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Pain relief after removal of non-obstructive renal calculi

Non-obstructing stones are often not considered to be the source of pain, and probably most are not. This is because flank pain associated with a stone is typically caused by a stone that obstructs urinary flow, which increases intraluminal pressure...

Call for standardised reporting of adverse events

This article will be of immense benefit to all of us involved in mortality and morbidity meetings and Clinical Governance, especially registrars and junior members of the team. The authors present data from the UK, USA and Europe. In prostate...

The Pelvic Floor Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Prevent and Cure Problems at Every Stage in Your Life

Jane Simpson’s aim with this book is to “start a pelvic floor revolution”. She covers all the basics in this succinct book and gives us an insight into the many patients she has treated in her long career as a...

Nonacus Clinical Services announce partnership with The London Clinic to deliver GALEAS™ Bladder test

Nonacus Clinical Services, the UK laboratory delivering genomic cancer testing services to the NHS and private healthcare providers, recently announced it is working with The London Clinic to help more patients benefit from its non-invasive GALEAS™ Bladder test for cancer....

The Management of Small Renal Masses

I enjoyed reading this book and was surprised at how much practically useful information was contained within such a slim volume. The 171-page volume was easy to read in its entirety in a short space of time. It’s small enough...

MRI targeted transperineal prostate biopsy: a local anaesthetic approach

Transperineal template biopsy remains the gold standard investigation in diagnosis of prostate cancer. Data from the PROMIS study demonstrated the low sensitivity of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy as a diagnostic tool, and highlighted the need for a better diagnostic pathway....

PSM increases risk of recurrence after PN for high-risk renal tumours

Positive surgical margins (PSM) for solid organ malignancies are associated with adverse oncological outcomes. However, for RCC the prognostic significance of PSM after partial nephrectomies (PN) remains a matter of debate. As PN is more increasingly being used to excise...

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%...

Prostate Scotland appoints digital technology leader Peter Proud as new trustee

Prostate Scotland has appointed Peter Proud, Founder and CEO of Edinburgh-based digital technology company Forrit, to its Board of Trustees. Bringing more than 30 years of experience in digital transformation, data, and AI-driven innovation, Peter will support the charity’s work...

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...

Robots

I­n this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last four articles I...

Bladder carcinoma MRI

Bladder malignancy is one of the commonest malignancies of the renal tract, accounting for approximately 6% of male malignancy and 2% of female malignancy. The incidence increases with patient age with 70% of patients being over the age of 65...