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Ejaculatory dysfunction: a review of current practice and guidelines

1 January 2015 | | URO - Andrology
Introduction The ejaculatory process is paramount to procreation in nature. It is a complex orchestration of physiology that results in emission of the ejaculate into the posterior urethra followed by ejection of those fluids from the urethra and orgasm. The...

Small renal masses – diagnosis and management

1 January 2017 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Renal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the UK and accounts for about 3% of all new cancer diagnoses [1]. The incidence rates are steadily rising, with the highest rates being in older men and women. This rise...

Emphysematous pyelonephritis: a review

1 May 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection
Introduction Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute, severe, necrotising, bacterial infection of the renal parenchyma and surrounding tissues, with gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system or perinephric tissue. Although it is rare, it is potentially life threatening and early...

Male urethrograms

1 January 2016 |
An ascending urethrogram is the best initial radiographic technique to image a male patient’s urethra and is indicated for strictures, fistulae, trauma and urethral obstruction [1]. It is quick and straightforward to perform and is performed using an 8Fr Foley...

45th Congress of the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU)

29 October 2025 -1 November 2025
IN PERSON registration fees include: Scientific Sessions (in person and virtual) Complimentary access to the 7th Bench-to-Bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting (Friday, October 31) Access to the Exhibit Hall Complimentary access to scientific content on the virtual congress platform, SIU@U, including live chats, virtual exhibit, gamification and session polling Access to the Congress Mobile App VIRTUAL registration fees include: Key Scientific Sessions broadcast live and available on-demand, including the Bench-to-Bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting Full access to the virtual congress platform, SIU@U, including live chat, virtual exhibit, gamification and session polling Access to the Congress Mobile App

The management of renal calculi – Pt 1

1 March 2018 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Renal calculi can be managed according to four treatment options: conservative management, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This is the first in a two-part series in Urology News (Part 2 available here) that will...

Introduction to virtual healthcare job interviews

17 March 2021 | | URO - Technology
What’s the best way to run a video job interview? Matthew Wu and Elliott Kozin provide some top tips – both for interviewer and interviewee. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect of society. For the foreseeable future,...

Establishing the Southwest Catheter Skills Course – a closed loop quality improvement project

18 July 2024 | | URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection
The General Medical Council states that foundation year doctors should be able to carry out male and female urethral catheterisation safely under direct supervision [1]. A 2014 survey of medical students demonstrated that 40% and 64% had never performed male...

The workplace environment and doctors’ health

1 July 2017 | | URO - Core Urology
It is well established that doctors have higher levels of stress, depression and suicide than the general population [1] and most other professional groups. In addition they have high levels of ‘burnout’. Research indicates that although burnout is correlated with...

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...

Robotic assisted perineal prostatectomy: descriptive technique of the inaugural case in the UK

1 January 2019 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
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...

OCERT: a new multi-specialty project to standardise robotic surgical training

3 June 2020 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
Since its introduction by Dr William Osler in 1890 to the Board of Trustees at John Hopkins Hospital [1], the Halstedian ‘See one, do one, teach one’ has represented a guideline for surgeons worldwide, both for open and laparoscopic surgery,...