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The risk of failure after primary orchidopexy

1 September 2014 | | URO - Paediatric Urology
Surgical standards for revalidation are growing in the UK. For paediatric surgery, primary orchidopexy is thought to be one procedure that could be used as a ‘plumb line’ for this. These authors looked at 1538 boys who underwent 1886 orchidopexies...

Intermittent vs. continuous hormonal therapy for metastatic prostate cancer

1 July 2014 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Continuous androgen deprivation therapy (cADT) is the standard management for metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa). Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy (iADT) is sought to have better quality of life (QoL) and adverse events profile during off-treatment period. This multicentre European randomised study...

The survival impact of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy before radical prostatectomy

1 September 2018 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
There is increasing evidence for the role of radical prostatectomy in select patients with T3-T4 prostate cancer (as part of multimodal therapy). This retrospective multicentre study explored the benefit of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy before radical prostatectomy specifically in patients with...
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Guideline of guidelines – testosterone therapy for testosterone deficiency

9 March 2020 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research
The authors conducted an internet search and analysed guidelines for testosterone therapy (TTh) produced by the American Urological Association (AUA), European Association of Urology (EAU), American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), British Society of Sexual Medicine (BSSM), Endocrine Society (ES),...
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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...

We are CPT accredited! C&G Medicare launching Pelvic Angel Training!

2 September 2020 | Research & Development
Pelvic health is essential for everyone to be able to live a good quality of life, without incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and other complications deriving from poor pelvic floor stability.

Clinical visit for PCNL experience: Agra, India

1 July 2016 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
In September 2015, I travelled to India for a two-week clinical visit with Professor Madhu Sudan Agrawal at the Global Rainbow Hospital, Agra. Having completed my training I wanted to further develop my skills with PCNL, particularly with regards to...

Urethroplasty: a review of indications, techniques and outcomes

1 March 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Urethral stricture is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in men aged between 20 and 40, carrying an estimated overall prevalence of 0.5% in the UK [1] and results in around 17,000 hospital admissions annually [2]. Endoscopic...

The medical management of LUTS/BPH – an update

1 July 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
For many years it has been recognised by both medical professionals and the general public that the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is highly prevalent and is predominantly age-dependent. Medical professionals understand that in men this is often,...

Imaging of varicoceles

1 January 2017 | | URO - Uroradiology
A varicocele is a collection of dilated, tortuous spermatic veins of the pampiniform venous plexus. It is seen in 10-15% of the general population and is associated with both primary and secondary infertility. A varicocele is the most common cause...

Men with a susceptibility to prostate cancer: implications of family history in PCa risk-prediction

3 September 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Incorporation of family history (FH) status into prostate cancer (PCa) risk stratification has the potential to underpin many aspects of PCa care. This group of men presents a unique challenge in early cancer detection, particularly given that most men without...

Using cryopreserved prepubertal testis tissues – are we getting warmer?

12 September 2023 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology
The rising incidence of childhood cancer coupled with increasing survivorship means there is a growing population of childhood cancer survivors with unmet health needs. In the UK around 1 in 500 children and young people are survivors of childhood cancer....