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Peyronie’s disease: a review and update

1 September 2017 | | URO - Andrology
Peyronie’s disease (PD) describes an acquired disease of the penis, which is characterised by a number of signs and symptoms. These include penile pain, curvature, palpable plaques, wasting or narrowing of the penile shaft, a hinge deformity and potentially catastrophic...

ICS updates on continence care: making sense of detrusor underactivity and the underactive bladder

1 July 2016 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Countless epidemiological studies have established the frequent occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the significant burden these symptoms incur. For the most part of the past three decades, there has been an overwhelming focus on detrusor overactivity (DO)...

Surgical treatment of LUTS secondary to BPH

1 March 2017 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
For the vast majority of patients an initial trial of medical therapy for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is indicated [1]. In a substantial minority of cases however, a surgical intervention...

Preparing for the FRCS (Urol) viva

1 September 2017 | | URO - Core Urology
Ping! You look down to your phone and you have just received an email saying, “Congratulations, you have now successfully completed The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations section 1 of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Urol) exam.”...

So you want to be a urologist?

1 March 2017 | | URO - Core Urology
Urology is a varied, innovative and friendly speciality and it is easy to see why so many people are attracted to it. The article below is designed to help all doctors wishing to apply for an ST3 post get the...

The 10 commandments of laparoscopic urology

1 March 2015 | | URO - Core Urology
Laparoscopic urologic procedures continue to attract the interest of trainees, consultants and the public, and the demand for training is on the increase [1,2,3]. The vast majority of laparoscopic procedures are laparoscopic nephrectomies and this is certainly the most common...

Urology: a missed opportunity for medical students

1 September 2014 | | URO - Core Urology
For those of us lucky enough to have medical students attached to our teams at some time during their undergraduate training, the opportunity undoubtedly represents a refreshing chance to teach well-educated and enthusiastic clinicians at the very start of their...

SURG and BAUS: United Strength is Stronger

1 September 2018 | | URO - Core Urology
Tuesday 26 June 2018, SURG Session, BAUS Annual Conference, Liverpool After a busy day of posters, keynote speakers, e-poster sessions and a resounding victory for the SURG team over the consultants in Urology University Challenge, came the SURG meeting. An...

Planning and doing a fellowship: advice during the COVID-19 era

1 July 2022 | | URO - Core Urology
To paraphrase Shakespeare, to do, or not to do a fellowship, that is the question. That may be your question; whether or not to pursue a fellowship, even more so due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are...

OCERT: a new multi-specialty project to standardise robotic surgical training

3 June 2020 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
Since its introduction by Dr William Osler in 1890 to the Board of Trustees at John Hopkins Hospital [1], the Halstedian ‘See one, do one, teach one’ has represented a guideline for surgeons worldwide, both for open and laparoscopic surgery,...

An account of training and practice of urology in Nigeria

3 May 2022 |
Nigeria is the most populous nation on the continent of Africa. Within the country, there are 33,303 general hospitals and 59 tertiary hospitals to serve a population of approximately 210 million people [1]. Specialty-based practice of urology is domiciled in...

Penile augmentation using injectable filler

11 July 2023 | | URO - Andrology
Penile size is a major topic for many men and a source of anxiety throughout history. The common belief that a large penis is necessary to impress and satisfy their sexual partners has led to the notion that ‘bigger is...