Efraim Serafetinidis

TL;DR: An updated overview of the treatment of iatrogenic trauma is presented that will be incorporated in the trauma guidelines available at the EAU Web site (http://www. uroweb.org/guidelines/online-guidelines).

TL;DR: A summary of the 2014 version of the EAU guidelines on urologic trauma of the lower urinary tract with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment is presented to minimise long-term urinary symptoms and sexual dysfunction.

TL;DR: The Urological Trauma guidelines have been based on a review of the literature identified using on-line searches of MEDLINE and other source documents published before 2009 and provide support to the practicing urologist since urethral injuries carry substantial morbidity.

TL;DR: Nonoperative management continues to be favoured to surgical exploration in the management of high-grade renal trauma whenever possible and NOM appeared to be safe and effective in a stable patient with a higher renal preservation rate, a shorter length of stay, and a comparable complication rate to open surgical exploration.

TL;DR: This dissertation aims to provide a history of urology practice in the Czech Republic over a 40-year period from 1989 to 2002, which has seen a decline in the number of patients diagnosed with central giant cell granuloma.