Editorial Korean J Urol 2015;56:169. http://dx.doi.org/10.4111/kju.2015.56.3.169 pISSN 2005-6737 • eISSN 2005-6745

Endourology, the initiative Seung Hyun Jeon Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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The development of minimally invasive surgical te­ chniques in the f ield of urology is dynamic and has gained immense momentum recently. The endourology section of Korean Journal of Urology (KJU) has focused its efforts on introducing these novel methods and their clinical results to our readers as quickly as possible. Art­ icles on robotic surgery were published as early as in 2006 and many more have been released since [1]. Recent topics include state-of-the-art techniques such as laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), robotic LESS, retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS), and “mini-perc” and tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). Our journal has played a major role in spreading these novel minimally invasive techniques not only in Korea, but also throughout both Asia and the world. The KJU endourology section took a great leap for­ ward with the integration of the official journal of the Korean Endourology Society, an academic division of the Korean Urology Association, in 2014. The merger has amplif ied the expertise of the KJU endourology section and has led to an increased pool of followers and reviewers, allowing a higher standard of academic status and quality of reviews. The KJU Endourology section can be divided into two large sectors: Laparoscopic/Robotics and Endourology/ Urolithiasis. The Laparoscopic/Robotics division deals with new laparoscopic and robotic surgical approaches and techniques, their surgical outcomes, educational forums,

and feedback data. Many of our titles deal with surgeries that require expertise and experience such as laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and radical prostatectomy. The Endourology/Urolithiasis sec­ tion covers minimally invasive surgeries such as PNL and RIRS. Novel equipment and nonsurgical clinical strategies are also focuses of interest. We welcome all authors with innovative ideas and different perspectives, and articles that include detailed video clips of the description of new surgical methods and techniques are reviewed with priority. Analysis of recent surgical trends, meta-analysis, guidelines on surgical techniques, and clinical approaches are also preferred topics. The KJU Endourology section is determined to be the first to provide first-line contact with cutting-edge tech­ nologies and to give our readers exact and objective reviews. We hope our initiative will create resounding echoes that will reach fellow researchers following our cause.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The author has nothing to disclose.

REFERENCE 1. Lee YS, Han WK, Yang SC, Rha KH. Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Korean J Urol 2006;47:206-10.

Corresponding Author: Seung Hyun Jeon Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-872, Korea TEL: +82-2-958-8537, FAX: +82-2-959-6048, E-mail: [email protected] ⓒ The Korean Urological Association, 2015

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