

CONSENSUS STATEMENT (CS) Collective opinion of an expert panel

CUA-ENDORSED GUIDELINES (END) Developed by other associations and endorsed by the CUA Guidelines Committee

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