Journal Reviews

Selective denervation of the bladder

1 March 2019 | | denervation, overactive bladder, tissue ablation, tissue healing, ablation, afferent nerves, fulguration, micturition, minimally invasive, radiofrequency, trigone

The treatment of refractory overactive bladder is currently limited to neuromodulation (sacral nerve stimulation or percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) or botulinum toxin injections. Although all these options are valuable, they have their own limitations and may not be suitable for...

Efficacy of flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy for lower pole renal calculi

1 May 2015 | | Endourology and Stones | Renal calculi, lithotripsy, flexible ureteroscopy, laser ablation

The management of lower pole renal stones (LPS) is often difficult. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) are all potential options with potential benefits and disadvantages. In order to assess the success of fURS...

Cryotherapy in prostate cancer

1 March 2015 | | Urologic Oncology | Cryotherapy, cryosurgery, cryoablation, subtotal cryotherapy, targeted focal therapy, prostate cancer, prostate

This review of the literature aims to summarise what is known in regards to outcomes in patients undergoing cryotherapy in a number of settings: whole gland, salvage and targeted focal therapy. It highlights that more prostate cancers are being diagnosed...

Cryotherapy for small renal masses: better than surveillance?

1 March 2014 | | Basic Science Research, Urologic Oncology | percutaneous cryoablation, percutaneous image-guided ablation, renal tumours

With the rapid rise in incidental small renal mass detection, some of which have malignant potential, comes the need to either survey or treat these masses safely and with minimal morbidity. This large series of 147 patients with 171 masses,...