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Atlas of Male Genitourethral Surgery – The Illustrated Guide
This is a surprisingly good text which I am sure will represent a useful addition to anyone’s library. It is most likely to be sought after by those in higher surgical training grades who are seeking that all-important exposure to...Mobile e-logbook app
Maintaining a record of operations in a surgical logbook has long been part of surgical training and governance. For trainees, it is an essential part of assessments. For consultants, maintaining a logbook is not essential, however, a review of clinical...Urolink: past, present, future
The mission of Urolink, a sub-committee of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) since 1996, has been: “To promote and encourage the provision of appropriate urological expertise and education worldwide, with particular emphasis on the materially disadvantaged.” The importance...Frailty in urology – part 1
Part 2 of this topic can be found here Statement of the problem Clinical frailty carries an increased risk of poor health outcomes. The pathological process resulting in frailty is often overlooked and elucidating its aetiology and natural history are...
Rectal swab testing before prostate biopsy
This study explored the real terms value of rectal swab testing and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy in view of increasing bacterial resistance to fluoroquinolones (17.6% in North America, 40% in Hong Kong). The authors...
The case against omitting systematic biopsy in younger men
In this issue of European Urology, Al-Monajjed et al. report findings from the PROBASE trial, which evaluated prostate cancer (PC) detection in men aged 45–50 years with PSA ≥3ng/ml using both MRI-targeted biopsy (TBx) and systematic biopsy (SBx). Among 525...Patient decision aids in the management of stress urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a common condition faced by up to 20-50% of women, which impairs quality of life and poses a significant socioeconomic burden to both the individual women involved and more widely to the NHS [1]. The overall cost...Demanding cases or nightmares in endourology? Sep/Oct 2015
One of the most interesting aspects of attending international meetings is the rare but invaluable, honest presentation of complex cases. We aim to present the readers with some complex and challenging ongoing cases in endourology. Case 1 A general practitioner...Sir Eric Riches’s cystoscope
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 history article we came across Sir Henry Morris, former President...
