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Post radical nephrectomy presenting with skull metastasis

10 April 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
We present the case of an 83-year-old female who underwent right radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Despite negative surgical margins, the patient presented with a skull metastasis six years post radical nephrectomy. This case highlights the importance of...

Consent: your obligations in the modern, post-Montgomery era

1 March 2017 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatrics, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
There has been so much recent discussion and so much emphasis placed on the fundamental right that we all have to determine what is or is not done to us, the right to self-determination, that it would be either a...

Penile cancer: a practical approach

6 November 2020 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Penile cancer is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all new cancer cases in males in the UK, with around 640 new cases diagnosed every year [1]. In England and Wales, the annual incidence is between 1.2 and...

JCST, GMC, HEE and SACs: how this alphabet soup translates into a seven-year urology training programme

8 December 2021 | | URO - Core Urology
As many trainees will know, and I count myself among them, there are a plethora of organisations involved in our training. Most of us will be familiar with our deaneries, the haven we return to once a month for our...

From trainee to trainer: how to succeed as a new supervisor

2 May 2025 | | URO - Paediatrics
One day you’re operating, you’re an ST7 registrar in your last few weeks before CCT, your consultant is in the corner or coffee room supervising at whatever level they deem necessary. Just a few short weeks later, you’re the ‘Day...

ST3 Urology Interviews: how candidates are preparing with realistic AI interview practice

4 February 2026
With ST3 Urology interviews becoming increasingly competitive, many applicants find that the greatest challenge is not knowledge, but delivering clear, structured answers under pressure. A new digital platform from SmashUrology aims to address this gap. InterviewSuite is an avatar powered...

Testicular tumour imaging

1 January 2018 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Testicular tumours are the most common tumour in young males with a peak incidence seen between 25 and 34 years [1]. The overall incidence is slowly increasing, although the exact reasons for this are uncertain, and there is a greater...

Upper tract abnormalities

11 July 2023 | | URO - Paediatrics, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Case 1 Figure 1. A 26-year-old female presents to A&E with loin pain. What do the CT images in Figures 1 (left, centre and right) show? What is the prevalence of the congenital anomaly in the general population, and is...

The role of embolisation in urology

3 September 2024 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Urologic Oncology
Case 1 An 86–year–old male presented with visible haematuria and suprapubic pain. He had a history of diabetes, heart failure, benign prostatic hypertrophy, aortic valve replacement, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) and was anticoagulated on a non-VKA...

A negative ureteroscopy for stone disease: is it acceptable and is it avoidable?

1 September 2018 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Urinary tract stone disease and the consequent demand for endoscopic intervention in the upper urinary tract is an increasing phenomenon [1]. Although ureteroscopy is generally considered to be associated with low morbidity [2], risks do exist. Recognised complications include urothelial...

Convatec Healthcare is changing

11 May 2023
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...

Complications of CISC

1 July 2014 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology
Introduction Clean intermittent self catheterisation (CISC) was first introduced and popularised by Lapides in 1972. Since then its utilisation has become widespread and it is now commonly used throughout the world as the preferred means of facilitating complete and effective...