Journal Reviews archive for November 2015

Prostatic urethral lift provides good alternative to TURP for men with LUTS

1 November 2015 | | Endourology and Stones | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Ejaculation, Minimally-Invasive, Quality of Life, TURP

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to prostatic enlargement resulting in bladder outflow obstruction are common. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard in operative management, however it is not without its risks. In this multicentre European...

Role of emergency ureteroscopy in the management of ureteric stones

1 November 2015 | | Endourology and Stones, Trauma and Emergency Urology | complication, emergency, ureteric colic, ureteroscopy

Emergency ureteroscopy for all acute stone patients is not widespread in the UK but this is not the case elsewhere. In Auckland, New Zealand, it is commonly carried out in the emergency setting to reduce pressure on elective lists and...

A new treatment algorithm for ureteral fibroepithelial polyps in children

1 November 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Pyeloplasty, Ureteral polyps, Ureteropelvic junction obstruction, Ureteroscopy

Fibroepithelial polyps are rare in the urinary tract (found in 0.5% of all paediatric pyeloplasties and 5% of all cases of paediatric ureteral obstruction). The advent of ureteroscopy in paediatrics has increased the identification and treatment of these. This paper...

Nocturia: the debate goes on

1 November 2015 | | Functional Urology | age, gender, nocturia, nocturnal polyuria, reduced bladder capacity

This study is from Ghent, Belgium. Nocturia is one of the most bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms affecting both men and women. Key factors to consider in evaluating are nocturnal polyuria (NP) and reduced bladder capacity. NP with low osmolality...

Metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer recurrence in a veterans’ cohort

1 November 2015 | | Urologic Oncology

This study explored the relationship between metabolic syndrome and localised prostate cancer recurrence in patients who had received active treatment (external beam radiation therapy – EBRT, radical retropubic prostatectomy – RRP, or brachytherapy). The definition of metabolic syndrome adopted was...