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Botulinum toxin – from the sausage poison to urology

4 May 2023 | Angela Kabia, Ian Beckley, Alison Downey | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection

Botulinum toxin is the first biological toxin to be licensed for use in treating human disease and since its first therapeutic use in the early 1980s for strabismus has become widely used in the fields of ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery, migraine...

New drug hope for prostate cancer patients

16 January 2025

• Hormone therapy is used to slow the progression of advanced prostate cancer, but cancers often develop resistance and continue to grow.• Research reveals that patients with higher levels of heat shock proteins have worse outcomes.• Targeting these proteins with...

Urethroplasty: a review of indications, techniques and outcomes

1 March 2018 | Christopher Thompson, Matthew Trail, Ammar Alhasso | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology

Urethral stricture is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in men aged between 20 and 40, carrying an estimated overall prevalence of 0.5% in the UK [1] and results in around 17,000 hospital admissions annually [2]. Endoscopic...

ERA (European Renal Association) Congress 2025

4 June 2025 -7 June 2025

This year’s theme will be Game Changers in Nephrology. There will be seven main tracks for the 62nd ERA Congress: Physiology, Cell Biology & Genetic Diseases Glomerular & Tubulo-interstitial Diseases Chronic Kidney Disease Dialysis Kidney Transplantation Hypertension & Diabetes AKI & Critical Care Nephrology

In conversation with Mary Garthwaite

30 August 2024 | URO - Core Urology

We were delighted to chat with Mary Garthwaite, former Consultant Urological Surgeon and Chair of The Urology Foundation, the UK’s only charity representing all urological cancers and conditions. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into...

Management of urological issues following genital gender affirmation surgery for individuals assigned female at birth

12 September 2023 | Aurélie Schimann, Matthew Megson, Andrew N Christopher, David J Ralph, Wai Gin Lee | URO - Andrology

Gender incongruence arises when there is a mismatch between an individual’s gender identity and their sex assigned at birth. Genital gender affirmation surgery (GAS) is the final step of transition for transgender and non-binary individuals who experience gender incongruence. This...

Online urology teaching

4 September 2020 | Ivo Dukic | URO - Technology

The COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt our traditional models of teaching. Urological emergencies account for 20% of all acute surgical admissions and 5-10% of general practitioner visits [1]. Currently in the UK, undergraduate teaching on urology is not compulsory. Fewer...

In conversation with Neil Harvey

21 December 2021 | URO - Core Urology

We were delighted to catch up with Neil Harvey, Chair of the BAUS Section of Trainees (BSoT) about his life as a trainee urologist and his plans for the association. Can you tell us a little bit about what led...

Priapism in sickle cell disease

2 March 2022 | Youssef Ibrahim, Majid Shabbir | URO - Andrology

What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common single-gene disorders in the UK affecting approximately one in every 2000 live births. Approximately 20-25 million people worldwide have SCD. It predominately affects those of...

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