Jay Khastgir

Consultant Urological Surgeon & Senior Lecturer

Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend & Swansea University School of Medicine.

Editor – Urology News

Latest Contribution

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Risk factors for BC after minimally invasive RNU

8 November 2021 | | Urologic Oncology | robotic surgical procedures, ureteral neoplasms, urinary bladder neoplasms

Bladder cancer (BC) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) has an approximate incidence of 20-50%. This contemporary multicentre study will inform the ongoing debate on risk factors for BC after minimally invasive RNU and how it may be prevented. Three hundred and...

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Increased use of active surveillance for men with intermediate risk prostate cancer

3 September 2021 | | Urologic Oncology | prostatic neoplasms, risk, watchful waiting

The optimal management of men with intermediate risk prostate cancer remains unclear and continues to be debated. The authors interrogate the US National Cancer Database for 176,122 men diagnosed with intermediate risk prostate cancer between 2010 and 2016. Of these...

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Cardiac failure and medical therapy for LUTS / BPH

11 August 2021 | | Functional Urology, Infection | 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, adrenergic alpha-antagonists, heart failure, lower urinary tract symptoms, prostatic hyperplasia

Alpha blockers (AB), 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI) and combination therapy are widely prescribed for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) considered consequent to prostatic enlargement and are the mainstay of first-line therapy. This retrospective interrogation of a large population-based dataset of...