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Developing and validating a new nomogram for diagnosing BOO in women

5 November 2019 | | URO - Neurourology
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in women is thought to be present in between 2.7% and 27%. Causes of BOO in women may be anatomical or functional. Yet, unlike the diagnosis in men, there is no standard definition for BOO in...
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Prostate cancer and an electronic nose

7 January 2020 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
So far the transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) biopsy has been the ‘gold standard’ for diagnosing prostate cancer. However, it is invasive and can lead to complications, so there is a need for new non-invasive diagnostic tools to avoid unnecessary biopsy...
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Time for tea

5 January 2022 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Kidney stone disease can be related to genetic, biochemical, and dietary factors. Much has been said about the link between tea and coffee consumption and risks of urinary stone formation. This is a systematic review using the PRISM statement with...
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Standard versus expanded cultures to diagnose UTIs in women

5 January 2022 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection
Clinicians are well aware of the limitations of the so-called Kass criteria applied to standard urine culture (SUC) techniques as well as the limitations of empiric antibiotic prescribing for symptoms that are known to overlap with chronic conditions such as...
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Keep an eye on Viagra™

3 February 2023 | | URO - Andrology
Many of the side-effects and contra-indications of sildenafil and other phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE 5) inhibitors for erectile dysfunction have become well known to doctors and pharmacists over the years. This study from the United States collected case reports of adverse...

Vaginal Prolapse and Fitting Ring Pessaries

27 July 2026
As women are now living longer, genital prolapse is becoming an ever-increasing problem. Healthcare Professionals working in Primary/Secondary Care settings are fitting and changing vaginal (ring) pessaries on a frequent basis. This half day session aims to provide healthcare workers...

Vaginal Prolapse and Fitting Ring Pessaries (Online)

14 September 2026
As women are now living longer, genital prolapse is becoming an ever-increasing problem. Healthcare Professionals working in Primary/Secondary Care settings are fitting and changing vaginal (ring) pessaries on a frequent basis. This half day session aims to provide healthcare workers...

Vaginal Prolapse and Fitting Ring Pessaries (Sept)

28 September 2026
As women are now living longer, genital prolapse is becoming an ever-increasing problem. Healthcare Professionals working in Primary/Secondary Care settings are fitting and changing vaginal (ring) pessaries on a frequent basis. This half day session aims to provide healthcare workers...

The aero-urethroscope

1 March 2017 | | URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last article I said I would write about another old urological...

Advanced Twitter

1 November 2016 | | URO - Technology
It has been a few years since my post on ‘Twitter for urologists’ was published in Urology News [1]. Given the continued rise of the platform, I thought it was time to revisit and expand on Twitter’s functionality. In this...

Management of calyceal diverticular stones using ultramini PCNL

1 January 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Calyceal diverticulae are congenital smooth-walled, non-secretory urothelium-lined cavities within the renal parenchyma that communicate with calyceal fornix through a diverticular neck. They were first described by Rayer in Traitements des maladies des reins [1]. Calculi occur in approximately 9.5% to...

Artificial intelligence in bladder cancer diagnostics

2 May 2025 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Bladder cancer (BCa), ranking as the 10th most common cancer worldwide, poses a significant health burden with high morbidity and mortality [1]. Timely tumour detection and accurate evaluation are crucial for effective management, as the prognosis is dependent on the...