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This website contains general materials about urological conditions which can be used for informational and educational purposes. The information is not intended nor suited to be a replacement or substitute for professional medical treatment or for professional medical advice. If you have any specific questions about your individual medical situation you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.
This information was produced by the European Association of Urology (EAU) in collaboration with the EAU Section of Urolithiasis (EULIS), the Urolithiasis Section of the EAU Young Academic Urologists, the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN), the Bulgarian Association of Urology (BAU), the Croatian Society of Urology, the Chinese Urological Association (CAU), the Czech Urological Society (CUS), the Dominican Society of Urology (SDU), Finnish Urological Society (FUA), Hellenic Urological Association (HUA), the Italian Society of Urology (SUI),the Polish Urological Association (PUA), the Portuguese Association of Urology (APU), the Slovak Society of Urology, the Slovenian Urological Association (ZUS), Spanish Association of Urology (AEU), the Turkish Association of Urology (TUA) and the Society of Urological Surgery Turkey (SUST).
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