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Parental psychological intervention improves outcomes for children with night wetting
Bed wetting is a common disorder that can potentially limit social interactions (e.g., sleepovers) and have emotional implications for both the child and their family. Here, Sa et al. from Brazil, hypothesised that involving parents in the treatment and providing...Action Bladder Cancer UK: Living with bladder cancer: your psychological wellness. (Patient webinar)
A free online webinar by Action Bladder Cancer UK for patients living with bladder cancer. This talk look at the emotional and psychological impact of having a diagnosis of bladder cancer. We will look at living positively with cancer and give practical strategies for managing patient worries and concerns. The session will focus on how patients can optimise their emotional wellbeing.
Patients’ preferences for additional (cytoreductive) treatments to the prostate and metastasis in metastatic prostate cancer
Patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at first diagnosis or de novo synchronous metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) have had reported increases in overall survival due to rapid advances and intensification of systemic therapy regimes beyond traditional androgen deprivation therapy...A sigma six approach to improving nephrostomy and antegrade stent services at a district general hospital – an audit project
As hospitals merge into larger trusts there becomes a centralisation of some services. Interventional radiology (IR) has been one of those services. Our district general hospital runs bi-weekly lR lists following service centralisation. Urology and IR most commonly liaise on...
Antibiotics and HoLEP
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is an increasingly done size-independent surgical treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy. There is currently a lack of data on perioperative antibiotic prescribing patterns for HoLEP and thus, no consensus on optimal practices. This...An update on erectile dysfunction guidelines and treatment options
Erectile dysfunction is defined as the persistent inability to attain and / or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual performance. Not only does this have a psychosocial impact, it also affects the quality of life of both the patients and...Fournier’s gangrene
Introduction Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare but fulminant form of infective necrotising fasciitis affecting the perineum and external genitalia, which can rapidly progress along fascial planes. It most commonly affects men, but can occur in women and children, with...The NICE Guideline on Urinary Incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women
Background Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common symptom that can affect women of all ages. It is difficult to estimate the prevalence of UI since it is often under-reported, although the Norwegian EPINCONT study looking at women over 20 reported...NOVOGLAN – Conservative Phimosis Management
iMEDicare are pleased to introduce Novoglan, an evidence-based, non-surgical solution for adult phimosis, now available as a reimbursable outpatient treatment under the NHS OPCS-4 code N30.5 (Stretching of the Prepuce), which maps to HRG LB56A. This presents an exciting opportunity...
ICS 2019 Standards (two-volume set)
The highly anticipated fully updated 2019 edition of the International Continence Society (ICS) Standards is a comprehensive ‘book’ that compiles peer-reviewed documents into one easily accessible area of 935 pages. It has taken the joint effort and expertise of over...
Performance of non-invasive tests in diagnosing BOO in men with LUTS
A large proportion of urology involves the treatment of bladder outflow obstruction (BOO) in men. Yet BOO in men is very difficult to accurately quantify with the only regular non-invasive test being uroflowmetry. Pressure flow urodynamics may be considered the...
