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30th annual congress of the european association of urology

The report of 30th annual congress of the european association of urology by Dr. Erfan Amini

Application Code :

306-0115-0051

Created Date : Friday, December 19, 2014 03:24:35Update Date : Wednesday, April 29, 2015 09:43:02
IP Address : 194.225.53.5Submit Date : Wednesday, April 29, 2015 09:43:12Email : amini_erfan@yahoo.com

Personal Information

Name :	Erfan
Surname :	Amini
School/Research center :	School of Medicine
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Position :	Assistant professor
Tel :	+98-21-88002337

Information of Congress

Title of the Congress :	30th annual congress of the european association of urology
Title of your Abstract :	Diagnostic workup for asymptomatic microhematuria in patients younger than 50 years
country :	Spain
From :	Friday, March 20, 2015
To :	Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) :	Introduction & Objectives Complete urologic workup including urine cytology, upper tract imaging and cystourethroscopy is usually recommended for evaluation of adults with asymptomatic microhematuria and no recognized etiology. However these recommendations are based on studies which include all age groups. We conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy of various urologic investigations in determining etiology of asymptomatic microhematuria in young adults. Material & Methods Two hundred and seventy five consecutive patients < 50 years old were evaluated for incidentally diagnosed asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in our institution between December 2008 and March 2013. Patients with evidence of urolithiasis in ultrasonography and urinary tract infection were excluded from enrollment. All patients underwent complete urologic investigation including, ultrasonography, Computed tomography (CT) urography or Intravenous urography (IVU), urine cytology and cystourethroscopy. Results In total 95% (261/275) of patients had no pathology, simple renal cysts were noted in 8 (3%) patients. Four bladder tumors and two renal masses (one angiomyolipoma and one renal cell carcinoma) were seen in patients older than 35 years. Ultrasonography was capable of detecting all malignant pathologies except for one bladder tumor which was detected by cystourethroscopy. No malignant pathology was recorded for patients younger than 35 years. Conclusions Our results revealed that the probability of malignant pathologies is low in young patients with asymptomatic microhematuria. Moreover CT urography and urine cytology seem to add little, if any information to that obtained by ultrasonography especially in patients younger than 35 years. Extensive evaluations in patients with asymptomatic microhematuria may also expose them to unnecessary risks.
Keywords of your Abstract :	Diagnosis, Hematuria, Urologic Neoplasms
Acceptance Letter :
The presentation :	Oral
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Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code :	http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/23278/Forms/306/Diagnostic_workup_for_asymptomatic_microhematuria.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? :	ISI
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The Congress Reporting Form

How many volunteers were present at the Congress? :	13000
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? :	All over the world including noted urologist from the US, Canada, Japan and European countries (Italy, Germany, UK, etc.)
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? :	Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box :	Shahid Beheshti, Iran, Shiraz, Mashhad and Isfahan Medical universities
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? :	Asking 2 questions pertinent to the method of evaluation in patients focusing on nephrologic work ups. Some participants strongly supported our results and mentioned that have stopped applying extensive evaluations in young patients with microhematuria
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. :	Bob Djavan Professor at NYU School of Medicine
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress :	Our work was presented in a highly prestigious congress in which only abstracts of high scientific value are accepted. In this congress only four abstracts from Iran were accepted for presentation. Our work from uro-oncology research center (Tehran University of medical sciences) was one of them. Currently no follow up seems to be necessary.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) :	every thing was excellent
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: :	There was a joint meeting between European association of urology and Iranian urological association which was excellent. Iranian urologist had the opportunity to share their experience with their European colleagues. Discussed issues in this outstanding meeting were as follows: Radical cystectomy in octogenarians. Various methods of urinary diversion and their impacts on quality of life The state of the art approach to localized prostate cancer Only four papers were accepted for standard presentation in the congress from Iran of which one paper was from Tehran University of medical sciences. I also had the opportunity to work with a robot which is being used in various urological surgeries in developed countries.