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The bulbocavernosus reflex

6 January 2023 | | URO - Neurourology
Despite its first discovery predating the early-1940s, clinical application of the bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) has been limited to date. The BCR traditionally involves contraction of the bulbo- and ischiocavernosus pelvic floor muscles, often referred to as the ‘bulbocavernosus muscle’, in...
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Smith’s Textbook of Endourology (3rd Edition)

1 May 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Without doubt this represents the endourological bible for the urological fraternity and unquestionably reflects a labour of love for its authors. At approximately 1900 pages it is no pocket book of modern urology, and whilst clearly encyclopaedic in its content,...

The 5-Minute Urology Consult (Third Edition)

1 May 2015 | | URO - Core Urology
I suspect that if Dominic Corrigan (famous for the metaphorical escape route afforded to busy clinicians) was a urologist he would most certainly have had a copy of the The 5-Minute Urology Consult and would have then subsequently been famous...

Paediatric urology: what you need to know for FRCS (Urol)

4 March 2025 | | URO - Paediatrics
Lianne Pickett, Urology ST5 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), and Ms Neetu Kumar, Consultant Paediatric Urological Surgeon at GOSH, provide expert insights into the key aspects of paediatric urology. Curriculum Paediatric urology contributes one of the eight stations of...

Online urology teaching

4 September 2020 | | 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...

Edward Canny Ryall: the lost urologist

1 January 2015 | | URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last article we looked...

Updated guide on integrated paediatric continence services to significantly improve children’s lives and save NHS cost

30 May 2024 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Paediatrics
The Paediatric Continence Forum has recently launched its updated Guide on how to commission and run integrated, nurse-led, community-based paediatric bladder and bowel (continence) services. These are clinically effective, improve the lives of children and their families and generate significant...

Trials offering cytoreductive surgery for men with de novo synchronous metastatic prostate cancer

8 November 2021 | | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology
Life expectancy in men diagnosed with de novo synchronous metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) has risen to a median of 4.8 years with upfront systemic agents (such as docetaxel) in addition to standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) [1-3]. Within this...

AAU Congress 2025: AI and Robotics in Urology: From Concept to Clinical Practice

13 November 2025 -16 November 2025
The 22nd AAU Congress, held alongside the 5th Oman Urology Society (OUS) Conference, will take place in Muscat, Oman, from 13-16 November 2025. Bringing together top urologists, researchers, and industry leaders, the event will showcase the latest advancements in urological...

Sustainable healthcare: what steps can urologists take?

3 November 2022 |
Human health is intrinsically linked to environmental health, making the ever-pressing climate crisis fundamentally a public health emergency. The healthcare sector is responsible for 8% of the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide [1]. As the largest publicly funded healthcare...

Challenges of catheter associated urinary tract infection: is prevention better than cure?

1 November 2017 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
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...

Bladder cancer: where are we with intravesical therapies?

1 July 2016 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
In the United Kingdom, almost 10,500 new cases of bladder cancer were identified in 2013, with over 5000 deaths in 2012 [1]. Seventy percent of new cases will be non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) at diagnosis and therefore will be...