Best Abstracts Presented at ICE26

ICE26, like its predecessor in Rome, prides itself on being a meeting that puts new research into endourology front and centre. Once accepted, selected abstracts are presented in a long-form manner, offering a chance for discussion with moderators and audience questions.

From each abstract session in Valencia, a “Best Abstract” winner was chosen by the session’s moderators. In all the lists below, the number correlates to the session it was presented in, not a ranking. The links refer to the abstract in the ICE26 Resource Center (freely available for all ICE26 delegates after logging in).

Best Abstracts

1. Thomas Amiel (Munich, DE)
   MP033: “Standard fURS without vs with the hydrogel method for kidney stone removal: Interim analysis of the mediNiK®-Performance Study, a single-centre randomised controlled trial”
2. Marina Fernandez Cisneros (Barcelona, ES)
   MP044: “Functional outcomes of mini-ECIRS and mini-PCNL in stage III–V chronic kidney disease patients”
3. Jegathesan Thiruchelvam (Singapore, SG)
   MP003: “Transabdominal ultrasound-guided morcellation during AEEP: Multicentre outcomes and perspectives”
4. Hannah De Windt (Mechelen, BE)
   UP152: “Optimizing radiation safety in endo-urology: Impact of ALARA principles and lead shielding on operator exposure”
5. Arman Tsaturyan (Yerevan, AM)
   MP068: “SGLT2 inhibitors versus GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors for incident and recurrent nephrolithiasis: An EAU Endourology Systematic Review”
6. Numan Baydilli (Kayseri, TR)
   MP015: “Outcomes of 6.3 Fr flexible ureterorenoscopy and laser lithotripsy for paediatric kidney stone disease: A multicentre international study”
7. André Jin Ye (Lisbon, PT)
   MP052: “Factors associated with stone surgery training during urology residency: A statistical analysis of an ESRU-YAU European survey”
8. Steffi Yuen (Hong Kong, HK)
   MP032: “Experimental evidence on optimized fluid dynamics and fragment extraction in FANS – How stones are “pulled” out”
9. Anne Carolien Bouma-Houwert (Amsterdam, NL)
   MP064: “From pixels to pebbles: Deep transfer learning in endoscopic stone classification”
10. Tuncel Uzel (Ankara, TR)
    MP077: “Time-dependent cytological response of free viable tumor cells to immediate intravesical epirubicin after transurethral resection of bladder tumour: A prospective observational study”
11. Orel Hemo (Tel Aviv, IL)
    MP083: “Kidney-sparing management of low-grade UTUC: Long term outcomes in unifocal vs. multifocal disease – A multicenter study”
12. Not Awarded
13. Steffi Yuen (Hong Kong, HK)
    MP048: “FLEXible ureteroscopy outcome registry using flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheaths (FLEXOR-F) in kidney and ureteric stone management: A global prospective registry of 2150 patients”
14. Emanuela Altobelli (Groningen, NL)
    MP085: “Is endourology designed for its future workforce? An international survey”

Best Videos

1. Andrea De Faveri (Modena, IT)
   V09: “Small scopes, big opportunities: When size matters. A four-case series”
2. Hadar Tamir (Karmei Yosef, IL)
   V16: “En bloc laser resection of bladder tumor involving the ureteral orifice: A combined endourological approach”

From the Abstract Highlight Sessions

1. Ravanth Baskaran (Bristol, GB)
   UP122: “Assessing the quality and readability of patient information available for Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL): Human versus Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) comparison of resources and quality measurements – A benchmarking study from EAU Endourology”
2. Mahmoud Moustafa (Laval, CA)
   UP124: “Longitudinal trajectory of health-related quality of life in kidney stone formers”