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The impact of menopause on bladder symptoms

11 July 2023 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection
The menopause is a natural process of ageing when the ovaries completely stop producing reproductive hormones (oestrogen and other sex steroids), and there are no monthly periods for 12 consecutive months. It normally occurs between the ages of 45-55 years...

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Jan/Feb 2023

6 January 2023 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Radical surgical treatment of prostate cancer has become minimally invasive owing to robotic assisted laparoscopic technology [1]. Patients who undergo robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) often have lower risk of morbidity compared to an open approach. However, patients with a...

Keeping your eye on the ball: atypical presentations of testicular malignancy

4 March 2025 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Most testicular cancers present with a painless lump on the testes, and most are confidently diagnosed on examination and ultrasound. They have an excellent prognosis, with 90% patients alive at 10 years [1]. However, advanced testicular cancer, or those with...

The process of medical innovation – evolving trends and future perspectives

5 May 2021 | | URO - Technology
In 2018 the United Kingdom Government spending on healthcare totalled almost £166 billion. Of this approximately 65% was attributed to providing curative or rehabilitation therapy, with health-related long-term care and provision of goods accounting for 25%. The remaining was accredited...

An inconvenient truth: reflections on the NHS

15 June 2023 |
“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” The above is a quote attributed to Mark Twain from the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which follows Al...

Management of stage 1 non-seminomatous germ cell tumours

1 November 2014 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
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...

Localised renal cancer

4 September 2025 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Case 1 A 56-year-old lady is referred to the urology clinic after the GP conducted an ultrasound abdomen for deranged liver function tests and found a renal lesion. She is otherwise fit and well. Figure 1. What is the sensitivity...

Cutting-edge or over-hyped? Evaluating the role of robotic surgery in the management of renal cell carcinoma

3 May 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
The quest for a minimally-invasive approach to major abdominal surgery finds its roots at the start of the previous century, when Georg Kelling first described the technique of ‘ceolioscopy’ to inspect intraabdominal organs in 1901 [1]. Since those early days,...

Pushing the boundaries of urological research with trainee-led collaboration in the BURST Research Collaborative

1 March 2016 | | URO - Core Urology
Background: the concept of trainee-led research Over the past five years a novel and exciting collaborative approach to delivering research has been developed in the UK. Trainee-led regional and national research networks have been introduced, with the greatest success seen...

Metabolic screening and stone-prevention in urolithiasis patients

1 July 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
The incidence and prevalence of kidney stones is increasing [1,2]. Significant recurrence rates are noted with 14% of patients experiencing a further episode at one year, 35% at five years, and 52% at 10 years [3]. Over 10% of stone...

Endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma

1 January 2014 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare disease accounting for 5-10% of all urothelial carcinomas and has an annual incidence in Western countries of 1-2 per 100,000 [1,2]. It occurs more commonly in the pelvicalyceal system as opposed to...

Innovations in flexible ureteroscopy for renal calculi: a comprehensive review

7 January 2026 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Technology
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS) has become a core modality in the treatment of...