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Rethinking stone-free rates and surgical outcomes in endourology

6 November 2024 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) are two key minimally invasive treatments for kidney stones in both adults and children. The success of these procedures is primarily measured by two factors: (1) the absence of complications and (2)...

Testicular cancer (Jan 2016)

1 January 2016 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Core Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Case 1 A 26-year-old male presented with a two-week history of testicular pain and swelling. On examination the right testicle was enlarged, indurated and tender. Erythema of the scrotum on that side was also noted. Ultrasound of the testis reported...

Erectile Dysfunction Part I: pathophysiology and risk factors

1 March 2014 | | URO - Andrology
Introduction Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to achieve and maintain a penile erection, which is adequate for satisfactory sexual intercourse. The Massachusetts Male Ageing Study (MMAS) reported the results of a regional survey of men aged 40–69...

Congenital buried penis – an extremely rare entity

21 August 2024 | | URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
Congenital non-visualisation of penis is a rare form of buried penis. It affects the functional and psychological behaviour of the affected child. Most of the cases in literature are secondary in nature like post circumcision, post trauma and due to...

Challenges in urology during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a trainee perspective

16 May 2022 | | URO - Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected urological practice in many ways and at all levels. Social media has been set alight with the hashtag #NoTrainingTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow highlighting the undesired consequences of the reduction in training opportunities. The impact has been considered by...

Lifestyle interventions for UI in women

1 March 2018 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology
Lifestyle interventions for urinary incontinence (UI) are supported by all major guidelines. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline (CG171) from September 2013 (updated November 2015) [1] recommends lifestyle advice including dietary modifications such as caffeine reduction,...

Update on immunotherapy for non-muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

7 January 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) that have failed Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment are a difficult group to treat, and many may not be suitable for the preferred treatment option of radical cystectomy. Bladder-preserving treatments for BCG-unresponsive high-risk...

British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training research collaborative: A BURST of ideas and endeavours

1 March 2019 | | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Urologic Oncology
The British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) research collaborative was founded in 2015 with the aim of creating research opportunities for urology trainees in the UK. It was built on early foundations laid out by the Thames Research Urologists...

In conversation with Rebecca Porta

3 May 2022 | URO - Core Urology
We were delighted to chat to Rebecca Porta, the new Chief Executive of The Urology Foundation (TUF) First of all, many congratulations on your recent appointment as Chief Executive of TUF; can you tell us a little bit about your...

An old resectoscope in a wooden case

1 January 2017 | | URO - Technology
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 article I said I would write about a particular artefact...

Transplant urology at Guy’s Hospital: making the most of a year out before specialty training

7 January 2020 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
It was gutting to miss out on urology at national selection on my first attempt. The ST3 application has become increasingly competitive and this means more appointable trainees find themselves looking to plan B. The options available can be daunting...

Still Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) in urology: meeting the challenges presented by COVID-19

3 May 2022 |
Back in 2019, Simon Harrison – the then sole national lead for the urology workstream in the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme – wrote an article for Urology News on the GIRFT national report and how its recommendations...