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Kidney stones in pregnancy

2 November 2023 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Case 1 A 28-year-old female, 19 weeks pregnant, presents with severe left loin pain. There is no past medical history of note. Blood tests show a white cell count of 14.1x109/L and creatinine of 56umol/L. An ultrasound scan (USS) reports...

Bridging the gap – a nurse-led UTI information and support service

8 May 2025 | | URO - Infection
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequently diagnosed bacterial infections in both primary and secondary care. While acute, uncomplicated cases may be managed effectively, recurrent and chronic UTIs often present a more complex challenge. For many people, these...
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Selective denervation of the bladder

1 March 2019 | | URO - Core Urology
The treatment of refractory overactive bladder is currently limited to neuromodulation (sacral nerve stimulation or percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) or botulinum toxin injections. Although all these options are valuable, they have their own limitations and may not be suitable for...
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Long-term complications of bulking agents in the treatment of SUI

4 July 2024 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection
Incontinence poses a substantial economic burden on the UK’s NHS, estimated at £536 million in 1999/2000, equivalent to approximately 1.1% of the total NHS spend, for both men and women. Over two decades later, this cost is expected to have...

Action Bladder Cancer UK urges health professionals to help raise awareness during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month in May

28 March 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development, Charities
Action Bladder Cancer UK is calling on health professionals – including specialist urology and cancer nurses, urologists, oncology and radiology health professionals and others, to support Bladder Cancer Awareness Month by helping to raise awareness of the symptoms of bladder...

Bladder cancer: the common cancer many people still miss

9 April 2026 | Charities, Urology News, Company Profiles
For Bladder Cancer Awareness Month this May, leading charity Action Bladder Cancer UK is highlighting one of the most commonly overlooked warning signs of bladder cancer – blood in the urine. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers...

COVID-19: the impact on a junior registrar

26 May 2020 | | URO - Core Urology
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic I was a trust grade junior registrar, using this year at a district general hospital to gain experience, skills and portfolio points for round two of National Selection. My urology registrar on-call duties would consist...

Renal calculi composition – Hounsfield units or dual energy CT?

1 July 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Uroradiology
In this, the inaugural uro-radiology article, Jane Belfield (Section Editor) considers the significance of Hounsfield units in defining stone composition. Despite its widespread adoption and referencing in stone MDTs, there are some very clear limitations. Jane explores the potential role...

What is the role of evidence-based medicine in urology?

1 March 2016 | | URO - Basic Science Research
The concept of ‘evidence-based medicine’ (EBM) was first developed in the early 1990s and was described as “the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients” by the recently...

Prostate abscess

15 October 2021 | | URO - Infection
Prostate abscess (PA) is a relatively uncommon clinical condition which is often difficult to diagnose because clinical symptoms are non-specific. It may be associated with a significant fatality rate, estimated to be between 3% and 30%, which may reflect its...

Moving hospitals as a consultant urological surgeon: what are the challenges?

2 March 2022 |
Despite over 100 unfilled consultant urological surgeon posts in the UK, the reasons why an established surgeon should wish to move hospitals can still be viewed with suspicion. Why is this the case, when in many other careers, both within...

Use of MRI in the evaluation of prostate cancer: part 2

1 March 2015 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Diffusion weighted imaging and contrast enhanced imaging Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used in localisation, staging and post-treatment follow-up of prostate cancer. In the previous issue, we discussed the usefulness of MRI in depicting prostate anatomy and pairing...