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Imaging and Intervention in Urinary Tract Infections and Urosepsis book cover image.

Imaging and Intervention in Urinary Tract Infections and Urosepsis

19 November 2020 | | URO - Infection, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Uroradiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are highly prevalent in the community and account for approximately 40% of hospital-acquired infections. Yet, they are often underestimated and under-diagnosed: as one chapter of this book is entitled, nothing is simple about acute pyelonephritis. This...
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UTI Care – antibiotics or NSAIDs?

1 January 2018 | | URO - Infection
This is the cover story of a recent issue of the BMJ. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic resistance is becoming a major economic and global problem. This is a randomised, double-blind study from 17 general practices in...
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UTI and VUR in children with mild antenatal hydronephrosis

1 July 2015 | | URO - Paediatrics
This paper describes a retrospective analysis of 760 (608 males, 162 females) patients identified with mild antenatal hydronephrosis (defined by an anteroposterior (AP) pelvic diameter of 7-10mm in the third trimester and persistent postnatal dilation) looking at the incidence of...

Testing radical prostatectomy in men with prostate cancer and oligometastases to the bone: a randomised controlled feasibility study

1 May 2017 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer death in Western men [1]. The recent STAMPEDE data suggests a median survival of just 42.1 months in the control arm of metastatic men [2]. Current...

Image-guided renal cryoablation

1 November 2014 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Introduction There has undoubtedly been a dramatic increase in the number of patients diagnosed with small renal masses in recent years [1]. The rapidly expanding use of CT has led to a large number of incidental diagnoses, but increasing longevity...

An amateur’s trek into the Urology Boot Camp

9 September 2025 | | URO - Core Urology
Driven by a strong desire to pursue a career in medicine, I was lucky to get an opportunity to attend the Urology Boot Camp at Leeds while still in sixth form. Although urology is a postgraduate specialty, I wanted to...

Urology News Imaging Competition 2025 – winners!

3 November 2025 | URO - Core Urology
This year saw the launch of the first Urology News Imaging Competition, sponsored by Karl Storz UK. We were delighted to receive a large and diverse range of entries with a wide interpretation of the brief, showcasing that there really...

From Peyronie to Foley: the backstories behind the urology legends

4 November 2025 | | URO - Technology
Eponyms play a significant role in the field of urology, serving as a bridge between historical medical discoveries and modern clinical practice. For urology trainees, understanding these eponyms is more than just memorising names; it enriches our grasp of key...

A practical guide to success in National Selection

1 January 2014 | | URO - Core Urology
Gidon Ellis and Jonathan Makanjuola were both selected at National Selection in 2012 for Urological Higher Surgical Training. Both were ranked first in their respective interview rounds that year. It is no mean feat. Having read their article – their...

Nurse practitioner TRUS biopsy: training and preparation

1 May 2014 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
As prostate cancer rates increase, many urology departments rely on multi-professional teams to diagnose and manage patients with prostate cancer. The aim of this article is to highlight the skills, training and preparation required for nurse practitioners to undertake trans-rectal...

Recent developments in bladder cancer

1 September 2018 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
There have been some exciting developments in bladder cancer over the last few years. Immunotherapy has prolonged survival in a proportion of patients with metastatic disease, with sustained efficacy in some. Advances in genetic analysis and molecular subtyping make personalised...

The History Display BAUS 2026

7 May 2026 | | URO - Technology
The Museum of Urology at BAUS History Display is back! Whilst the BAUS annual meeting was held in Birmingham it had not been possible to put on the display of instruments and artefacts, which had previously been a fixture at...