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Would some boys undergoing orchidopexy benefit from adjuvant hormonal therapy?

4 September 2020 | | Paediatric Urology | cryptorchidism, germ cells, infertility, male, spermatogonia, testis
Orchidopexy is generally recommended between six months and one year of age given that many studies have shown that there is a progressive histological deterioration and poorer growth of the undescended testis that is not brought down to the scrotum...
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Urological in-flight medical events

6 November 2020 | | Trauma and Emergency Urology | aerospace medicine, emergency treatment, travel, urologic diseases
The future of air travel may seem uncertain at the present time, but up until the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 44,000 inflight medical emergencies occurred annually, averaging 1 in 604 flights. Some of you will have heard the heart-sink announcement “if...

Male infertility?

18 June 2021 | Research & Development
Diagnose Sperm Oxidative Stress, a major cause of male infertility, using MiOXSYS™

COVID-19: the impact on urology so far

4 May 2020 | | COVID-19 - Urology News
“How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.” Florence Nightingale Since 31 December 2019 when a cluster of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause were first referred to the WHO Country Office in China, there has been...

Surgery in disorders of sexual development with gender issues

1 March 2017 | | Andrology, Paediatric Urology | 17β hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase, 17βHSD, 5α reductase deficiency, AIS, Androgen insensitivity syndrome, CAH, Chromosomal anomalies, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, DSD, Disorders of sex development, Genital surgery in children, Gonadal dysgenesis, Gonadal dysplasia, Hypospadias, Micropenis, Mixed gonadal dysgenesis, Ovo-testicular DSD
After the initial consensus meeting of 10 years ago on disorders of sex development (DSD) with the introduction of the new terminology and classification there are still abundant controversial issues associated with the management of children with these conditions. This...

Using cryopreserved prepubertal testis tissues – are we getting warmer?

12 September 2023 | | Urologic Oncology, Andrology, Basic Science Research
The rising incidence of childhood cancer coupled with increasing survivorship means there is a growing population of childhood cancer survivors with unmet health needs. In the UK around 1 in 500 children and young people are survivors of childhood cancer....

So you want to be a urologist?

1 March 2017 |
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...

BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting 2023

19 June 2023 -21 June 2023
Day 1 Highlights by: Omer Abdalla, Urology ST6 - Wirral University Teaching Hospitals, Mersey BSoT Trainee's rep (@Omer_Uro1). BAUS 2023 began last night with a wonderful welcome reception at the Birmingham Library, where urologists from throughout the UK met again,...

Online urology teaching

4 September 2020 | | Technological Developments
The COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt our traditional models of teaching. Urological emergencies account for 20% of all acute surgical admissions and 5-10% of general practitioner visits [1]. Currently in the UK, undergraduate teaching on urology is not compulsory. Fewer...

Paediatric urology – peno-scrotal

7 July 2020 | | Paediatric Urology, Trauma and Emergency Urology
Case 1 A four-year-old boy presents to clinic following GP referral unable to retract the foreskin (Figure 1). Figure 1. What is the diagnosis? The above condition may be pathological or physiological; clinically how can you differentiate this? Explain the...

Radiology quiz

1 March 2017 | | Uroradiology
We are delighted to introduce something new for the Uroradiology Focus – our very own Jane Belfield has put together a urology imaging quiz with 10 cases designed to grab your interest and test your knowledge. Good luck and let...

Management of calyceal diverticular stones using ultramini PCNL

1 January 2017 | | Endourology and Stones
Calyceal diverticulae are congenital smooth-walled, non-secretory urothelium-lined cavities within the renal parenchyma that communicate with calyceal fornix through a diverticular neck. They were first described by Rayer in Traitements des maladies des reins [1]. Calculi occur in approximately 9.5% to...