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In conversation with Tamsin Greenwell
We were delighted to chat with Tamsin Greenwell, Consultant Urological Surgeon at University College London Hospital and Chair of the United Kingdom Continence Society. Can you tell us a little bit about what attracted you to the field of urology...Prostate cancer series: diagnostics 1
- Click here for Part 2 - A 58-year-old male is referred to your rapid access prostate clinic with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) of 6.0ng/ml. He has no lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), past medical history (PMH), or family...MOOCs
Technology has always been intimately linked to new educational methods. This has included distance learning, learning through multimedia and finally computer-based learning. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are so called because they can be taken by an unlimited number of...
Performance of non-invasive tests in diagnosing BOO in men with LUTS
A large proportion of urology involves the treatment of bladder outflow obstruction (BOO) in men. Yet BOO in men is very difficult to accurately quantify with the only regular non-invasive test being uroflowmetry. Pressure flow urodynamics may be considered the...
Long-term oncologic outcomes of salvage cryoablation for rrPC
Of patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PC), at least 15-20% will experience recurrence. Although salvage prostatectomy achieves durable oncological outcomes at 10 years, it is associated with significantly high morbidity. Thus, the majority of men with radio-recurrent prostate...
Thiazide diuretic prophylaxis for kidney stones and the risk of diabetes mellitus
Thiazide diuretics have been used to reduce calcium nephrolithiasis recurrence as it is tolerated well, inexpensive and reduces calcium excretion in urine. It has been linked with increased risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the presence of hypertension (ALLHAT study),...
Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy versus open retropubic prostatectomy – complication and readmission rates
Readmission rates in postoperative patients are an important health economic and clinical challenge faced in the modern NHS, with financial levies attached. In America since 2013, hospitals have been faced with ‘readmission penalties’ deducted from Medicare reimbursements. This was the...
Stenting prior to URS or ESWL – does it increase ED visits and opiate prescriptions?
Ureteral stents are used to bypass obstructive stones, to dilate the ureter in order to facilitate ureteroscopy (URS), and to maintain patency / low intrarenal pressure following stone surgery. However, there can be morbidity (pain / voiding symptoms). Tasian et...
Antibiotics and HoLEP
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is an increasingly done size-independent surgical treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy. There is currently a lack of data on perioperative antibiotic prescribing patterns for HoLEP and thus, no consensus on optimal practices. This...
Campbell-Walsh-Wein Handbook of Urology
Campbell’s Urology, as it is widely referred to, has the unassailable position of being the go-to reference text for urology. Incredibly, this is now available in a concise pocket version! It’s remarkable how such a vast quantity of information could...
