EAU 2013 - Programme Book - YouMed

Sunday, 17 March - EAU Programme
Thematic Session 1
11.00 - 12.00 EAU Guidelines Office: Recommendation updates 2013
Brown Hall 1-2 - Level S2
Chair: K.F. Parsons, Liverpool (GB)
11.00 - 11.20 Update Renal cell cancer guidelines
B. Ljungberg, Umeå (SE)
Aims and objectives
The current update 2013 of the guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma is a first attempt to use a systematic review
strategy of available literature. The literature search strategy includes the construction of screening questions
using PICO elements for the evaluation. Using structured screening, flow diagrams present eligibility of
studies, and data from included studies will be summarized. Based on the results recommendations can be
presented based on the current knowledge. The update presents recommendations on diagnosis, treatment
strategies including last releases on medical therapy used in renal cell carcinoma.
11.20 - 11.40 Update Imaging in Urology – a European and United States perspective
P. Fulgham, Dallas (US)
Aims and objectives
This portion of the lecture will demonstrate the variability of imaging terminology used in a single document
regarding imaging in the management of ureteral calculous disease. The technology assessment analysed
was written by four authors considered experts on urologic imaging, working closely together as the
Ureteral Imaging Task Force under the aegis of the American Urological Association Guidelines Panel. We
show that a single imaging modality such as computed tomography may have as many as 16 variations
within a single document. Analysis of root terms and synonyms provides insight into how these varied terms
may be subcategorised. A standardised nomenclature would facilitate the meta-analysis of the world’s
literature regarding that imaging modality and thereby produce more robust recommendations for its use.
Standardisation of imaging nomenclature would be particularly helpful in developing guidelines shared by
varied organisations. Although currently primarily descriptive, a standardised imaging terminology could
become prescriptive if combined with performance parameters.
T. Loch, Flensburg (DE)
Aims and objectives
With the evolution of imaging in Urology, there has been an exponential growth in research and considerable
clinical interest in utilizing imaging techniques in clinical practice. It is a multidisciplinary process with
contributions from investigators and clinicians of varied backgrounds: physics and engineering, informatics,
urology, and radiology. However, the terminology used in this area is not uniform. As a consequence, there
are often multiple abbreviations and synonyms for similar investigations with overlapping definitions that
can potentially confuse or misdirect clinicians and researchers alike. As a contribution to the literature,
clinical practice, and investigative urology, the Guideline Office (GO) of the EAU with its imaging panel has
compiled a standard set of medical terms that are recommended to be used in clinical and investigative
urology practice.
11.40 - 12.00 Update The pros and cons of urological thromboprophylaxis
K.A.O. Tikkinen, Helsinki (FI)
EAU Milan 2013
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