Search

You searched for "surgical"

513 results found

Predictors of vaginal mesh exposure after mid-urethral sling placement

1 March 2017 | | Functional Urology, Infection | Bariatric surgery, Complication, Midurethral sling, Vaginal exposure
Vaginal mesh exposure following mid-urethral sling (MUS) insertion can be a difficult complication to treat. The aim of this study was to identify possible risk factors in patients who had unfortunately developed vaginal mesh exposure following MUS surgery. This was...

Should maximal urethral closure pressure be performed before mid-urethral sling surgery for stress incontinence?

1 January 2017 | | Functional Urology, Infection | Maximum urethral closure pressure, Midurethral slings, Stress incontinence
Maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP) is a means of trying to provide an objective assessment of urethral integrity. In some centres it is used as a tool to help predict outcomes after mid-urethral sling (MUS) placement. The authors propose that...

Robot assisted radical prostatectomy – could it be gold standard?

1 May 2015 | | Urologic Oncology | Minimally invasive surgery, Prostate cancer, Prostatectomy, Robotics
Prostate cancer (PCa) is still the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States. Most of the PCa are organ confined at the time of diagnosis. To watch (observation / active surveillance) or fry (radiotherapy) or...

Post prostatectomy outcomes of patients with high-risk prostate cancer treated with neoadjuvant androgen blockade

1 September 2019 | | Urologic Oncology
This is an interesting paper reporting on the use of neoadjuvant androgen blockage in patients with high-risk prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy. Previous work in the literature has shown an improvement in the rate of organ-confined disease and decreased positive...

Ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy: does function of the obstructed moiety matter?

1 September 2019 | | Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology | Duplex kindey, Ectopic ureter drop, Obstructed moiety function, Ureteroureterostomy
Upper pole nephrectomy has been the traditional surgical management of children with poorly functioning upper pole moieties in duplex renal collecting systems having ureteral ectopia and ureterocele. However, ablative surgery confers a risk of functional loss to the remnant moiety...
The Journal of Urology cover image.

Prodromal period of Fournier’s gangrene

4 May 2023 | | Infection | Fournier gangrene, delayed diagnosis, diagnostic errors, fasciitis, necrotizing, prodromal symptoms
Necrotising soft tissue infections of the genitalia (NSTIG), commonly known as Fournier’s gangrene, is a rare but important surgical emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that every six hours of delay in surgical debridement leads to...

Urological trauma – part 1

1 September 2015 | | Trauma and Emergency Urology
Part 2 of this topic is available here. Case 1 A 45-year-old male presented with acute onset abdominal pain following a fall whilst out drinking. A CT cystogram was arranged as he developed haematuria and acute renal impairment. 1. What...

An update on robotic surgery in urology

2 November 2023 | | Technological Developments, Urologic Oncology
The early adoption of new technology has long been a trademark of urological surgeons. Like the introduction of the cystoscope, lasers and flexible endoscopy, the field of urology has witnessed a revolutionary transformation with the advent of robotic surgery. Robotic-assisted...

RALPN (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy) Ultrasound Course

3 April 2019 | Endourology and Stones, Technological Developments
Course Directors: Mr Omer Karim, Consultant UrologistMr Lemke Solomon, Consultant Urologist This unique one-day training course combines live surgery robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) procedures with intraoperative ultrasound imaging. Aimed at consultants wishing to develop their expertise and improve surgical...

Peno-scrotal extramammary Paget’s disease

1 July 2015 | | Infection
Epidemiology Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMP) is a rare intraepithelial neoplasm, which is rarely invasive and has an incidence of six per million person-years as calculated by a European SEER analysis [1]. It usually affects apocrine gland-bearing areas, especially the vulvar,...

Small renal masses – diagnosis and management

1 January 2017 | | Urologic Oncology
Renal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the UK and accounts for about 3% of all new cancer diagnoses [1]. The incidence rates are steadily rising, with the highest rates being in older men and women. This rise...

Endourology Academy – a modern-day solution to modern-day training

2 November 2023 | | Endourology and Stones, Technological Developments
In 2021, as a core trainee in urology, I found myself facing challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to limited theatre times for surgical exposure. Trying to grasp the basics of surgery with such restricted operative experience was...