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The data extracted included demographic details, date and day of presentation, presenting complaints, investigations, radiological findings, and final diagnosis. Associations between emergent presentations and the lunar phase and seasonal variation were determined.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 199 subjects were enrolled. The median participant age was 49 (interquartile range 31\u201364) years with the majority (n\u200a=\u200a136, 68.3%) being male. Cystitis (n\u200a=\u200a55, 27.6%), prostate cancer (n\u200a=\u200a30, 15.1%), benign prostatic hypertrophy (n\u200a=\u200a29, 14.6%), and urolithiasis (n\u200a=\u200a29, 14.6%) were the most common clinical diagnosis. There were 96 (48.2%) patients who presented during the waxing moon phase, whereas 85 (42.7%) presented during the waning moon phase, 11 (5.6%) presented on the day of full moon, and 7 (3.5%) patients presented on the day of the new moon. Most patients presented during the summer months (n\u200a=\u200a61, 30.7%). There was no significant association between the lunar cycle and emergent urological presentations (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u200a=\u200a0.99).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In this pilot study, there was no significant association between the lunar cycle and emergent urological presentations. 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