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The Management of Small Renal Masses

1 January 2019 | | Urologic Oncology
I enjoyed reading this book and was surprised at how much practically useful information was contained within such a slim volume. The 171-page volume was easy to read in its entirety in a short space of time. It’s small enough...

TIP hypospadias repair

1 July 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Hypospadias, Surgical improvement, TIP urethroplasty, Urethroplasty complications
This paper by one of the current international leaders in hypospadias surgery looks at the outcome of over 1800 consecutive hypospadias repairs using the tubularised incised plate (TIP) repair, beginning from the first original operation through to sequential modifications over...

The challenge of psychological problems in enuresis treatment

1 May 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Adherence, Compliance, Impact, Nocturnal enuresis, Psychology, Screening
The first sentence of the conclusion of this review article reads: “In the past decade the role of psychological factors in the pathogenesis of nocturnal enuresis has changed from a primary causal factor to a consequence or comorbidity.” The authors...

Is silodosin the new first-line treatment for LUTS secondary to BPH?

1 March 2014 | | Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology
This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the safety profile and non-inferiority of silodosin when compared to tamsulosin for the treatment of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). As the prostate and bladder neck are abound...

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 cancer – an overshadowed ‘volcano’

1 May 2015 | | Urologic Oncology
Bladder cancer has often been overshadowed by the limelight of prostate cancer. However, of all the urological cancers, bladder cancer is the only one which has shown a slight decline in age-standardised five-year survival rates over the last couple of...

Sustainable healthcare: what steps can urologists take?

3 November 2022 |
Human health is intrinsically linked to environmental health, making the ever-pressing climate crisis fundamentally a public health emergency. The healthcare sector is responsible for 8% of the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide [1]. As the largest publicly funded healthcare...

Convatec Healthcare is changing

11 May 2023
Forever Caring At Convatec, ‘forever caring’ is our promise to give patients and healthcare providers the support they need as we bring to life our vision of pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. Existing complications of...

Men with a susceptibility to prostate cancer: implications of family history in PCa risk-prediction

3 September 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Incorporation of family history (FH) status into prostate cancer (PCa) risk stratification has the potential to underpin many aspects of PCa care. This group of men presents a unique challenge in early cancer detection, particularly given that most men without...

Surgical video – part 2: Tips on how to edit and create a finished surgical video for teaching or publication

1 November 2015 | | Technological Developments
A well-made and informative video can be one of the most valuable promotional tools for a department of urology. Having to resort to an external commercial source to produce a video can be prohibitively expensive. With the extensive computing power...

Frequency-volume chart apps for nocturia: keeping urologists up at night

5 January 2022 | | Technological Developments, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Background Nocturia is a bothersome symptom and the leading cause of disturbed sleep in adults. It is extremely common, with 55% of men and 60% of women aged 50 waking at least once in the night, with a further 20%...

Urethroplasty: a review of indications, techniques and outcomes

1 March 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Urethral stricture is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in men aged between 20 and 40, carrying an estimated overall prevalence of 0.5% in the UK [1] and results in around 17,000 hospital admissions annually [2]. Endoscopic...