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My detour – my year without a urology NTN and bouncing back

2 November 2023 | | URO - Core Urology
When I saw the dreaded words “Oriel: Application not matched” pop-up on my phone my heart sank. This was my second attempt at a urology national training number (NTN), and I had put my life on hold whilst preparing for...

In conversation with Carmel Ramage

26 November 2025 | URO - Core Urology
Carmel Ramage. Can you tell us a little bit about what first attracted you to medicine and then what led you to specialise in urogynaecology? To be honest, I’m not sure I ever really made a conscious decision about my...

The role of PET-CT imaging in prostate cancer

4 October 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in the UK, with 43,000 cases in 2017-18 [1,2]. Accurate primary staging and the detection of suspected recurrence following treatment is vital for directing management and predicting prognosis. This has conventionally...

Sexuality and erectile function in young men with spina bifida

13 December 2023 | | URO - Paediatrics
As our patients with spina bifida (SB) continue to live longer into adulthood we recognise that many of these men experience challenges with sexual health, related to their underlying neurological function. Few studies on male sexual health in this population...
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Children with neuropsychiatric developmental disorders respond less well when treated for bladder bowel dysfunction

8 January 2024 | | URO - Paediatrics
Bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) is a spectrum of lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding dysfunction accompanied by functional constipation and / or encopresis and may represent up to 47% of paediatric urology consultations. The BBD cycle pattern begins when...
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Delayed decompression of the infected obstructed kidney increases fatality

7 January 2021 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Trauma & Emergency
Well, we know this, I hear you all say. It is standard practice that the obstructed kidney with associated infection requires prompt decompression, and this is drilled into all UK trainees. It is surprising therefore that although we frequently deal...

In conversation with Jane Brocksom

9 March 2020 | URO - Core Urology
We were delighted to chat to Jane Brocksom, President of BAUN, about her background in urology nursing and plans for the association in its 25th year. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led you into...

Visual-estimation (cognitive), image-fusion (software) and in-bore targeted prostate biopsy: is there an optimal approach?

3 March 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
The diagnostic superiority of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) prior to targeted and systematic prostate biopsy over systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) biopsy alone in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) has been proven by multiple level 1 studies...

Infections and inflammation: Part 1

1 November 2018 | URO - Infection
See also Part 2 and Part 3. Case 1 A 59-year-old man presented with right loin pain. His GP arranged for him to have an intravenous urogram (IVU) and subsequent CT urogram performed. What is the likely diagnosis? What are...

Optimising weight loss advice in obese women with urinary incontinence: a review

1 November 2018 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Background The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidance specifies that women with a body mass index (BMI) of over 30, combined with urinary incontinence or overactive bladder, should be advised to lose weight [1]. A BMI over...

Burnout: an increasing problem in urology

5 November 2019 |
“What we mean, man,” said Chuck forcefully, “is this: how can we care for patients if nobody cares for us?” – Samuel Shem, The House of God, 1978. Samuel Shem’s (Steven Bergman, MD) satirical novel The House of God, has...

Dietary citrate substitution in urolithiasis patients

1 July 2018 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Stone formation is dependent on supersaturation of urinary salts and urinary crystal retention. Urinary promoters (protein aggregates, cell debris) and inhibitors (citrate, magnesium, urinary macromolecules such as glycosaminoglycans and proteins) are involved in the process of stone formation [1]. Hypocitraturia...