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Transplant urology at Guy’s Hospital: making the most of a year out before specialty training
It was gutting to miss out on urology at national selection on my first attempt. The ST3 application has become increasingly competitive and this means more appointable trainees find themselves looking to plan B. The options available can be daunting...
Is renal pelvis reduction during dismembered pyeloplasty necessary?
The development of laparoscopic pyeloplasty has progressively led to a reduction in the amount of perioperative renal pelvic excision as a large excision leads to a longer anastomosis with associated increased risks (leak, operative time). This prospective study of 40...
Practical Functional Urology
Whilst there is nothing unique in the individual chapters in this book it is rare for so many focused areas of interest to be integrated quite so well under one cover. The topics covered range from bladder emptying disorders to...
Save the orchid
In many urological cancers there is currently more and more inclination for organ-preserving surgery but in patients with germ cell tumours (GCT), radical orchidectomy remains the gold standard. Can we somehow save the testes? This study aims to summarise published...From overseas to the UK: initial impressions
A few years ago we published stories from three international medical graduates detailing their experience of working as registrars in the UK (https://www.urologynews.uk.com/education/trainees-forum/post/initial-impressions-of-urology-in-the-uk-from-overseas-trainees). Here are three new countries and three new opinions. Dinelle Sirjuesingh, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago...Management of stage 1 non-seminomatous germ cell tumours
Testicular cancer (TC) is the most successfully treated solid tumour, achieving a cure rate of 90-95% [1-3]. Testicular cancer is relatively rare with an incidence of 2207 cases in the UK in 2014 [4] and yet is the most common...Urinary incontinence in women – part 1: terminology and diagnosis
Introduction Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary and often embarrassing leakage of urine. It is a condition that is both under-reported and under-diagnosed, and when reported it is, unfortunately, often not assessed and managed adequately. Incontinence of urine is encountered...Urethral diverticulum: a review of the literature and local experience
Urethral diverticula are an uncommon finding on imaging. They are focal outpouchings of the urethra into the periurethral / urethrovaginal space, occurring more frequently in females (up to 6% of women) [1]. These diverticula are becoming more prevalent in clinical...
