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Post-prostatectomy incontinence
Urinary incontinence following prostate surgery (post-prostatectomy incontinence or PPI) is a significant complication that can have a profoundly negative impact on the quality of life of patients suffering with it. It may become a barrier to physical activity and social...Read all about it Mar/Apr 2019
Read all about it... It can be awkward when a patient asks you about a report in their favourite tabloid detailing an amazing research breakthrough or a ‘cutting-edge’ new treatment / test and you don’t know what they are talking...Fertility Network UK: raising awareness of male infertility
Fertility Network UK are reaching out to clinicians in the urology field to raise awareness of the need to support men as the diagnosis of infertility on their emotional wellbeing and mental health can be devastating. This lack of support...Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Bladder and Bowel Forum 2024
The NHS spends millions of pounds each year on hospital admissions and prescriptions for continence issues which would not be required if the right management was initiated sooner. Raising staff awareness and enhancing skills, along with more resources dedicated to managing bladder and bowel conditions, would lead both to financial savings for the NHS and an improved quality of life for patients.
Can continence and volitional voiding be achieved in bladder exstrophy?
Bladder exstrophy is a challenge to the paediatric urologist; here in the UK, repairs are now undertaken at two centres in order to concentrate experience. The ultimate aim is to achieve urinary continence and volitional voiding. In this study, John...Pelvic floor imaging – a brief synopsis
Background Pelvic floor imaging is an important part of both gastrointestinal and functional urology / urogynaecological departments. Symptoms such as obstructive defecation, incontinence and sphincter complex disorders have a significant impact on patient lifestyle and physical / mental well-being [1,2]....
