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Action Bladder Cancer UK awards grants for bladder cancer research

5 September 2024 | URO - Urologic Oncology
Action Bladder Cancer UK has granted funding to enable vital research into bladder cancer as part of its annual ABC UK Improving Outcomes for Patients Programme (https://actionbladdercanceruk.org/abc-uk-grants/). The five grant recipients will undertake significant studies, ranging from the analysis of...

Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma

1 September 2017 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents 2-3% of all cancers [1]. It is an adenocarcinoma making up 85% of all renal malignancies. Sarcomatoid transformation is a microscopically identified feature of RCC accounting for 5% of all RCCs [2]. Known as sarcomatoid...
Journal of Clinical Urology front cover image.

Adjustable Transobturator Male System® as a novel treatment for men with stress urinary incontinence

2 July 2025 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in men is a debilitating condition, often occurring after prostate cancer surgery, with an incidence ranging from 4% to 40%. Key predictors of SUI post-prostatectomy include age, body mass index (BMI), comorbidity index, lower urinary tract...
European Urology journal front cover.

Defining adjuvant, consolidative, and salvage treatment after RP

2 July 2025 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
The most common oncologic outcome following radical prostatectomy (RP) for localised prostate cancer is achieving undetectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels (<0.1 ng/ml), indicating an absence of detectable disease. However, the landscape of RP is shifting as active surveillance becomes the...

Clinical Trials 2 – key papers

1 March 2017 | URO - Basic Science Research
Clinical Trials 1 is available here. Case 1 This British study on haematuria clinic diagnostic yield was published in the British Journal of Urology International in 2006. The results are often asked in examinations! Edwards TJ, et al. A prospective...

COVID-19 cuts prostate cancer referrals in half

7 October 2020 | URO - Urologic Oncology
Charity warns that 3500 men risk being diagnosed with incurable cancer as referrals drop to lowest in 10 years Urgent referrals for urological cancers have dropped by half in England (49.5%) compared to the same period last year as the...

Urinary retention in women: what a general urologist should know

6 November 2024 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Urinary retention (UR) is classified by the International Continence Society (ICS) into acute (AUR) and chronic (CUR). AUR is defined as the “inability to pass any urine despite having a full bladder which is painfully distended and readily palpable or...

Female and functional

13 March 2023 | | URO - Core Urology
Case 1 A 65-year-old woman presents with an 18-month history of “recurrent urinary tract infections” (rUTI). She is otherwise fit and well with no underlying medical problems and no lower urinary tract symptoms. What is the definition of a UTI...

Figure 1 app

1 July 2016 | | URO - Technology
Figure 1 is an app that enables the sharing of medical images to aid learning. In essence, Figure 1 is an Instagram for healthcare. It was launched in 2013 and now connects a network of up to one million healthcare...

Endourology Academy – a modern-day solution to modern-day training

2 November 2023 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Technology
In 2021, as a core trainee in urology, I found myself facing challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to limited theatre times for surgical exposure. Trying to grasp the basics of surgery with such restricted operative experience was...

Bouncing Back: support, mentorship and advice for those unsuccessful in urology ST3 national selection

1 January 2019 | | URO - Core Urology
The 2018 BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in Liverpool delivered the first session for applicants unsuccessful in urology ST3 national selection. The session was organised and run by Luke Forster, Core Training Liaison Representative, along with several trainees. Background The concept...

Bridging the gap: the role of ASiT and BSoT in inspiring the next generation of urologists

4 September 2025 | | URO - Core Urology
Urology is a highly technical, rapidly evolving specialty and yet under-represented. At a time of significant innovation driven by advances in minimally invasive surgery, endourology and robotics, it is more important than ever to ensure a strong pipeline of motivated...