Some portions of these guidelines may be outdated due to more recent research findings or technological advances, so the document, taken as a whole, may no longer be regarded as guidance for current medical practice. These documents have been updated elsewhere and are maintained for archival purposes only.
Androgen-Deprivation Therapy
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Patients with Total Joint Replacements [pdf]
2003 - Urologic Surgery Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
2012
Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria
- Diagnosis, Evaluation and Follow-up for Asymptomatic Microhematuria (AMH) in Adults (2012; confirmed 2016)
Unabridged version of the 2012 guideline [pdf]
Algorithm associatd with this guideline [pdf] - Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Adults: Summary of the AUA Best Practice Policy Recommendations [pdf]
2001
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Surgical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (2018; amended 2019)
Unabridged version of the 2019 guideline [pdf]
Unabridged version of the 2018 guideline [pdf] - Preface, Authors and Table of Contents [pdf]
- Chapter 1 with Appendix – Interactive: Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations [pdf]
- Chapter 2 with Appendix: Methodology [pdf]
- Chapter 3 with Appendix: Results of the Treatment Outcomes Analyses [pdf]
- Chapter 4 with Appendix: Research and Future Directions [pdf]
- Acknowledgements and Disclaimers [pdf]
- References [pdf]
2003
Bladder Cancer
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: AUA/SUO Joint Guideline (2016)
Unabridged version of the 2016 guideline [pdf]
Algorithm associatd with this guideline [pdf] - Guideline for the Management of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: (Stages Ta,T1, and Tis) [pdf]
Update 2007 | Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010 - Bladder Cancer [pdf]
1999
Cryosurgery
- Best Practice Statement: Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer [pdf]
2008 | Reviewed and Validty Confirmed 2010
Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery[pdf]
2008 | Reviewed and archived 2015
Erectile Dysfunction
- Erectile Dysfunction [pdf]
2010 - Erectile Dysfunction [pdf]
1996
Incontinence
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Neurogenic Overactive Bladder (OAB) in Adults: AUA/SUFU Guideline (2012; amended 2014)
Unabridged version of the 2014 guideline [pdf]
Unabridged version of the 2012 guideline [pdf]
Algorithm associatd with this guideline [pdf] - The Surgical Management of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence [pdf]
1997 - Surgical Management of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) [pdf]
2009, 2012
Genitourinary Reconstructive Medicine
- Genitourinary Reconstructive Medicine: Where Do We Stand and What Should the Future Look Like?[pdf]
2012
Prostate Cancer
- Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (2013; amended 2014, 2015, 2018)
Unabridged version of the 2018 guideline [pdf]
Algorithm associatd with this guideline [pdf]
Unabridged version of the 2015 guideline [pdf]
Unabridged version of the 2014 guideline [pdf]
Unabridged version of the 2013 guideline [pdf]
Algorithm associatd with this guideline [pdf] - Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer [pdf]
2007; Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011 - Use of 5 α-Reductase Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Urological Association [pdf]
2008 | Includes 2012 special announcement - Prostate Cancer [pdf]
1995
Renal Mass
- Management of the Clinical Stage 1 Renal Mass [pdf]
2009; Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Staghorn Calculi
- Report on the Management of Staghorn Calculi [pdf]
2005 | Reviewed and validity confirmed 2009 - Staghorn Calculi [pdf]
1994
Testosterone Deficiency
- Laboratory Diagnosis of Testosterone Deficiency | 2013
- Testosterone Testing | 2010
- AUA Position Statement on Testosterone Therapy | 2014 and revised 2015
Ureteral Calculi
- Management of Ureteral Calculi: EAU/AUA Nephrolithiasis Panel [pdf]
2007 | Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010
Ureteral Stones
- Ureteral Stones [pdf]
1997
Urinary Tract Infections
- International Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Women: A 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases [pdf]
Published 2010 - Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America [pdf]
Published 2009
Varicocele and Infertility
- Report on Varicocele and Infertility[pdf]
2001 | Reviewed and validity confirmed 2012
Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Vesicoureteral Reflux [pdf]
1997
