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Managing staghorn calculi – a return to the dark ages of stone surgery with the aid of the robot
Khurshid Ghani and colleagues present a novel, yet all too familiar, approach to the management of patients with staghorn calculi, in the form of anatrophic nephrolithotomy - however with the aid of a robot. The aim of this study is...The influences on Sir Henry Thompson
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 second history column I wrote for Urology News, way back in...The urologist’s tale
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). The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340’s-1400) in the 14th Century, is...Students for Urology: a new national society aimed at improving undergraduate exposure
As medical students, we were surprised at just how little urological content was taught at medical school. We received a basic education on how to manage urological infections, renal stones and urinary retention but nothing particularly inspiring was shared, nothing...Ureteric strictures
Case 1 What is this investigation? What are the findings of this investigation? What are the causes for this? What are the treatment options? Case 2 Image 1. Image 2. What do these X-Ray KUB films show? What are the...BAUN Day Summer Educational Event 2025
Attend the BAUN Day Educational Event on the 6th of June. The day incorporates an educational study day and the national BAUN Day - A Day to Celebrate Urology Nurses! If you are early in your urological nursing career, the...
Effect of collimation on radiation dose during ureteroscopy
Over 60,000 ureteroscopies are performed annually in the UK. During these procedures radiation is used and there are concerns regarding the cumulative dose during a surgeon’s career. Common ways to minimise the dose to the theatre team are wearing lead...
Urinary diversion and infections
This article will be of interest to colleagues undertaking reconstructive surgery. Urinary diversions have been performed for decades. Common indications are muscle-invasive bladder cancer, neurological disorders, inflammatory conditions and congenital malformation. The diversions could be continent or non-continent. Complications due...Technology for remote working and COVID-19 resources
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered every aspect of how we live, and how healthcare needs to be provided for the welfare of patients and staff. I thought I would try to summarise a few potential technology tools that could be...Cutting for the Stone
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website ( www.baus.org.uk). In the last article I...RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Endourology Day
Now a staple in the national endourology calendar, this meeting will highlight cutting-edge developments in stone disease, upper tract TCC, and BPH. The day concludes with the much-anticipated, informal 'Challenging Cases' session, a lively forum for discussion and learning.
