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Can the latest patient decision aid help OAB patients?
OAB Answers is a patient decision aid co-authored by several European urologists and gynaecologists, and two patient advocates, to help patients understand and manage their overactive bladder (OAB). It is a 36-page document split into several clear sections, aiming to...Use of Clavien-Dindo classification in urology part 1 – pelvic surgery
There is no widely accepted system to classify postoperative complications. It is necessary to compare the outcome and complications while validating a new surgical procedure or one of the surgical approaches of a particular condition. Several parameters have long been...Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation: Cadaveric HOLEP Masterclass
Join our course dedicated to Holmium enucleation of the prostate. This full immersion masterclass is intended for senior trainees (ST6>) focusing on a BPH interest and urology consultants to improve their HOLEP skills. Our expert faculty panel are from across the UK and the techniques taught are internationally recognized and affiliated.Consensus statements on PSA testing in asymptomatic men in the UK
In January 2016, the UK National Screening Committee once again recommended against a systematic population screening programme for prostate cancer due to the, as yet, insufficient evidence that the benefits of screening would outweigh the harm to the population as...COVID-19: the impact on urology so far
“How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.” Florence Nightingale Since 31 December 2019 when a cluster of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause were first referred to the WHO Country Office in China, there has been...Surgical video – part 2: Tips on how to edit and create a finished surgical video for teaching or publication
A well-made and informative video can be one of the most valuable promotional tools for a department of urology. Having to resort to an external commercial source to produce a video can be prohibitively expensive. With the extensive computing power...Urolink: past, present, future
The mission of Urolink, a sub-committee of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) since 1996, has been: “To promote and encourage the provision of appropriate urological expertise and education worldwide, with particular emphasis on the materially disadvantaged.” The importance...Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? May/Jun 2022
Delayed diagnosis of testicular cancer Testicular cancer is considered rare in the general population but is the most common cancer affecting males between 24 and 49 years. The diagnosis of testicular cancer depends on physical examination, ultrasound findings and tumour...Prostate cancer survivorship: a new path for uro-oncology
Over two million people in England have a diagnosis of cancer [1]. Of this figure, over 250,000 have been diagnosed with prostate cancer [2]. However, during the next decade, a rapid increase in the number of new cancer diagnoses, as...
