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An update on erectile dysfunction guidelines and treatment options

1 March 2019 | | Andrology, Technological Developments
Erectile dysfunction is defined as the persistent inability to attain and / or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual performance. Not only does this have a psychosocial impact, it also affects the quality of life of both the patients and...

Prostate abscess

15 October 2021 | | Infection
Prostate abscess (PA) is a relatively uncommon clinical condition which is often difficult to diagnose because clinical symptoms are non-specific. It may be associated with a significant fatality rate, estimated to be between 3% and 30%, which may reflect its...

Conference apps

1 March 2018 | | Technological Developments
With conference season soon starting I thought I would run through some of the apps I think would be useful for delegates attending a urology conference in the coming year. The conference app It is often useful to download the...

Quality Improvement – how to get involved?

1 November 2018 |
The General Medical Council (GMC) requires all trainee doctors to carry out Quality Improvement (QI) as part of our annual appraisal process [1]. Exactly what QI projects are and how to get involved is less widely understood. Traditionally surgical trainees...

Read all about it Jan/Feb 2020

7 January 2020 | Andrology, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology
Read all about it... It can be awkward when a patient asks you about a report in their favourite tabloid detailing an amazing research breakthrough or a ‘cutting-edge’ new treatment / test and you don’t know what they are talking...

A research revolution

1 March 2017 | | Basic Science Research, Technological Developments
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.” Erenesto ‘Che’ Guevara There was a time, not so long ago, when you actually had to go to a library to read...

PROFILE study seeks to find out why black men develop prostate cancer at twice the rate of other men

1 December 2020 | Urologic Oncology
A first-of-its-kind study in the UK is aiming to solve the mystery of why black men develop prostate cancer at twice the rate of other men. Funded by Prostate Cancer UK in partnership with Movember, the PROFILE study will look...

So you want to go on a Fellowship: part 1

1 January 2016 |
Look out for part 2 of this series later in 2016 when the author will discuss settling into the research role of his fellowship and will reflect on his first year overseas. This is the first in a series of...

The management of renal calculi – Pt 1

1 March 2018 | | Endourology and Stones
Renal calculi can be managed according to four treatment options: conservative management, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This is the first in a two-part series in Urology News (Part 2 available here) that will...

The conservative assessment and treatment of mixed urinary and anal incontinence in women: a multidisciplinary approach

1 September 2019 | | Functional Urology, Neurourology
Mixed urinary incontinence Urinary incontinence (UI) is considered to be a highly prevalent condition; however, depending upon the definitions used, actual reported prevalence rates can vary significantly. The International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) review [1], reported unadjusted prevalence estimates for...

Geoffrey Parker (1902-1973) – urologist to the French Resistance!

7 January 2021 | | Technological Developments
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). This time, I am joined by Jasmine Winyard, urology trainee in Leicester; we...

COVID-19 cuts prostate cancer referrals in half

7 October 2020 | COVID-19 - Urology News, Urologic Oncology
Charity warns that 3500 men risk being diagnosed with incurable cancer as referrals drop to lowest in 10 years Urgent referrals for urological cancers have dropped by half in England (49.5%) compared to the same period last year as the...