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Andrology (2020)

4 May 2020 | | Andrology
Case 1 What is the diagnosis based on the blood test, and how is the diagnosis made? What additional blood tests are required? What are the clinical manifestations of this? What are the options / modes of delivery for treatment?...

Cutting for the Stone

1 January 2014 | | Endourology and Stones, Technological Developments
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website ( www.baus.org.uk). In the last article I...

Electrical injury – all you need to know

1 November 2017 | | Trauma and Emergency Urology
The modern operating theatre presents a highly complex and busy environment with a huge variety of machines, devices and gadgets. This article from France will be of interest to urologists, nurses, anaesthetists and theatre managers alike. We all use electrical...

Cystolithotripsy using the holmium laser: evolving uses for the laser lithotrite

1 September 2015 | | Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones | Laser, urolithiasis, cystolithotripsy, vesical calculi, endourology
This small prospective study examined 20 patients who were undergoing laser cystolithotripsy for bladder stones. Laser lithotripsy was performed using either a 365 or 550µm holmium:YAG laser fibre with a power setting of 1.0J and a frequency of 10Hz. Stone...

39th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie

17 October 2019 -20 October 2019
The SIU is set to host its 39th Congress in the historic capital of Europe: Athens, Greece! Join us 17-20 October for expert coverage of the most pertinent issues in urology. Plan to arrive early and participate in additional programming...

Bladder perforation after augmentation cystoplasty

1 January 2018 | | Paediatric Urology, Trauma and Emergency Urology | Augmentation cystoplasty, Conservative, Non-operative management, Perforation, Prevention
Delayed bladder perforation is well recognised after augmentation cystoplasty (5-13% of patients) and adult urologists need to be aware of this and identify the best treatment at the time. Mortality rates and re-perforation rates can be up to 25% and...
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Beware of the ambiguous testicular lump

1 September 2019 | | Functional Urology, Infection, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology
In busy day-to-day practice, we are often faced with puzzling situations. A useful mnemonic is 4-T: torsion, trauma, tumour and tuberculosis (infections). This case review in the BMJ is about a 34-year-old man presenting to A&E with left testicular pain...
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BUS for urethral stricture

1 July 2022 | | Andrology, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology
The earliest description of urethral stricture and its treatment occurred in the sixth century BC in India. A wide variety of factors can lead to stricture disease e.g. iatrogenic, urinary tract infection (UTI), sexually transmitted infections, catheters, trauma to the...
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Challenging Cases in Urological Surgery: Cases With Expert Commentary (Challenging Concepts)

2 November 2023 | | Andrology, Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Technological Developments, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology, Uroradiology
The authors’ intention with this book is to provide a consensus on a number of common, challenging and controversial topics in urology, which are examined from a multidisciplinary approach with insights from expert opinion and current evidence. Challenging Cases in...

Suprapubic catheterisation – a core surgical trainee’s perspective

3 November 2022 | | Functional Urology, Infection, Technological Developments
Suprapubic catheters (SPCs) are in widespread usage in medical practice and this review will focus on the pre-assessment, indications, methods and complications that are associated with the insertion of an SPC. Although suprapubic catheter insertions may be done electively or...

Complications of CISC

1 July 2014 | | Infection, Functional Urology, Neurourology
Introduction Clean intermittent self catheterisation (CISC) was first introduced and popularised by Lapides in 1972. Since then its utilisation has become widespread and it is now commonly used throughout the world as the preferred means of facilitating complete and effective...

Management of lower urinary tract foreign bodies

3 March 2021 | | Trauma and Emergency Urology
Of all the urological emergencies presenting to the emergency department, perhaps one of the most technically challenging cases is the patient with a foreign body in the genitourinary (GU) tract. A wide variety of GU foreign bodies have been reported...