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Action Bladder Cancer UK offers grants for bladder cancer research
Action Bladder Cancer UK (ABC UK) is inviting applications for grants to support research into bladder cancer, encouraging projects that aim to improve bladder cancer care, treatment, or diagnosis.Urological etymology
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). I’ve always found the derivation of names fascinating. Anatomy lessons were made so...Developing a risk calculator to predict cancer in patients with haematuria: The IDENTIFY Study
Patients with haematuria require investigations to rule out urinary tract cancer. We know that the most common cancer found during these investigations is bladder cancer, whereas upper tract cancers such as renal cell carcinoma and upper urinary tract urothelial cancer...Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what are the benefits and harms of various surgical management options?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterised by stromal and epithelial prostatic cell hyperplasia. The enlarged prostate may be associated with voiding and storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). These have been predominantly attributed to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), assumed to...Challenges of catheter associated urinary tract infection: is prevention better than cure?
Catheterisation is a common medical procedure in which a catheter (a hollow flexible tube) is inserted into the bladder in order to facilitate the drainage of urine. Catheters are usually passed into the bladder via the urethra, either to be...
How to handle the opening market in robotic surgery
In the latest edition of European Urology, Thillou et al. present a groundbreaking case series comprising 10 instances of robotassisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) procedures conducted using the innovative Dexter robotic system by Distalmotion SA, Épalinges, Switzerland. This marks the maiden...Prostate cancer series: diagnostics 1
- Click here for Part 2 - A 58-year-old male is referred to your rapid access prostate clinic with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) of 6.0ng/ml. He has no lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), past medical history (PMH), or family...Surgical treatment of LUTS secondary to BPH
For the vast majority of patients an initial trial of medical therapy for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is indicated [1]. In a substantial minority of cases however, a surgical intervention...Small renal masses – diagnosis and management
Renal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the UK and accounts for about 3% of all new cancer diagnoses [1]. The incidence rates are steadily rising, with the highest rates being in older men and women. This rise...What is new in lasers for endourology: looking into the future
From the first cystoscopic argon and neodymium-YAG (yttrium-aluminium-garnet) laser used for bladder tumours in 1976 by Staehler et al. [1], lasers have proven to be a versatile and an evolving tool in the therapeutic management of a variety of urological...Artificial penile pearls: what every Urologist should know!
Penile implants are inert objects placed beneath the skin of the penis through an incision. These are variously referred to as Yakuza beads, pearls, ball bearings, speed bumps, penile marbles, inserts, etc. The term ‘penile implant’ described here should not...
