Evidence-based Urology: Trustworthy Guidelines

Clinical guidelines for guiding clinical decision-making must be trustworthy, especially when there is controversy or a shifting paradigm. In urology, the management of small renal masses is one area in which there is currently a paradigm shift towards active surveillance. A number of international guidelines address this paradigm shift to some extent, with varying degrees of rigor. To be trustworthy, guidelines should be developed by panels …