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All biochemical recurrences are equal, but some are more equal than others

Despite significant technological advancements, radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiotherapy (RT) are not always effective in curing localised prostate cancer (PCa). Many patients experience a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA), known as biochemical recurrence (BCR), leading to considerable anxiety and a...

Evaluation of a web-based eHealth programme for children with urinary incontinence: eADVICE Trial

Long waiting times for specialist urology outpatient clinics for children are frustrating for both parents and health practitioners. Delays may result in a deterioration in health and quality of life. Electronic Advice and Diagnosis Via the Internet following Computerized Evaluation...

TechRing transforms men's sexual health management

In the realm of urology, the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) have long relied on subjective assessments, which can lead to mismanagement of patient care. FirmTech's innovative device, the TechRing, aims to revolutionise this practice by providing urologists...

Rare and Complex Urology

Diseases that are rare or of low prevalence pose challenges to provision of high-quality care because of limited available knowledge and sparse good-quality evidence regarding uncommon presentations, mechanisms of disease, and optimal treatments. Approximately 80% of rare diseases are of...

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...

Black men are more at risk from prostate cancer, but we won’t let it stay that way – an update from Prostate Cancer Research

- CHARITY FOCUS - Focusing on all of disease characteristics, societal factors, and better communication gives us real potential to fix a disparity that has persisted for too long. When it comes to health inequity, the numbers are stark. Black...

Quality Improvement – how to get involved?

The General Medical Council (GMC) requires all trainee doctors to carry out Quality Improvement (QI) as part of our annual appraisal process [1]. Exactly what QI projects are and how to get involved is less widely understood. Traditionally surgical trainees...

Delivering a trainee-led Urolink educational programme – my experience in Tanzania

In May 2023, I travelled to Moshi, Tanzania, where I visited Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) – a trip which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Urolink and with the support...

REPORT: Urology News Patient Engagement Evenings

Towards the end of 2019 the team at Urology News began making plans for our first event. An educational study day focusing on how to improve patient engagement in urology was to be held in Edinburgh at the end of...

We are CPT accredited! C&G Medicare launching Pelvic Angel Training!

Pelvic health is essential for everyone to be able to live a good quality of life, without incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and other complications deriving from poor pelvic floor stability.

Sir Henry Morris and the first nephrolithotomy

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 history article we were treated to the story behind the...