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Urology around the world: An overview of healthcare in Germany

Germany boasts a highly developed and comprehensive healthcare system, renowned for its quality and accessibility. The urology landscape in the country mirrors this overall excellence, characterised by a well-structured network of specialists, advanced technology, and a strong emphasis on patient-centered...

RSM: Trauma and On-call Urology

Why attend? Hear from leading experts in urology, trauma surgery and urgent care, including Professor David Nott OBE on trauma in hostile environments, Mr Paul Anderson on urethral trauma and reconstruction, and Charlotte Aston, Director of the GIRFT Urgent and...

Initial impressions of urology in the UK from overseas trainees

Readers of Urology News will be familiar with descriptions of overseas visits by UK-based urological trainees, but it is sometimes beneficial to reflect on the experience of international medical graduates (IMGs) who elect to come to work and train in...

The International Continence Society (ICS) 2026 Annual Meeting

Each year, the International Continence Society hosts its Annual Meeting, bringing together healthcare professionals from across the globe who are committed to advancing continence care. ICS 2026, set in the vibrant city of Maastricht, offers a unique opportunity to engage...

AAU Congress 2025: AI and Robotics in Urology: From Concept to Clinical Practice

The 22nd AAU Congress, held alongside the 5th Oman Urology Society (OUS) Conference, will take place in Muscat, Oman, from 13-16 November 2025. Bringing together top urologists, researchers, and industry leaders, the event will showcase the latest advancements in urological...

EAUN25 (European Association of Urology Nurses) Meeting

"In 2025, the monumental Spanish capital will provide the backdrop to Europe’s biggest urological event, the 40th Annual EAU Congress (EAU25). Year after year, thousands of healthcare professionals attend the popular EAU congresses, and the 2025 edition will be no...

Male genital mysteries

Every now and then urologists are asked to give an opinion on genital lesions and rashes. This article from University College Hospital London is certainly worth a read. Most conditions are benign but some are precancerous leading to penile cancer...

Simple cystectomy for benign disease

In the UK, due to cancer reorientation programmes by the NHS, radical cystectomies happen only in regional cancer centres. But there is no reason why simple cystectomies cannot take place in district general hospitals, often much closer to patients and...

The bulbocavernosus reflex

Despite its first discovery predating the early-1940s, clinical application of the bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) has been limited to date. The BCR traditionally involves contraction of the bulbo- and ischiocavernosus pelvic floor muscles, often referred to as the ‘bulbocavernosus muscle’, in...

Worldwide flexible ureteroscopy practice uncovered

While guidelines recommend flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) for treating renal stones <1.5cm, considerable differences exist among urologists in the technique, use, and indications of fURS. In 2014, the Endourology Society set out to explore the differences in the fURS technique and...

Basic Urological Sciences

The scientific foundation of any discipline is, as the name suggests, basic to the understanding of pathophysiology, mechanisms, physiologic and pharmacologic interactions, and technology. It arms the clinician with the ability to challenge dogma and keep pace with recent advances...

New therapy for overactive bladder

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a complex symptom that can adversely affect quality of life. So far pharmacotherapy has focused on anti-cholinergic drugs. Recently, beta-adrenoreceptors have been identified as having an effect on the detrusor muscle and urothelium. Beta-3 is the...