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Medical expulsive therapy for paediatric urolithiasis

1 May 2016 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Paediatric Urology
Children who have kidney stones are likely to have recurrences. Many initial stones are treated conservatively allowing for spontaneous passage of small stones if possible. Doxazocin or tamsulosin are known to dilate the ureter and allow spontaneous passage of stones...

What the Dickens?

1 November 2018 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology
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 article we were in the modern world of films, this...

Internet privacy

8 November 2021 | | URO - Core Urology
What is internet privacy? Internet privacy or online privacy is the level of privacy protection an individual has while connected to the internet regarding their own data. Privacy includes personally identifiable information such as the data that can be used...

Urinary incontinence in women – part 1: terminology and diagnosis

1 July 2015 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
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...

In conversation with Tamsin Greenwell

5 December 2024 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
We were delighted to chat with Tamsin Greenwell, Consultant Urological Surgeon at University College London Hospital and Chair of the United Kingdom Continence Society. Can you tell us a little bit about what attracted you to the field of urology...

Urology National Selection: tips and tricks for a successful interview process

6 February 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
We invited Dominic Brown, the top-ranking candidate from the Urology National Training Selection Interview 2023, to share his wisdom on the interview process. Dominic is currently an ST3 working in North West London. Kelly Ong, Urology News Trainees Sub-Editor. 1....

A guide to local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy

2 November 2023 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
In the UK, nearly 100,000 men undergo a prostate biopsy annually, a figure projected to double in the next decade [1]. In recent years, we have observed a paradigm shift in urological practice in numerous UK hospitals. The conventional transrectal,...

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...

Botulinum toxin – from the sausage poison to urology

4 May 2023 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection
Botulinum toxin is the first biological toxin to be licensed for use in treating human disease and since its first therapeutic use in the early 1980s for strabismus has become widely used in the fields of ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery, migraine...

The role of an enhanced recovery protocol in patients undergoing robotic radical cystectomy

1 July 2014 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are patient pathways designed to reduce surgical stress and accelerate postoperative recovery. Uptake of such protocols in colorectal surgery in particular has been high, however ERAS protocols developed or utilised in urological surgery have...

MOOCs

1 July 2015 | | URO - Technology
Technology has always been intimately linked to new educational methods. This has included distance learning, learning through multimedia and finally computer-based learning. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are so called because they can be taken by an unlimited number of...

Nocturia – the Cinderella of lower urinary tract symptoms

1 March 2014 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Nocturia is defined as waking during the night (at least once) to urinate. The important part of the definition relates to the necessity of sleep to precede the episode (although whether sleep must follow the episode is less clear). The...