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Comedy and continence – don’t make me laugh

1 July 2016 |
I’m a pelvic physiotherapist and, in a fit of temper, I wrote a comedy show about pelvic floors after having yet another woman say to me: “I’ve been leaking since my baby was born.” “How old is your baby?” “He’s...

New senior appointments at The Urology Foundation

10 March 2022
New Chief Executive appointed The Urology Foundation (TUF) has appointed Rebecca Porta as Chief Executive. An established and experienced charity Chief Executive, Rebecca brings a wealth of experience having held senior roles within some of the UK’s leading health and...

Urinary tract stones

9 March 2020 | Endourology and Stones
Case 1 What does this plain X-ray of kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) show? What, according to the 2009 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, is the most appropriate first-line treatment? What factors do the NICE...

Physiotherapy first for pelvic floor dysfunction

1 September 2015 | | Functional Urology, Urologic Oncology
Physiotherapy should be included in first-line management options for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in women [1,2]. Additionally, referral to physiotherapy is widely practised for the management of urinary incontinence in men, faecal incontinence, defecation disorders and various pelvic...

A Future of Firsts: The pioneers of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery

31 May 2024
The progress of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery in urology started about 25 years ago in an operating room in Frankfurt. Intuitive had launched the first robotic-assisted surgical platform, the da Vinci surgical system, and urologist Jochen Binder performed the first...

Delivering a trainee-led Urolink educational programme – my experience in Tanzania

1 March 2024 | | Andrology, Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Technological Developments, Urologic Oncology, Uroradiology, Trauma and Emergency Urology
In May 2023, I travelled to Moshi, Tanzania, where I visited Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) – a trip which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Urolink and with the support...

British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training research collaborative: A BURST of ideas and endeavours

1 March 2019 | | Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Urologic Oncology
The British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) research collaborative was founded in 2015 with the aim of creating research opportunities for urology trainees in the UK. It was built on early foundations laid out by the Thames Research Urologists...

Technology – Part 2

1 November 2014 | | Andrology, Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology, Paediatric Urology, Technological Developments, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology, Uroradiology
Case 1 Name the machine shown in the picture and describe how it works. What is the standard frequency of ultrasound waves in this machine? What frequency of ultrasound waves are utilised in an abdominal and scrotal ultrasound? Case 2...

Students for Urology: a new national society aimed at improving undergraduate exposure

1 July 2021 |
As medical students, we were surprised at just how little urological content was taught at medical school. We received a basic education on how to manage urological infections, renal stones and urinary retention but nothing particularly inspiring was shared, nothing...

Focal therapies in prostate cancer

1 November 2018 | | Technological Developments, Urologic Oncology
The standard of care in the management of prostate cancer has, to date, always been to treat the whole gland. This has ranged from surveillance, surgical excision / prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy / whole gland brachytherapy. With the evolution...

Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum

1 May 2016 | | Andrology
Epidemiology Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum (PSTCC) is a rare condition and usually presents in young men. Approximately 56 cases have been reported in 34 publications since 1976, when the first two cases were described [1,2]. The mean...

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? May/Jun 2022

3 May 2022 | | Urologic Oncology
Delayed diagnosis of testicular cancer Testicular cancer is considered rare in the general population but is the most common cancer affecting males between 24 and 49 years. The diagnosis of testicular cancer depends on physical examination, ultrasound findings and tumour...