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Which kidney to remove? – The urine separator
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) this time helped by Hamza, one of our Leicester registrars who I recently...IURES2026 Congress
Leading scientists from around the world will honour us, and our multidisciplinary international sessions, poster presentations, and academic presentations will both broaden our scientific vision and offer valuable networking opportunities. Here, you will experience an atmosphere focused solely on science...HIS (Hypospadias International Society) World Congress 2024
"Come and meet the leading experts of our time in the field of Hypospadias. You will notice that the lectures and presentations cover the whole spectrum and all the hot topics and will keep you updated with most recent research in the field. There are 77 lectures and presentations from more than 50 countries from 6 continents." Ahmed Hadidi President of the Congress
Urologists beware!
This article recounts the story of a Californian urologist who was shot dead two decades later by a patient who was diagnosed with stricture of the urethra. The patient underwent surgery for urethral stricture in 1992 by a team (ironically,...Grant Stott challenges Scottish men to talk about prostate cancer this March
Broadcaster and actor Grant Stott is urging men across Scotland to start a simple but potentially life-saving conversation this Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Grant, 58, recently had his first prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test after being inspired by Sir Chris Hoy...Cutting-edge or over-hyped? Evaluating the role of robotic surgery in the management of renal cell carcinoma
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,...
Penn Clinical Manual of Urology
This is a powerhouse of a textbook. Small enough to fit into a modest briefcase (but not quite small enough to fit into the pocket of a white coat – for those who remember them) it punches well above its...Discovering urology during the foundation programme
My journey to finding urology as a chosen career was not linear. During medical school, I always enjoyed studying urological and renal pathologies. I was exposed to one week of urology placement during my fourth year ‘surgical block’, where I...Bupa covers accurate PSE prostate cancer blood test
A new era in prostate cancer detection is emerging with the EpiSwitch® PSE blood test, a highly accurate tool that enhances early diagnosis while significantly cutting false positives. Now covered by Bupa as a pre-biopsy test, PSE has demonstrated 94%...Keeping your eye on the ball: atypical presentations of testicular malignancy
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...
