Guidelines

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The guidelines do not supersede physician judgment. Treating physicians must take into account variations in resources, patient needs, and preferences.

TOPIC TYPE TITLE PUBLICATION STATUS TOOLS
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
Functional urology
GL
Management of stress urinary incontinence in women
TBD 		In Development
BPH/Prostatitis
GL
Prostatitis
J. Curtis Nickel 		October 2011 Under Revision
Testis and penile cancer
GL
Penile cancer
TBD 		In Development
Pediatric urology
GL
Treatment of pediatric bladder dysfunction
Kourosh Afshar 		February 2021 Current
BPH/Prostatitis
GL
UPDATE 2022 - Male lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia (MLUTS/BPH)
Dean Elterman 		August 2022 Current
Functional urology
GL
Male urethral stricture
Keith Rourke 		October 2020 Current
Testis and penile cancer
GL
Management of testicular germ cell cancer
Robert Hamilton 		June 2022 Current
Prostate cancer
GL
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT): Adverse events and management strategies
Andrea Kokorovic 		July 2022 Current

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.

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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