Morselli, SimoneLiaci, AndreaNicoletti, RossellaPecoraro, AlessioGemma, LucaPolverino, PaoloZaccaro, ClaudiaSebastianelli, ArcangeloSerni, SergioLaguna, Pilarde la Rosette, Jean J. M. C. H.Gravas, StavrosGacci, Mauro2020-12-012020-12-012020Morselli, S., Liaci, A., Nicoletti, R., Pecoraro, A., Gemma, L., Polverino, P. ... Gacci, M. (2020). The use of a novel smartphone app for monitoring male luts treatment during the COVID-19 outbreak. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 23(4), 724-726. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41391-020-0253-z1365-78521476-5608https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41391-020-0253-zhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/6068We are still experiencing the consequences from the globalCOVID-19 pandemic [1]. The public health emergency hasresulted in a significant reallocation of health resources,with the consequent reorganization of all clinical activitiesin urological Departments all over the world [2].Within the first weeks of the outbreak, UrologicalDepartments progressively stopped the outpatient visitsfor benign diseases, limiting the access to the hospitalexclusively for life-threatening conditions, emergencysurgery, and oncological diseases [3]. Male LUTS due toBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) were considered as anon-urgent deferrable condition; therefore, outpatientvisits were postponed or canceled, even if the bothersomeurinary symptoms had remarkable impact on quality oflife and patient’s capability to comply with the limitationsimposed by the lockdown. As a result, this has led tothe development of new strategies with telemedicineto appear as a pragmatic approach to screen clinicallyrelevant cases and provide adequate treatment andfollow-up [4].eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOVID-19Novel SmartphoneMale LutsLetter23472472610.1038/s41391-020-0253-zQ1Q1