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Retroperitoneal sepsis

1 September 2016 | Sana J Khan | URO - Infection

Case 1 An 80-year-old woman presented with history of recurrent and recent cystitis, low grade pyrexia, abdominal and back pain, and pain on movement of the left hip which was observed to be flexed and externally rotated. What is the...

All you need to know about percutaneous nephrolithotomy: supine versus prone and mini versus traditional

1 September 2014 | Sally J Deverill, Luke Hanna, Stephen R Keoghane | URO - Endourology & Stones

Introduction Since the first percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), the technique has undergone many innovations, including modifications in positioning, miniaturisation of instruments and combination with retrograde intra-renal surgery (see Table 1 for an outline of the history of the technique). Controversy has...

Pushing the boundaries of urological research with trainee-led collaboration in the BURST Research Collaborative

1 March 2016 | Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Sophia Cashman, Marcus Cumberbatch, Ben Lamb, Arjun Nambiar, Taimur Shah, Mark Emberton | URO - Core Urology

Background: the concept of trainee-led research Over the past five years a novel and exciting collaborative approach to delivering research has been developed in the UK. Trainee-led regional and national research networks have been introduced, with the greatest success seen...

Mechanisms and prevention of catheterisation associated urethral injury (CAUI)

5 November 2019 | Nicola Jeffery, Anthony Mundy (Prof) | URO - Neurourology, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology

Urethral catheterisation is a common procedure performed by health professionals across different grades and specialties in a variety of clinical settings. An estimated 15-25% of hospitalised patients have a urinary catheter inserted during their inpatient stay and up to 13%...

The impact of FGM on the genitourinary system: a 2021 perspective

3 March 2021 | Mayi Gnofam, Comfort Momoh | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency

Awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM) in European countries has increased over recent decades as a result of globalisation and migration of populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes FGM as procedures that involve partial or total removal of the...

Immunotherapy in renal cancer

1 May 2019 | Conor McCann, Edward Mains, Alexander Laird | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the sixth most common solid organ cancer in the UK. In 2018, there were 403,262 people diagnosed worldwide with the disease (2.2% of all cancer cases), and it accounted for 175,098 deaths in total (1.8%...

25 Years of Prostate Cancer UK

8 February 2022 | Matthew Hobbs, Caroline Moore (Prof), Ananya Choudhury (Prof), Johann De Bono (Prof) | URO - Urologic Oncology

As leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK, celebrates its 25th anniversary, top researchers reflect on the huge progress in testing, treatment and support for men over the past 25 years. 25 years of beating prostate cancer together Matthew Hobbs,...

Upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma

7 January 2021 | Angus C-O Luk, Alexandra Miller | URO - Urologic Oncology

Case 1 A 64-year-old man presents to the haematuria clinic with visible haematuria, on a background of a 40 pack-year smoking history and family history of bowel cancer in his sister at the age of 48. A CT was performed...

Biomarkers in prostate cancer detection

1 July 2018 | Karl H Pang, Saiful Miah, James WF Catto | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men with an estimated prevalence of 1.1 million worldwide in 2012. This heterogeneous disease resulted in approximately 307,000 deaths, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in men...

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