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Editorial

Minimal-incision hydrocelectomy reduces bleeding, but has it solved recurrence?—a look back at a century of technique
Takumi Takeuchi, Mami Hattori-Kato
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
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:319
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Low free testosterone and anterior urethral stricture disease: a coherent signal still in search of a causal test
Leonidas Karapanos, Daniel Porres
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:320
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Beyond penile pain: is it time to reconsider phase-based treatment strategies in Peyronie’s disease?
Du Geon Moon
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:321
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Nerve-sparing radical cystectomy in the era of perioperative enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab: reappraising the value of functional preservation
Shugo Yajima, Hitoshi Masuda
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:322
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What can we learn from past mistakes in genital surgery?
Jonathan Charles Goddard
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
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:323
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Original Article

Association of preoperative frailty with health-related quality of life and urinary function after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Hisanori Taniguchi, Junichi Ikeda, Monta Inoue, Yuki Masuo, Hidefumi Kinoshita
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:324
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Comparative outcomes of KangDuo and da Vinci robot-assisted ureteral reimplantation: a retrospective cohort study
Han Bao, Qian Yang, Xiang Wang, Yu Zhang, Shubo Fan, Tongchen He, Hao Dong, Xinfei Li, Bing Wang, Hang Fan, Kunlin Yang, Liqun Zhou, Zhihua Li, Xuesong Li
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:325
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Flow cytometry sperm apoptosis test can predict sperm DNA fragmentation and can be used as an effective and easy-to-perform screening method for males from infertile couples
Jan Novák, Viktor Vik, Tomáš Fürst, Vojtěch Thon, Zuzana Krátká
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:326
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DUSP13 promotes prostate cancer progression by regulating the ERK1/2 pathway
Qing Lu, Xiaobao Chen, Zhenlin Chen, Jing Lin, Yiming Su
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:327
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Is the density of prostate tissue truly 1 gram per milliliter?—an evaluation of HoLEP specimens
Nabila Reem Khondakar, Amir Patel, Jessica Helon, Alyssa McDonald, Alla Fadl-Alla, Jenny Guo, Amy E. Krambeck, Perry Xu
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:328
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Delays in male infertility evaluation and their financial and emotional impact on couples
Jordan G. Kassab, Amelia G. Oppenheimer, Angelica Garcia Keeme-Sayre, Blair T. Stocks, Larry I. Lipshultz
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:329
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Assessing spatial perception of learners during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP)
Nabila Reem Khondakar, Amir Patel, Jenny Guo, Matt Pearson, Shaan Setia, Amy E. Krambeck, Perry Xu
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:330
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Comparison of outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children with pelviureteric junction obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Panagiotis Nikolinakos, Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis, Abhisekh Chatterjee, Ivo Donkov, Samuel Bishara, Evgenia Lani, Marina Maria Antonaraki, Mohamed Eldaneen, Joseph M. Norris, Katie McComb, Zisis Kratiras, Konstantinos Nastos, Karl H. Pang, Nikolaos Zavras
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:331
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SESN2 promotes ferroptosis in bladder cancer by negatively regulating the NRF2/FSP1 signaling axis
Jianfeng Hu, Yangmin Wang, Yonghui Du, Xi’an Li, Zhiguo Zhang, Xuehai Liang, Junfeng Peng
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:332
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Feasibility and early outcomes of salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy after focal therapy failure for localized prostate cancer
Xinping Wang, Haifeng Huang, Jiyuan Sun, Yifan Sun, Xinyi Wang, Chenxi Ma, Gutian Zhang, Qun Lu, Hongqian Guo
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:333
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Two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics study of urine flow in the prostatic fossa after benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery: a single-patient model
Huanrui Wang, Weiyu Zhang, Zehua Ding, Tao Xu, Kexin Xu
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:334
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Laparoscopic urinary tract reconstruction for iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a retrospective observational study from a single high-volume referral center
Minoru Nakazono, Fumihiko Urabe, Hidetsugu Takahashi, Ryutaro Fukagai, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kosuke Iwatani, Masahiro Fujikawa, Takahiro Kimura, Hirokazu Abe
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:335
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Surgical procedure and efficacy of KangDuo robot-assisted pyeloplasty for horseshoe kidney
Tongchen He, Xiang Wang, Zhihua Li, Pan Song, Qian Yang, Jiyu Yang, Han Bao, Rui Yang, Xicai Zhang, Shubo Fan, Xinfei Li, Kunlin Yang, Hui Jiang, Xuesong Li
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:336
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Postoperative management of infants with ureteropelvic junction obstruction: a retrospective cohort study of PICU transfer, complications, and length of stay
Haoxuan Yang, Zeyuan Sui, Sheng Tang, Yuan Chen, Zixu Yang, Runlong Wang, Ziyue Ma, Lei Du, Wenyong Xue, Jinchun Qi
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:337
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Peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonists for recovery of bowel function after radical cystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Emma Powell, Sam McDonald, Jayne Lim, Dickon Hayne
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:338
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Short-term perioperative safety and long-term follow-up after robotic-assisted resection of non-renal, non-adrenal retroperitoneal tumors: a 10-year retrospective cohort study
Youyun Zhang, Guoqing Ding, Gonghui Li
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:339
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Filling the information gap: a validated comparison of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for penile cancer patient education
Jeffery Yang, Ymer Bushati, Sarah Lorger, Jeremy Saad, Prem Rathore
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:340
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An interpretable LASSO-Boruta nomogram for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer recurrence after intravesical instillation
Bingjie Li, Guangyun Ji, Wenting Wang, Lina Guo
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:341
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Low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a retrospective single-center observational study in Japan
Takashi Hirayama, Yudai Matsuoka, Masashi Oae
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:342
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Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and limited quantitative synthesis
Yu Zhang, Zhi-Shen Li, Yu-Yun Wu, Wen-Bao Wang, Xia Cao, Yan He, Chao-Hua Deng
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:343
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Copper homeostasis dysregulation promotes malignant transformation of renal tubular epithelial cells via the ROS/NF-κB/AID signaling axis
Yun Yuan, Rubin Chen, Bingqing Xu, Shouxian Cheng, Junfei Wang, Ying Xiong, Zhifei Che, Hualei Chen
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:344
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Surgical Technique

Extraction of atrial tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma via a complete transabdominal approach
Kaitlin Pardue, E. Joy Trimble, Sanjay Patel, Michael Cookson, Kofi Vandyck, Lacy Harville, Brian Cross
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:345
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Review Article

Comparative outcomes of radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, and radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation therapy for high-risk and very high-risk prostate cancer: a narrative review
Kaung Hset Tun, Xingyu Xiong, Hang Xu, Lu Yang
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:346
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors vs. glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for incident and recurrent urolithiasis: a European Association of Urology Endourology systematic review
Arianna Pischetola, Francesco Esperto, Arman Tsaturyan, Ali Talyshinski, Selcuk Guven, Abhishek Singh, Bhaskar Kumar Somani
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:347
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A narrative review of the state of urinary diversion: ileal conduit, neobladder, continent cutaneous, and cutaneous ureterostomy
Maxwell Louis Sandberg, David Thole, Randall Bissette, Beamlak Worku, Ethan Weitzman, Kimberly Waggener, Ashok Hemal
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:348
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Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: mechanisms, evidence, and translational perspectives—a narrative review
Xueting Sun, Huiying Chen, Lu Wang, Yanting Shen, Fei Wang
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:349
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A narrative review of the gut microbiota-testis axis: mechanisms and implications for male reproductive health
Longjie Gu, Yinwei Chen, Lei Jin, Yi Liu
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:350
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Editorial Commentary

Expanding the therapeutic potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists: implications for male reproductive and perioperative urologic health
Aditi Yellu, Joon Kyung Kim, Brendan K. Wallace, Soum D. Lokeshwar
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:351
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Does social media help to uncover pathology in men, or turn them into patients?
Olufenwa Milhouse, Paige Bird, Denis Mesa Cruz
Translational Andrology and Urology  
2026;
15
(9)
:352
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Review Article 
Strategies for maintaining penile size following penile implant
King Chien Joe Lee, Gerald B. Brock
Published online: 28 March 2013
Review Article 
The drug treatment of delayed ejaculation
Ibrahim A. Abdel-Hamid, Moustafa A. Elsaied, Taymour Mostafa
Published online: 01 August 2016
Review Articles 
The impact and management of sexual dysfunction secondary to pharmacological therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Jason Gandhi, Steven J. Weissbart, Noel L. Smith, Steven A. Kaplan, Gautam Dagur, Anna Zumbo, Gargi Joshi, Sardar Ali Khan
Published online: 29 April 2017
Review Article 
Exogenous testosterone: a preventable cause of male infertility
Lindsey E. Crosnoe, Ethan Grober, Dana Ohl, Edward D. Kim
Published online: 16 July 2013
Review Article 
Role of application of tadalafil 5 mg once-daily (≥6 months) in men with erectile dysfunction from six randomized controlled trials
Jiajia Ma, Zi Liu, Jitao Wu, Zhongbao Zhou, Xuebao Zhang, Yuanshan Cui, Chunhua Lin
Published online: 23 June 2020
Review Article 
Oral therapy for Peyronie’s disease, does it work?
Brittani Barrett-Harlow, Run Wang
Published online: 01 June 2016
Review Article 
Traditional Chinese medical therapy for erectile dysfunction
Hao Li, Hongyang Jiang, Jihong Liu
Published online: 29 April 2017
Original Article 
Stretched penile length and its associations with testosterone and infertility
Austen D. Slade, Andrew R. Christiansen, Sorena Keihani, William O. Brant, James M. Hotaling
Published online: 14 January 2021
Review Article 
Asian herbals and aphrodisiacs used for managing ED
Peter H. C. Lim
Published online: 29 April 2017
Review Article 
Testosterone replacement therapy: role of pituitary and thyroid in diagnosis and treatment
Megan Crawford, Laurence Kennedy
Published online: 18 December 2016
Editorial 
Suspected penile fracture: to operate or not to operate?
Ian S. Metzler, Amanda B. Reed-Maldonado, Tom F. Lue
Published online: 26 October 2017
Review Article 
The dangers of sexual enhancement supplements and counterfeit drugs to “treat” erectile dysfunction
Jason Chiang, Faysal A. Yafi, Philip J. Dorsey Jr, Wayne J. G. Hellstrom
Published online: 09 February 2017
Review Article 
Demographic and temporal trends in transgender identities and gender confirming surgery
Ian T. Nolan, Christopher J. Kuhner, Geolani W. Dy
Published online: 27 June 2019
Review Article 
Premature ejaculation: do we have effective therapy?
Ege Can Serefoglu, Theodore R. Saitz, Landon Trost, Wayne J.G. Hellstrom
Published online: 28 March 2013
Expert Opinions on Challenging Cases 
Commentary on the myths of Peyronie’s disease
Alex K Wu, Tom F Lue
Published online: 12 December 2012
Review Article 
Phalloplasty for the genetic male
Giulio Garaffa, Gabriele Antonini, Vincenzo Gentile, David J. Ralph
Published online: 30 June 2012

Original Article

Overall satisfaction, sexual function, and the durability of neophallus dimensions following staged female to male genital gender confirming surgery: the Institute of Urology, London U.K. experience
Maurice M. Garcia, Nim A. Christopher, Francesco De Luca, Marco Spilotros, David J. Ralph
Incidence of urinary extravasation and rate of ureteral stenting after high-grade renal trauma in adults: a meta-analysis
Sorena Keihani, Ross E. Anderson, Michelle Fiander, Mary M. McFarland, Gregory J. Stoddard, James M. Hotaling, Jeremy B. Myers
Safety and efficacy of daily Revactin® in men with erectile dysfunction: a 3-month pilot study
Sabine Nguyen, Jacob Rajfer, Magda Shaheen

Review Article

Future perspectives of prostate cancer therapy
Murali Gururajan, Edwin M. Posadas, Leland W. K. Chung
Small RNA and its application in andrology and urology
Ji Wang, Long-Cheng Li
TGF-β mediated DNA methylation in prostate cancer
Chung Lee, Qiang Zhang, Xaolin Zi, Atreya Dash, Marcelo B Soares, Farahnaz Rahmatpanah, Zhenyu Jia, Michael McClelland, Dan Mercola
Cystine nephrolithiasis
Hasan Fattah, Yasmin Hambaroush, David S. Goldfarb
Kidney stone risk following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Benjamin K. Canales, Ricardo D. Gonzalez
Reactive oxygen species, inflammation and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis
Saeed R. Khan
Outlining the limits of partial nephrectomy
Sameer Chopra, Raj Satkunasivam, Chandan Kundavaram, Gangning Liang, Inderbir S. Gill
Mechanisms of resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)
Thenappan Chandrasekar, Joy C. Yang, Allen C. Gao, Christopher P. Evans
Prostate cancer metastasis: roles of recruitment and reprogramming, cell signal network and three-dimensional growth characteristics
Shabnam Ziaee, Gina Chia-Yi Chu, Jen-Ming Huang, Shirly Sieh, Leland W. K. Chung
Inflammation in prostate cancer progression and therapeutic targeting
Timothy Stark, Lydia Livas, Natasha Kyprianou
Sympathetic nervous system and chronic bladder pain: a new tune for an old song
Ana Charrua, Rui Pinto, Lori Ann Birder, Francisco Cruz
Angiogenic factors, bladder neuroplasticity and interstitial cystitis—new pathobiological insights
Ricardo Saban
Increased bladder permeability in interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
Robert E. Hurst, Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld, Amy B. Wisniewski, Samuel VanGordon, Hsueh Kung Lin, Bradley P. Kropp, Rheal A. Towner
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics for prostate cancer radiotherapy
Fei Yang, John C. Ford, Nesrin Dogan, Kyle R. Padgett, Adrian L. Breto, Matthew C. Abramowitz, Alan Dal Pra, Alan Pollack, Radka Stoyanova

Editorial

PIVOT and the challenges of localized prostate cancer care
Aviva E. Weinberg, James D. Brooks

Research Highlights

Enzalutamide: the emperor of all anti-androgens
Emmanuel S. Antonarakis

Review Articles

Androgen receptor gene mutation, rearrangement, polymorphism
Kurtis Eisermann, Dan Wang, Yifeng Jing, Laura E. Pascal, Zhou Wang
Androgen receptor epigenetics
Changmeng Cai, Xin Yuan, Steven P. Balk
Androgen receptor genomic regulation
Hong-Jian Jin, Jung Kim, Jindan Yu
Decoding the androgen receptor splice variants
Changxue Lu, Jun Luo
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in prostate growth and tumor progression
Campbell M. Grant, Natasha Kyprianou
Steroid hormone synthetic pathways in prostate cancer
Elahe A. Mostaghel
Near-infrared fluorescence and nuclear imaging and targeting of prostate cancer
Jason Wu, Dongfeng Pan, Leland W.K. Chung

Review Article: Hypospadias

Do endocrine disruptors cause hypospadias?
Sisir Botta, Gerald R. Cunha, Laurence S. Baskin
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