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Today it is our turn to talk about the National Urology Congress, which will take place from 12 to 14 June at the Palacio de Congresos in Palma, Mallorca, with a programme full of updates for urologists, which I believe is the most interesting in the field of lithiasis and endourology.

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During the VIII Meeting of Residents and Young Urologists, Dr. Guzman Ordaz from La Fe University Hospital in Valencia explained step by step how to perform and interpret a metabolic study in a patient with lithiasis and Dr. Luis Llanes from Hospital Universitario de Getafe explained the importance of urinary pH regulation in the management of urolithiasis and the prevention of complications associated with urological devices.  

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A training course was presented as part of the EAU presence at our National Congress, through the European School of Urology, Dr. Amelia Pietropaolo from Southhampton Hospital offered her knowledge and experience through two presentations PCNL and URS tips and tricks in challenging cases.

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Dr. F. Grases Freixades, Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Renal Lithiasis and the Institute for Research in the Health Sciences (IUNICS) of the University of the Illes Balears, gave us an overview of the main characteristics of lithogenic urine and summarised the new techniques for studying stones, such as the morpho-composition study of kidney stones, which is the key to obtaining personalised aetiological information. He also showed us a new study unit with a simplified electron microscope for the study of lithiasis in the laboratory.
In addition, Dr Félix Grases was honoured at an inaugural ceremony, and he received a diploma making him an honorary member of the Spanish Urological Association, in recognition of his long scientific career and his valuable contribution to Spanish urology.

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Dr Lopez Martínez (Hospital Clinic de Barcelona) and Dr P. Bahilo (Hospital La Fé de Valencia) presented an interesting face-to-face debate on the latest laser technology (thulium) and the best of holmium in their session "Holmium laser vs TFL in the treatment of urinary lithiasis".

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In the poster sessions, several interesting papers were presented on surgery and lithiasis-free rates, but I would like to highlight the work of the Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, presented by Romero Orta, on the changes in the basal metabolic studies of lithiasis patients in the area of influence of this hospital in Seville, showing differences according to sex and age.