Journal Reviews

Repeat transurethral resection in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

1 November 2018 | | Uroradiology | Bladder, Cancer, Detrusor, Muscle, Progression, Re-resection, Recurrence, Upstaging

The authors felt this is a big problem because there is no standardised practice on re-resection following initial transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT). Getting detrusor muscle in the first specimen is thought to be important. However muscle is not...

Comparing intravesical chemohyperthermia with Mitomycin C versus BCG in treating bladder cancer

1 July 2016 | | Urologic Oncology | BCG, Device-assisted therapy, Hyperthermia, Intravesical chemotherapy, Mitomycin-C, Non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, Radiofrequency, Randomised controlled trial, Recurrence rate, Thermochemotherapy

In the advent of the recent Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) crisis, the importance of alternative adjuvant treatments for intermediate- and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) has been highlighted. Chemohyperthermia (CHT) has emerged as an option, however there remains a lack of...

Impact of internal spermatic artery preservation during laparoscopic varicocelectomy

1 May 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Adolescents, Internal spermatic artery, Laparoscopy, Recurrence, Varicocelectomy

There is still considerable controversy about the optimal surgical treatment of adolescent varicocele. One of the dilemmas is whether or not to preserve the internal spermatic artery (ISA) when carrying out a laparoscopic Palomo procedure. This paper looks at retrospective...