UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-07-24DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02871-y
Axel Belusa
{"title":"Transformation im Gesundheitswesen – Chancen für die Urologie von morgen.","authors":"Axel Belusa","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02871-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-026-02871-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":"65 8","pages":"815-820"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148580357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-06-24DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02867-8
Annemarie Uhlig, Igor Tsaur, Konstantin Nikolaou, Johannes Uhlig
{"title":"[Between catheters and artificial intelligence: High-tech urology-where manual skills meet digital expertise].","authors":"Annemarie Uhlig, Igor Tsaur, Konstantin Nikolaou, Johannes Uhlig","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02867-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02867-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) in urology has evolved from an experimental technology to a relevant component of clinical processes. While early applications in imaging and robotic surgery are already established, decision-support systems, molecular analyses, and applications in practice management are increasingly gaining importance. The clinical benefit lies particularly in the integration of heterogeneous data, the reduction of variability, and the relief of healthcare personnel in an increasingly strained healthcare system. At the same time, substantial challenges remain regarding data quality, validation, transparency, and implementation within existing structures. This article analyzes current applications using concrete examples, evaluates their benefits in the context of real-world healthcare conditions, and discusses strategic perspectives for the sustainable integration of AI into urology.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"828-836"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148309678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-07-07DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02873-w
Ellen Lundershausen
{"title":"[Health care under pressure: what the primary health care system must provide].","authors":"Ellen Lundershausen","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02873-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02873-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our health care system is under considerable pressure to change. With the planned introduction of a primary care system, the German government is exerting an influence on the central domains of outpatient care. The aims of the primary health care system are improved timely and needs-oriented coordinated care from a single provider, via which patients are systematically supported and accompanied in an increasingly complex health care system. Digital instruments will be important for rationally supporting health care and rendering processes more efficient. Suggestions are required from the fields of politics, self-government, and science regarding how high-quality nationwide care can be sustainably ensured against the background of limited personnel and financial recourses. A national public health strategy with clear structures for collaboration at the federal, state, and municipality levels as well as with other relevant stakeholders in the sense of \"health in all policies\" is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"837-841"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148399529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-06-24DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02866-9
Nadim Moharam, Anna Heinrichs, Lucie Telemann, Marcus Sondermann, Anna-Sophie Strauß, Markus Murnik
{"title":"[Shaping transformation-incorporating education].","authors":"Nadim Moharam, Anna Heinrichs, Lucie Telemann, Marcus Sondermann, Anna-Sophie Strauß, Markus Murnik","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02866-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02866-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The transformation of the German healthcare system is fundamentally changing urological training. Ambulatory care, centralization, and increasing efficiency pressure are shifting learning environments, challenging surgical training, and making cross-sector rotations and reliable quality assurance essential. From the German Society of Residents in Urology (GeSRU) perspective, residency training must be considered an integral part of every structural reform in order to prevent loss of competence and actively shape the future of urology.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"849-854"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148309657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-06-24DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02864-x
Theodor Klotz, Bernhard Ralla
{"title":"[Beyond the bladder-a specialty rediscovering itself: Outpatient. Networked. Digital].","authors":"Theodor Klotz, Bernhard Ralla","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02864-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02864-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Urology is undergoing a fundamental transformation characterized by increasing outpatient care, digitalization, and cross-sectoral networking.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this review is to analyze current developments and to show how outpatient surgery, telemedicine structures, artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision support, and networked care models are transforming urological practice.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Narrative review based on current literature and healthcare policy developments in Germany, particularly the introduction of hybrid-diagnosis-related groups (DRG).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The introduction of hybrid-DRG from 2024 represents a healthcare policy turning point. Outpatient urological procedures show comparable outcomes to inpatient treatment with higher cost-efficiency when structured pathways are implemented. Telemedicine has been established as an integral tool, with hybrid care models meaningfully complementing personal physician-patient contact. AI systems achieve high diagnostic accuracies in urological imaging and increasingly support clinical decision-making. Patient-reported outcomes are gaining importance for patient-centered care. Central challenges remain balancing digital innovation with reduction of bureaucracy and ensuring data interoperability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Urology is particularly well-positioned for transformation due to its technological affinity, standardizable processes, and established outpatient structures. The presented developments indicate that urology has the potential to become one of the pioneers of modern, hybrid, digitally supported patient care, provided that this transformation is actively shaped.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"821-827"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148309722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-12-03DOI: 10.1007/s00120-025-02736-w
Vincenzo Damiani, Hans-Joachim Winckelmann
{"title":"[The chapter on the properties of stones (Minerologica) from the Ephemeris by the Ulm city physician Johannes Franc].","authors":"Vincenzo Damiani, Hans-Joachim Winckelmann","doi":"10.1007/s00120-025-02736-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-025-02736-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The article examines the Mineralogica chapter of the Ephemeris by the Ulm city physician Johannes Franc (1645-1725), in which mineralogical observations, early modern natural philosophy and Franc's practical experience with urinary stones intersect. In his daily practice, Franc treated numerous patients suffering from urolithiasis, employing plant-, animal- and mineral-based remedies, while surgical interventions remained the responsibility of specialised lithotomists. His interest in mineral structures was sparked by the discovery of a naturally occurring stone shaped like an orchid, which reminded him of a finger-shaped urinary stone painfully expelled by his patient Litzelhirn in 1679. This analogy prompted Franc to interpret natural and pathological stone formations in parallel. In his theoretical reflections he draws on Paracelsian models, which assign kidneys and bladder to the influence of Venus (copper), as well as on G.B. de Saint-Romain's descriptions of crystalline structures in antimony regulus. On this basis, he seeks to integrate the formation of secondary concretions of the excretory organs - including kidney stones, bladder stones and other gastroliths - into a cosmological and metallurgical framework. A particular focus lies on bezoars and uroliths. Using excerpts from Robert Boyle's Exercitationes, Franc discusses the actual medical efficacy of these concretions. Boyle reports on stones removed from human bladders, to which - despite their low esteem - a pronounced diuretic and sudorific effect was attributed (urinam et sudores ciere). Franc employs these observations to reflect both on the possible therapeutic relevance of bladder stones and on their supposedly \"planetarily\" influenced structure and formation.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"872-878"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145669994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-07-08DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02868-7
Barbara Puhahn-Schmeiser, Jana Pannenbäcker
{"title":"[Far more than a dress code: more women, new leadership styles : Rethinking leadership in medicine-perspectives of the German Medical Women's Association].","authors":"Barbara Puhahn-Schmeiser, Jana Pannenbäcker","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02868-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02868-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The transformation of the healthcare system requires fundamental rethinking of medical leadership. Despite rising numbers of female physicians in both education and practice, their presence in leadership roles remains significantly underrepresented.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This article examines this structural discrepancy from the perspective of the German Medical Women's Association (DÄB). It argues that gender equality is not merely a question of fairness, but a decisive factor for the quality, innovation, and sustainability of medical care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Analysis of current literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Diverse leadership teams make more informed decisions, act with greater resilience, and demonstrably contribute to improved outcomes. Traditional role models, nontransparent selection processes, and inadequate structural conditions often prevent female physicians from gaining equal access to leadership positions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Innovative leadership and working models, such as top-level sharing, tandem structures, and part-time leadership, enhance both work-life balance and the attractiveness of medical careers. Mentoring, transparent career development, and the early promotion of leadership skills also contribute. Participation of patients, interprofessionalism, and digital skills are becoming increasingly important. The DÄB sees these developments as an opportunity to redefine leadership-as cooperative, diverse, and forward-looking. This requires structural reforms that systematically support female physicians and involve them in key decision-making processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"855-860"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148406114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-06-26DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02865-w
Fabian Falkenbach, Rouvier Al-Monajjed, Philipp Reimold, Johannes Huber, Sigrid V Carlsson
{"title":"[Prevention instead of remediation-screening, lifestyle factors, and prostate care 2.0-transition of urology to healthcare coach : Holistic approach to prostate health].","authors":"Fabian Falkenbach, Rouvier Al-Monajjed, Philipp Reimold, Johannes Huber, Sigrid V Carlsson","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02865-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02865-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Establishment of an organized, risk-adapted prostate cancer screening program in Germany could serve as a key entry point for preventive men's health.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>How can the introduction of an organized, risk-adapted prostate cancer screening program in Germany shape preventive urology of the future?</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This narrative review article is based on guidelines and expert consensus supported by a literature search in PubMed. The cited studies represent the most relevant work on this topic and were selected to illustrate developments and fundamental concepts; however, completeness is not claimed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate MRI not only identify patients at increased risk for prostate cancer but also offer insights into other urological conditions, such as lower urinary tract symptoms and hypogonadism. In analogy to other early detection strategies, PSA testing at the age of 45-50 years could serve as a simple triage test to guide risk-adapted follow-up and timely referral to urological care. Lifestyle factors-including regular physical activity, a balanced diet, and pelvic floor training-may favorably influence urological health and related outcomes. While organized prostate cancer screening has already been shown to improve cancer-specific mortality to a level comparable to mammography, a more holistic approach may further enhance its overall benefit.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Urology has significant opportunities to actively promote healthy behaviors among aging men. The establishment of an organized prostate cancer screening program provides an ideal entry point for this purpose. Modern screening concepts should incorporate holistic health promotion for aging men alongside direct oncological endpoints.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"842-848"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148340464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2025-10-30DOI: 10.1007/s00120-025-02720-4
Bernd Wullich, Holger Borchers, Christian Eggersmann, Maximilian Burger, Marlene Thöne
{"title":"[Environmental sustainability in urology].","authors":"Bernd Wullich, Holger Borchers, Christian Eggersmann, Maximilian Burger, Marlene Thöne","doi":"10.1007/s00120-025-02720-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-025-02720-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Environmental sustainability has become increasingly important in recent years, not only in social discourse but also in the healthcare sector. The healthcare sector in Germany contributes significantly to total CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, accounting for over 5%, and consumes roughly the same amount of resources. Areas that are particularly relevant to urology, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and instrument logistics, are among the most intensive consumers of resources, alongside construction measures, the operation of clinics and practices, and food supply. In light of this, the German Society of Urology (DGU) has recognized the urgency of the situation and developed a sustainability strategy that includes all sectors of the field and aims to provide concrete perspectives for the responsible use of existing resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"868-871"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13400691/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145410416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-07-01DOI: 10.1007/s00120-026-02876-7
Fabian P Stangl, Giuseppe Magistro
{"title":"[Antibiotic stewardship in urology : Time to rethink?]","authors":"Fabian P Stangl, Giuseppe Magistro","doi":"10.1007/s00120-026-02876-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-026-02876-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urological infections are among the most frequent bacterial diseases and result in a correspondingly high consumption of antibiotics with the associated known increased risk for the development of multidrug-resistant pathogens. For this reason, the measures summarized under the term antibiotic stewardship (ABS) are becoming increasingly more important for a rational use of antibiotics, which are explicitly underlined in the current European and German guidelines on urological infections. Despite these clear guideline recommendations the use of antibiotics in the urological practice is often suboptimal, especially in the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria and the excessive use of fluoroquinolones. In this article the principles of ABS are illustrated based on the current guidelines, frequent false applications are described and practical recommendations are given for urologists when dealing with antibiotics in cases of urinary tract infections and urological interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"883-890"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148362377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}