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Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian Journal of Urology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Anorectal side-effects of radical cystectomy	39
Predictors for complication in renal cancer surgery: a national register study	29
Urinary stone assessment in a single-phase may replace the unenhanced and multiphase computed tomography protocol in painless visible haematuria	21
Taking the temperature: a case of urethral polyembolokoilamania	20
Transurethral versus open enucleation of the prostate in Sweden – a retrospective comparative cohort study	20
Kidney tumor biopsy – an unmet need for personalized treatment	16
Early and late surgical complications following living donor nephrectomy	15
Sterile water injections for management of renal colic pain: a systematic review	15
Biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy – a large, comprehensive, population-based study with long follow-up	15
Improved adherence to prostate cancer guidelines concomitant with public reporting. Nationwide population-based study	14
Do not throw out the baby with the bath water	12
Primary mucosal melanomas of the urogenital tract: a clinical, pathological, and genetic nationwide survey of Danish patients 1990–2019	12
Surgical waiting times and all-cause mortality in patients with non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma	9
Prospective validation study of a combined urine and plasma test for predicting high-grade prostate cancer in biopsy naïve men	8
3D laparoscopic prostatectomy: results of multicentre study	8
Prediction of clinically significant recurrence after partial nephrectomy. Data from the Cancer Registry of Norway with more than five years of follow-up	8
UROSCAN and UROSCANSEQ: a large-scale multicenter effort towards translation of molecular bladder cancer subtypes into clinical practice – from biobank to RNA-sequencing in real time	8
Community-onset urosepsis: incidence and risk factors for 30-day mortality – a retrospective cohort study	8
A new important tool to report and analyse adverse incidents that all urologists should use Editorial comment to: Nisen H, Erkkilä K, Ettala O, Ronkainen H, et al. Intraoperative complications in kidn	7
Abandoning testing for asymptomatic microscopic haematuria in Sweden – a long-term follow-up	7
Welcome to the new Scandinavian Journal of Urology!	7
Impact of ischemia time during partial nephrectomy on short- and long-term renal function	6
Feasibility and efficacy of early docetaxel plus androgen deprivation therapy for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer in a rural health care setting	6
Surgeon volume and patient-reported urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. Population-based register study in Sweden	6
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli among the rectal flora is the predominant risk factor for severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a prospective observational s	6

Evaluation of the relation between size of stone and its attenuation measured by Hounsfield units and the total laser energy required to fragment it	6
Recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma after transurethral resection with hexaminolevulinate photodynamic diagnosis or regular cystoscopy	6
Surgical experience is predictive for bladder tumour resection quality	6
Incidence of erectile dysfunction treatment after radical prostatectomy by Statin use in Finnish Nationwide Cohort Study	5
Quadratus lumborum block is feasible alternative to epidural block for postoperative analgesia after open radical cystectomy: surgical and oncological outcomes of a randomised clinical trial	5
The role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the 8q24 chromosome region in patients with concomitant bladder and prostate cancer	5
Temperature profiles during ureteroscopy with thulium fiber laser and holmium:YAG laser: Findings from a pre-clinical study	5
The Swedish prostate cancer guidelines: response to Axcrona and Löffeler	5
Sterile water injections – a treatment for renal colic when other painkillers are contraindicated?	5
A population-based registry cohort study on the correlation between bladder-intact event-free survival and overall survival in cystectomy-ineligible/refusal muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients in	5
How to survey adherence to guidelines by use of clinical cancer registers	4
The risk of inguinal hernia repair after radical prostatectomy – a population-based cohort study	4
The clinical consequences of routine ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, ISUP grade 5 and no metastases based on standard imaging – preliminary results	4
S-phase – an independent prognostic marker in upper tract urothelial carcinoma	4
Risk of prostate cancer death in men diagnosed with prostate cancer at cystoprostatectomy. A nationwide population-based study	4
Swedish national guidelines on urothelial carcinoma: 2024 update on advanced and metastatic disease	4
Evaluation of data quality in the Swedish National Penile Cancer Register	4
The effect of povidone-iodine rectal cleansing on post-biopsy infectious complications	4
Low-volume grade group 2 prostate cancer candidates for active surveillance: a radical prostatectomy retrospective analysis	4
Prostate cancer incidence in Sweden before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Population-based study	3
Assessment of variability in life expectancy in older men by use of new comorbidity indices. A nationwide population-based study	3
Do all prostate cancer patients want, and experience shared decision making prior to curative treatment?	3
Bilateral same session flexible ureterorenoscopy for endoscopic management of bilateral renal calculi is noninferior to unilateral flexible ureterorenoscopy for management of multiple unilateral renal	3
Salvage HDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer: a high-volume center experience on 100 consecutive patients	3
Cutaneous adverse reactions associated to apalumide: two case reports of DRESS syndrome and maculopapular exanthema	3
A Norwegian perspective on the Swedish national guidelines on prostate cancer for non-metastatic disease	3
The Stockholm Spinal Cord Uro Study: Changing patterns of urological surgery in a regional prevalence group through 50 years – Outcomes and lessons learned	3
Treatment with CoreTherm in 570 patients with prostate volumes of 80-366 ml: an evaluation of short- and long-term retreatment risk	3
Abstract book for the 34th Congress of the Scandinavian Association of Urology (NUF)	3
Exercise in primary care after robot-assisted radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer – effects on postoperative complications: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial	3
Triggers for transition from active surveillance to radical treatment of prostate cancer 2008–2020 – a case-control study	3
First diagnostic results from Gothenburg-2 screening trial	3
Primary and revision artificial urinary sphincter for stress urinary incontinence post-radical prostatectomy: a surgery with high rewards but high risks?	3
50 Years with clean intermittent self-catheterization – a Scandinavian perspective	3
The association between age and long-term quality of life after curative treatment for prostate cancer: a cross-sectional study	3
Standardized care pathway for bladder cancer in Sweden. So far lots of pain but little gain	3
Validation of a Swedish version of the National Institute of Health – Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index	3
Assessment of complications after transperineal and transrectal prostate biopsy using a risk-stratified pathway identifying patients at risk for post-biopsy infections	3
How to improve cancer care by use of guidelines and quality registers	3
External validation of a simplified prognostic model for survival in patients with extrinsic malignant ureteral obstruction treated with tandem ureteral stents – a retrospective cohort study	3
Anorectal function and symptoms 6 months after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a single-center study	3
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy with the CoreTherm®Concept in men with prostates larger than 100 grams – a consecutive case series	2
Do men adapt to lower urinary tract symptoms? An 11-year longitudinal study of male urinary urgency and associated bother	2
Computed tomography for visible haematuria – a single nephrographic phase is sufficient for detecting renal cell carcinoma	2
Swedish National Guidelines on Urothelial Carcinoma: 2021 update on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma	2
A randomised study of TURP after intraprostatic injection of mepicacaine/adrenaline versus regular TURP in patients with LUTS/BPO	2
Paediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy (P-PCNL) reporting checklist	2
Robot-assisted nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma—feasibility and complications: a single center experience	2
The Swedish national guidelines on prostate cancer, part 2: recurrent, metastatic and castration resistant disease	2
Thermo-expandable intraprostatic nitinol stents in the treatment of bladder outlet obstruction: a consecutive case series	2

Minimising warm ischaemia time during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. A video-based assessment of tumour excision, kidney reconstruction and intermediate time	2
The safety and feasibility of simultaneous robotic repair of an inguinal hernia during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Current evidence for moderate and ultra-hypofractionated radiation therapy in prostate cancer: a summary of the results from phase 3 randomised trials	2
Isolated monkeypox genital lesions	2
Bladder cancer with secondary muscle invasion – a prognostic dilemma	2
Lower urinary tract injuries in patients with pelvic fractures at a level 1 trauma center – an 11-year experience	2
The difficulty of studying the association between pathway delays and survival in cancer – an example from bladder cancer	2
Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water!	2
Initial management and survival of patients with primary metastatic bladder cancer before the immunotherapy era: a population-based study from Norway	2
Patient-reported long-term sexual morbidity in prostate cancer survivors treated with external beam radiation therapy alone or combined with high-dose-rate brachytherapy	2
Healthcare costs in relation to increased use of preoperative renal tumour biopsies	2
Health-related quality of life prior to and 1 year after radical cystectomy evaluated with FACT-G and FACT-VCI questionnaires	2
Content is king: the electronic format is just a first step in the digital evolution of medical information	2
Time difference in retrieving clinical information in Patient-overview Prostate Cancer compared to electronic health records	2
Incidence, mortality and relative survival of patients with cancer of the bladder and upper urothelial tract in the Nordic countries between 1990 and 2019	2