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Focal therapy trials
Men with localised prostate cancer have traditionally required whole gland treatment involving radical prostatectomy or radical radiation treatment, independent of disease location and size. Increasing evidence supports the use of active treatment only in those men diagnosed with prostate cancer...Robotic assisted perineal prostatectomy: descriptive technique of the inaugural case in the UK
Robotic surgery has taken full flight in the USA since its start in 2000 [1] and is replacing procedures where open surgical techniques were solely employed. While this technology is met with criticism over the costs, the superiority of robotic...Prostate Cancer UK: Towards Equity: Exploring Prostate Cancer Disparities Experienced by Black Men - data and evidence mini conference (Free)
We will delve into why Prostate Cancer UK is exploring health inequalities, starting with Black men and highlight valuable research findings and challenges in health inequalities space, with keynote speaker Dr Tom Cowling, who will share his insights from the latest England and Wales NPCA State of the Nation Report, including sociodemographic and tumour data from England. From 1.30 pm - 4.30pm
HPV prevalence in invasive penile cancer and association with clinical outcome
Penile cancer risks can be increased by a number of causes such as smoking, phimosis, poor hygiene, multiple sexual partners and history of gential warts or other sexually transmitted diseases. It has been found that circumcised men have a lower...
Testicular masses – can the testis be spared?
The standard practice for testicular masses confirmed on ultrasound has been to offer an inguinal orchidectomy, on the presumption that the mass represents testicular cancer. The growing use of scrotal ultrasound for various indications has led to an increase in...
Cardiac failure and medical therapy for LUTS / BPH
Alpha blockers (AB), 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI) and combination therapy are widely prescribed for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) considered consequent to prostatic enlargement and are the mainstay of first-line therapy. This retrospective interrogation of a large population-based dataset of...Men's Liberty case study reduces catheter days with ZERO CAUTI: Management of Urinary Incontinence in Retracted Penis
Men’s Liberty™ is the innovative alternative to traditional male external catheters.ICS updates on continence care: what’s hot in physiotherapy after 80 years?
Origins of pelvic floor physiotherapy Physiotherapy, and in particular pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is nowadays first-line management for pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). PFMT is originally attributed to Dr Arthur Kegel, hence the term Kegel exercises. Indeed, he was the...How to conduct an endoscopic séance
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). In the last article I agreed to tell you how to conduct an...Nocturnal enuresis in children
Introduction Nocturnal enuresis is the complaint of bedwetting. The 2010 National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines define bedwetting as the “involuntary wetting during sleep without any inherent suggestion of frequency of bedwetting or pathophysiology” [1]. Bedwetting is...Convatec Healthcare is changing
Forever Caring At Convatec, ‘forever caring’ is our promise to give patients and healthcare providers the support they need as we bring to life our vision of pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. Existing complications of...
