The discipline of pediatric urology: prerogatives and necessities

“Position Paper” written by the Italian Society Urology (Società Italiana Urologia, SIU) and the Italian Society Pediatric Urology (Società Italiana Urologia Pediatrica, SIUP)

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To the Editor,
The aim of this “position paper” is to describe the discipline of Pediatric Urology with its clinical and cultural competencies, represent the reasons for legitimizing its existence, and reinforce its importance in the scenario of the National Italian Healthcare System. The requisites and the educational requirements were defined by both the Italian Ministry of Health with the State-Regions Conference, and the European Union [...]

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Artibani, W., Carmignani, L., Carrieri, G., Castagnetti, M., Cretì, G., De Gennaro, M., Manzoni, G., Masieri, L., Porpiglia, F., & Scarpa, R. M. (2022). The discipline of pediatric urology: prerogatives and necessities: “Position Paper” written by the Italian Society Urology (Società Italiana Urologia, SIU) and the Italian Society Pediatric Urology (Società Italiana Urologia Pediatrica, SIUP). Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 94(4), 515–518. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.4.515