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Stenting prior to URS or ESWL – does it increase ED visits and opiate prescriptions?

11 July 2023 | | URO - Paediatrics
Ureteral stents are used to bypass obstructive stones, to dilate the ureter in order to facilitate ureteroscopy (URS), and to maintain patency / low intrarenal pressure following stone surgery. However, there can be morbidity (pain / voiding symptoms). Tasian et...
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Can you boost your bladder with vitamin D?

4 July 2024 | | URO - Paediatrics
Bladder overactivity is a common problem affecting the social functioning of children. Overactive bladder dry (OAB-dry) is a term (one not utilised by the International Children’s Continence Society) and refers to patients who are experiencing frequency, urgency and nocturia symptoms...

Wit, wine, whisky and wisdom – Prestonfield’s Burns Supper returns for 2026 in aid of Prostate Scotland

20 November 2025
Tickets are now on sale for Prestonfield’s annual Burns Supper, taking place on Thursday 22 January 2026 at the spectacular Prestonfield House in Edinburgh. This enchanting evening promises an opulent blend of wit, wine, whisky and wisdom, all in support...

What’s in a name?

1 March 2016 |
Kate Granger is a doctor and the founder of the #hellomynameis campaign; she is also a cancer patient. In this article she explains why she started the campaign, and why patient-centred care starts with an introduction. Chris and me the...
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One cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy in tumours of the testis

4 May 2020 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Following a radical orchiectomy, current UK practice for newly diagnosed, high-risk, stage 1 nonseminomatous or combined germ cell tumours of the testis (NSCGCTT) is either two cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin (BE360Px2) or surveillance with BE500Px3 on...

All Aboard the Toilet Train: Children’s charity launches intervention to support the influx of reception class children who are not toilet trained

16 April 2025
With one in four children in England and Wales starting school not toilet trained, teachers are facing a tricky time in September as some new reception class children may arrive untrained. In response, ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity...

Prostate Scotland launches new research project into BPE with support from the Grand Lodge of Scotland

14 October 2025 | Charities, Research & Development
Prostate Scotland has launched a new two-year research project into benign prostatic enlargement (BPE), thanks to long-term funding support from The Grand Lodge of Scotland and Scottish Freemasons. The project aims to build a clearer picture of the experiences of...

Prostate cancer

1 July 2015 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Case 1 What is prostate specific antigen (PSA) and what is its function? According to the ERSPC Trial (at 13 years), what was the number needed to screen and diagnosed to prevent one prostate cancer death and what was the...

Erectile dysfunction part II: treatment

1 May 2014 | | URO - Andrology
Introduction The identification of specific risk factors associated with erectile dysfunction (ED) allows patients with mild or moderate ED to undergo a series of lifestyle changes, which may provide enough improvement in the erectile function to avoid pharmacotherapies. Cessation of...

William Harvey – Not All Heart!

1 July 2019 | | URO - Technology, URO - Urologic Oncology
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). I expect you will have heard of William Harvey (1578-1657) the 17th Century...

Movember launches world’s largest cancer real world evidence network

6 December 2021 | URO - Urologic Oncology
Movember has launched the world’s largest prostate cancer and testicular clinical and research network, aimed at improving the overall survival and quality of life for those living with diseases that affect over 1.4 million men worldwide every year. The leading...

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...