title: EAU guidelines on urological trauma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the optimal evaluation and management of genitourinary (renal, ureteral, bladder, urethral and genital) injuries by review of the world's literature on the subject.
  
  
  METHODS
  A consensus committee convened by the Health Care Office of the European Association of Urology (EAU) to summarize the literature concerning the diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary trauma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings of 350 citations are reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The genitourinary trauma literature still relies heavily on expert opinion and single-institution retrospective series. Future prospective trials of the most significant issues, when possible, might improve the quality of evidence that dictates practitioner behavior.
authors.affiliation: St. James's Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez-Piñeiro
authors.forename: Eugen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Plas
authors.forename: Efraim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serafetinides
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Türkeri
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Santucci
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hohenfellner
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000293:injuries*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy