Search

You searched for "dissection"

815 results found

Education

Improving on the Rotterdam Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator

1 January 2019 | | URO - Technology
Following the PROMIS trial [1], many cancer centres in the UK are now offering pre-biopsy multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for men suitable for radical treatment. The European Association of Urology for Prostate Cancer (PCa) guidelines recommend individual risk stratification before the...

Frequency-volume chart apps for nocturia: keeping urologists up at night

5 January 2022 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology
Background Nocturia is a bothersome symptom and the leading cause of disturbed sleep in adults. It is extremely common, with 55% of men and 60% of women aged 50 waking at least once in the night, with a further 20%...

Children’s bowel and bladder health takes centre stage in World Continence Week

26 June 2025
World Continence Week (16–22 June in 2025) is an annual global awareness campaign that shines a spotlight on bowel and bladder issues. This year, the focus was on children, as ERIC, The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity brought the issue...

The COVID-19 ‘frontlines’: a foundation doctor’s perspective

22 April 2020 | | URO - Core Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
Staring through the fragmented stained glass of the Virgin Mary and her assorted angels, I reflected on the strangeness of the workplace I now found myself in and the irony of a workforce now working together more enthusiastically than ever...

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis – a stepwise approach

3 May 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
As per Cochrane definition (2013), a systematic literature review (SR) attempts “to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question” [1]. A meta-analysis (MA) is a statistical assessment of...

Opening up about incontinence

21 September 2021 | Research & Development
This year, the EAU’s Urology Week is shining the spotlight on incontinence because it is still a taboo subject, with many people struggling to talk to a health professional, partner or even a friend about it.

The emerging role of physician associates in urology

1 November 2015 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Technology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
The physician associate (PA) is a new role in the NHS which has expanded across medical and surgical specialties to include urology. In the USA, it has long been an established field of practice where physician assistants work autonomously within...

Frailty in urology – part 2

6 January 2023 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology
The first article in this series defined frailty and introduced the concept and importance of identifying patients living with frailty who undergo surgery, including those undergoing urological procedures. In the second part of this series we outline how to identify...

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...

Demanding cases or nightmares in endourology? Jan/Feb 2016

1 January 2016 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
The second article in this series of challenging cases in endourology describes some stent-related problems. Case 1 A 76-year-old male with end stage renal failure due to obstructive uropathy from benign prostatic enlargement was transferred from a referring hospital. A...

Still Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) in urology: meeting the challenges presented by COVID-19

3 May 2022 |
Back in 2019, Simon Harrison – the then sole national lead for the urology workstream in the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme – wrote an article for Urology News on the GIRFT national report and how its recommendations...