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Orchid: fighting male cancer for over 25 years

1 July 2022 | URO - Urologic Oncology
Orchid was established in 1996 by a young testicular cancer patient, Colin Osborne MBE, and the oncologist who saved his life, Professor Tim Oliver MD, FRCP. The charity exists to save men’s lives from testicular, penile, and prostate cancers and...

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

1 March 2016 | | 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...

Inpatient care of patients with established spinal cord injury - what a general urologist needs to know

1 January 2014 | | URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Neurourology
Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating, life-changing condition, which is currently irreversible. Depending on the level of the spinal cord affected (and whether the lesion is complete or incomplete), patients may subsequently develop reduced voluntary motor function, sensory...

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

3 March 2021 | | 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...

Infections and inflammation: Part 2

1 March 2019 | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
See also Part 1 and Part 3. Case 1 A 43-year-old lady presented to the urologist with a history of pain during bladder filling and associated frequency / urgency. She underwent standard microbiological and radiological investigations that are normal. She...

Things in a place they should not be!

12 September 2023 | | URO - Technology
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 think we all have stories of objects inserted into the urethra and...

LoFric Elle Wins ‘Look Good, Feel Good’ Award

15 June 2021 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Wellspect’s revolutionary new female catheter has added another award to its list of accolades. The 'Look Good, Feel Good' award, which is a joint initiative of Bladder and Bowel UK and the...

Joaquín Albarrán (1860–1912), the gifted promise

4 March 2025 | | URO - Technology
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). Does the name Joaquín Albarrán mean anything to you? Maybe you remember using...

Demanding cases or nightmares in endourology? Jan/Feb 2017

1 January 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
In the fifth article in this series the authors describe some of the most complex cases they have encountered. Case 1 A 45-year-old woman was admitted under the care of the medical team with shortness of breath, renal failure and...

Purple urine bag syndrome

1 July 2021 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an uncommon phenomenon where the tubing and urinary catheter bag is noticed to undergo purple discolouration. This has been linked with urinary tract infections (UTI), chronic debilitated states and prolonged catheterisation. PUBS was noticed...

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...

Challenges of catheter associated urinary tract infection: is prevention better than cure?

1 November 2017 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Catheterisation is a common medical procedure in which a catheter (a hollow flexible tube) is inserted into the bladder in order to facilitate the drainage of urine. Catheters are usually passed into the bladder via the urethra, either to be...