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Would some boys undergoing orchidopexy benefit from adjuvant hormonal therapy?

4 September 2020 | | URO - Paediatric Urology
Orchidopexy is generally recommended between six months and one year of age given that many studies have shown that there is a progressive histological deterioration and poorer growth of the undescended testis that is not brought down to the scrotum...

The risk of tumour recurrence in patients undergoing renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease

1 September 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Urologic Oncology
End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in need of a kidney transplant who have a previous history of urological cancer should undergo a cancer-free waiting period before receiving a kidney transplant. Currently the recommended waiting time is based on the...

COVID-19: the impact on urology so far

4 May 2020 | | URO - Core Urology
“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...

Using cryopreserved prepubertal testis tissues – are we getting warmer?

12 September 2023 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology
The rising incidence of childhood cancer coupled with increasing survivorship means there is a growing population of childhood cancer survivors with unmet health needs. In the UK around 1 in 500 children and young people are survivors of childhood cancer....

So you want to be a urologist?

1 March 2017 | | URO - Core Urology
Urology is a varied, innovative and friendly speciality and it is easy to see why so many people are attracted to it. The article below is designed to help all doctors wishing to apply for an ST3 post get the...

Online urology teaching

4 September 2020 | | URO - Technology
The COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt our traditional models of teaching. Urological emergencies account for 20% of all acute surgical admissions and 5-10% of general practitioner visits [1]. Currently in the UK, undergraduate teaching on urology is not compulsory. Fewer...

Paediatric urology – peno-scrotal

7 July 2020 | | URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
Case 1 A four-year-old boy presents to clinic following GP referral unable to retract the foreskin (Figure 1). Figure 1. What is the diagnosis? The above condition may be pathological or physiological; clinically how can you differentiate this? Explain the...

Radiology quiz

1 March 2017 | | URO - Uroradiology
We are delighted to introduce something new for the Uroradiology Focus – our very own Jane Belfield has put together a urology imaging quiz with 10 cases designed to grab your interest and test your knowledge. Good luck and let...

Management of calyceal diverticular stones using ultramini PCNL

1 January 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Calyceal diverticulae are congenital smooth-walled, non-secretory urothelium-lined cavities within the renal parenchyma that communicate with calyceal fornix through a diverticular neck. They were first described by Rayer in Traitements des maladies des reins [1]. Calculi occur in approximately 9.5% to...

HIV / AIDS – implications for the urologist

1 May 2015 | | URO - Infection
“It’s no fun to have HIV even though it’s viewed as a chronic, controllable disease. It means being wedded to the health system.” - Philip Berger, Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Toronto, Canada; and leading...

Dr Glaucomflecken: Stayin’ Alive

1 November 2022 |
Peter Cackett spoke to ophthalmologist and social media sensation Dr Glaucomflecken about his early days in comedy, the role satire can play in impacting medical governance, and where he might take his brand of medical comedy next. It was towards...

Redundant! Do urological surgeons have a future in treating urological cancers? RSM Urology Section Meeting

4 March 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
December 2023 marked the latest RSM Urology Section event. Alongside the Winter Short Papers Prize presentations, the theme of the day was major urological cancers and the role of the urologist in patient management within the multidisciplinary team (MDT). We...