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The Royal Marsden: An Introduction to the Science Behind Systemic Treatments for Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer
Dr Elaine Vickers will provide an introduction to the science behind a wide variety of targeted therapies and immunotherapies given to people with prostate, bladder and kidney cancer.Bladder & Bowel UK Adult Lunchtime Learning Session: Constipation: Management & Treatment (Zoom)
This session will examine constipation in adults, including its causes and available management and treatment approaches. It will cover current research, NICE and ROME guidance, and practical strategies to support effective management.Bladder & Bowel UK Adult Lunchtime Learning Session: Stress Urinary Incontinence & Pelvic Floor Dysfunctiont (Zoom)
This session will examine stress urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in adults, including causes, current research, and NICE guidance. Practical management strategies will also be discussed, including pelvic floor exercises and lifestyle interventions.
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Children with neurogenic bladders are at risk of renal compromise through high detrusor pressures. Management aims to provide continence and preserve the upper tracts by increasing capacity and compliance though early clean intermittent catheterisation and anticholinergics. Intradetrusor botulinum toxin has...
Beta 3 receptors in OAB
More and more is written on Beta 3 receptors in human bladders and their role in detrusor relaxation. This study from Japan investigated human Beta 3 AR gene which is polymorphic. One hundred women with overactive bladder (OAB) and 101...
Button vesicostomy
Poor bladder emptying often requires clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC). In significant numbers of children CIC is not possible for a variety of reasons and an alternative is needed. This paper reviews a single centre’s usage of the vesicostomy button over...
Solifenacin for children and adolescents with overactive bladders
Solifenacin (VESIcare®) is the second-line anti-muscarinic medication of choice for my patients with overactive bladder (oxybutynin being my initial choice). However, currently, it remains unlicensed for use in children. Newgreen et al. have evaluated the long-term safety and efficacy of...
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...
Prostatic calculi and CIC
Although the clinical importance of prostate calculi has been debatable, it is a disease that can cause a plethora of symptoms and signs – sometimes in disguise. Clean intermittent catheter (CIC) is the gold standard method for bladder rehabilitation /...
