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Malignant upper urinary tract obstruction: emergency presentations and long-term outcomes

Malignant upper urinary tract obstruction (MUUTO) is a frequent emergency urological referral, often necessitating kidney drainage to preserve renal function. However, many patients have advanced cancer with limited life expectancy, raising questions about intervention benefits. While percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) or...

Management dilemma for very high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer

The European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines recommend upfront radical cystectomy (RC) for very high-risk (VHR) non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, real-world adoption is limited, as most patients are reluctant to undergo immediate bladder removal. The EAU 2021 risk model...

Why are urology consultants leaving full-time NHS practice?

The early retirement of experienced doctors in the UK poses a significant challenge to healthcare provision, particularly in urology, where workforce shortages are exacerbated by high attrition rates among both trainees and consultants. While career dynamics in high-income countries have...

New App supports home monitoring of urology conditions

Azur Innovation recently launched PQtap, a mobile application designed to support the home monitoring of a range of urology conditions. The app is available on Apple’s App Store and Google Play and may be recommended by healthcare professionals to patients...

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Bladder and Bowel Forum 2024

Join the RCN Bladder and Bowel Forum Conference this November! Here’s why you don’t want to miss it. 1. Gain expert insight into performing baseline continence assessments.2. Discover the best resources to diagnose and plan better continence care.3. Learn it...

Prostate Cancer UK: Faster Diagnosis Standard: Short course (20 weeks long) Deadline 5 Jan 2025 (Free)

You will learn some best practice models and drive change in your Trust, constructing a model with industry experts to deliver a new pathway that works for your patients. Unlock the potential to implement Faster Diagnosis Standards and accelerate diagnosis for men affected by prostate cancer with our free 20-week leadership programme. Guided by expert programme managers, you'll shape and implement your own project and gain crucial leadership and change management skills. We’ll support you from the initial planning stages of your project through to implementation and review.

ERUS25 (22nd Meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section)

ERUS25 is Europe’s biggest event dedicated to robotic urology, a highly dynamic meeting that also offers the opportunity to meet colleagues in robotic urology from across the world. The programme of the meeting is focussed on practical instructions on robotic...

ABC (Action Bladder Cancer) UK Annual Nurses Education Day: Understanding Bladder Cancer and the Latest Developments

Action Bladder Cancer UK is holding its next annual Nurses’ Education Day for Urology Nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialists in Birmingham on Friday 5th September 2025. This is ABC UK’s fourth full day education event for nurses, following the success...

ABC (Action Bladder Cancer) UK Setting up a support group for your patients - A guide for urology and cancer nurses working with bladder cancer patients

ABC UK are running an online Zoom session on Monday 18th August at 6:30pm, which is being run in response to requests from urology and cancer nurses, on how to set up and run a successful patient support group. There...

From female genital mutilation to female genital reconstruction

The demand for reconstruction of mutilated female genitalia is increasing in Europe due to the empowerment of immigrant and naturalised women from Africa. Their wish for reconstruction is more than a matter of surgery, as these women...

Revirgination is not the same as hymenoplasty

The operation called hymenoplasty is requested by women all over the world before marriage if they have engaged in premarital sex. They think that by undertaking the procedure of hymenoplasty they will regain their lost virginity, a theory that is widely accepted by patients and medical professionals. We believe however that hymenoplasty restores...

A new treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) [1] is defined as a collection of symptoms and signs mainly associated with the progressive decrease in oestrogen levels. The lack of hormones, usually produced by the ovaries in fertile age, may lead to genital symptoms...