EAU22 recommendations

The 37th Annual EAU Congress (EAU22) will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 1-4 July 2022.

EAU22 offers a more concentrated scientific programme than usual, with a full four-day congress. Our editorial board has selected some sessions and abstracts that they highly recommend:

Friday 1 July

Abstract Session 03: Infections – Bench to bedside

• Acute uncomplicated cystitis and menstrual cycle: What is new? – P. Samchuk, Kiev (UA)
• Smells like cystitis – diagnosing urinary tract infections with an electronic nose- H. Heers, Marburg (DE)

Abstract Session 07: Infections – Prophylaxis, treatment and complications

• Artificial intelligence to guide antibiotic choice in recurrent uti: Is it the right way for improving antimicrobial stewardship?- T. Cai, Trento (IT)
• Risk factors of infectious complications after benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery: Preliminary results from the retrospective and multicenter TOCUS cohort

Saturday 2 July

Video Session 5: Functional urology: The full Monty

• Robot-assisted Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy – C. Haudebert, Rennes (FR) )

Sunday 3 July

Plenary session 06: Personalised surgical management of LUTS/BPO

• The optimal work-up before BPO surgery: What is essential and what is optional?, D. Elterman, Toronto (CA)
• The future of surgical treatment for male LUTS: What´s in the pipeline?, C. Gratzke, Freiburg (DE)

Abstract Session 24: Insight in the overactive bladder and the bladder pain syndrome

• OASIS pivotal trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the RENOVA iStim System™ for the treatment of women with overactive bladder – F.M.J. Martens, Nijmegen (NL)

Abstract Session 32: LUTS/BPH – Basic research and medical therapy

• The association between human gut microbiota and prostate enlargement, K. Takezawa, Suita (JP)

Abstract Session 45: Males LUTS, nocturia and NOUR: From evaluation to treatment

• Bladder NIRS: A non-invasive method functional to distinguish between detrusor underactivity (DU) and bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in men with LUTS

Thematic Session 07: Female stress urinary incontinence: Practical surgical management

Monday 4 July

Best abstracts: Best EAU22 abstracts selected by the Scientific Committee

• Efficacy and safety of sacral neuromodulation for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: A randomised, sham-controlled, double-blind, multicentre clinical trial – J-N.L. Cornu, Rouen (FR)