Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part I: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones
Selection of optimal treatment modalities for patients with kidney and/or ureteral stones is determined by patient factors, urinary tract anatomy, and stone characteristics and are guided by shared decision-making that additionally takes into account patient goals and preferences, resource availability, and physician expertise. This Guideline serves as a resource for clinicians and patients to provide the best available evidence on which to base discussions with patients in a shared decision-making process to arrive at appropriate treatment decisions.
Authors
- Alicia París
- Ryan S. Hsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1652-694X)
- Kevin Koo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-5518)
- Kristina L. Penniston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6427-018X)
- Kyle D. Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3518-9563)
- Thomas Chi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2127-2673)
- Vernon M. Pais
- Bodo E. Knudsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2542-0330)
- Margaret S. Pearle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2929-508X)
- Necole M. Streeper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9186-2065)
- Naim M. Maalouf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-283X)
- Justin B. Ziemba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0962-2055)
- Kymora B. Scotland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0749-3859)
- Gregory E. Tasian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7136-1485)
- Sennett K. Kim
- Erin Kirkby
- Brian R. Matlaga
- Lesley Souter
- Jodi Antonelli
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Cairn University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- American Urological Association (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US)
- Propulsion Science and Technology (United States) (US)
- Smiths Detection (Canada) (CA)
- Brightwood College (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ju.0000000000004842
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.07