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Artificial intelligence in bladder cancer diagnostics
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...A negative ureteroscopy for stone disease: is it acceptable and is it avoidable?
Urinary tract stone disease and the consequent demand for endoscopic intervention in the upper urinary tract is an increasing phenomenon [1]. Although ureteroscopy is generally considered to be associated with low morbidity [2], risks do exist. Recognised complications include urothelial...Management of lower urinary tract foreign bodies
Of all the urological emergencies presenting to the emergency department, perhaps one of the most technically challenging cases is the patient with a foreign body in the genitourinary (GU) tract. A wide variety of GU foreign bodies have been reported...Urethral diverticulum: a review of the literature and local experience
Urethral diverticula are an uncommon finding on imaging. They are focal outpouchings of the urethra into the periurethral / urethrovaginal space, occurring more frequently in females (up to 6% of women) [1]. These diverticula are becoming more prevalent in clinical...Urological emergencies app
BrainyDoc Ltd is back with another brand new educational app called ‘Urological Emergencies’. It is available as a free download for iPhone and iPad (iTunes) and Android mobile devices (Google Play). The Urological Emergencies app provides a series of topics...
ICS 2019 Standards (two-volume set)
The highly anticipated fully updated 2019 edition of the International Continence Society (ICS) Standards is a comprehensive ‘book’ that compiles peer-reviewed documents into one easily accessible area of 935 pages. It has taken the joint effort and expertise of over...OCERT: a new multi-specialty project to standardise robotic surgical training
Since its introduction by Dr William Osler in 1890 to the Board of Trustees at John Hopkins Hospital [1], the Halstedian ‘See one, do one, teach one’ has represented a guideline for surgeons worldwide, both for open and laparoscopic surgery,...
Sexuality and erectile function in young men with spina bifida
As our patients with spina bifida (SB) continue to live longer into adulthood we recognise that many of these men experience challenges with sexual health, related to their underlying neurological function. Few studies on male sexual health in this population...Tackle Prostate Cancer: Make Sense of It Programme
Tackle Prostate Cancer is a small national charity with a big reach. We exist to ensure that people living with and affected by prostate cancer are not left to navigate diagnosis, treatment decisions and life after treatment on their own....
Are urodynamics still useful?
Two major UK randomised controlled trials, UPSTREAM and FUTURE, compared comprehensive clinical assessment (CCA) alone with CCA plus urodynamics (UDS), incorporating filling cystometry and pressure–flow studies. Both trials involved patients in whom diagnostic uncertainty suggested a potential role for UDS...
