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Keep patients at the heart of treatment decision

30 September 2022
Rebecca Porta, Chief Executive of The Urology Foundation, and Chris Whitehouse, Chair of the Urology Trade Association, mark Urology Awareness Month. Rebecca Porta. Chris Whitehouse. Keep patients at the heart of treatment decision This September marked Urology Awareness Month (UAM),...

New senior appointments at The Urology Foundation

7 March 2022 | Recruitment & Personnel
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 medical research charities.

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...

RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Urology Section Winter Meeting 2025

18 January 2025 -25 January 2025
For over forty years, the Urology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine has organised a week-long Winter academic meeting, providing an update on a wide range of urological topics for urologists at all stages of their careers. In addition to formal presentations, there will be ample opportunity for informal discussion.

A novel approach to surgical management of the nutcracker phenomenon

1 March 2015 | | URO - Paediatric Urology
The nutcracker phenomenon is defined as compression of the renal vein between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery and can present with loin pain, haematuria and a left-sided varicocele with treatment options including left renal vein transposition, superior mesenteric artery...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis

1 September 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Uroradiology
Introduction Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a condition that occurs when extensive fibrosis develops in the retroperitoneum, usually centred over the anterior aspect of the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae. The fibrotic tissue typically surrounds the infrarenal aorta, inferior vena cava...

A guided guide to the guide wire

6 May 2020 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Technology
The use of guide wires has become a core skill utilised by urologists, especially within the field of endourology. The authors take us through the development of the guide wire and their current use in urology. The history The first...

What did the Romans ever do for us?

1 May 2016 | | URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). Previously in this column, I told you about the Saxons and how they...

Surgeons take to the saddle for ninth annual Bike4TUF fundraiser

11 July 2022 | Research & Development
This year marks the ninth annual Bike4TUF challenge, which has raised in excess of £300,000 since 2012’s inaugural ride.

ICS updates in continence care: the role of the nurse continence specialist in continence services

1 November 2016 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
The nurse who specialises in continence care is recognised as a key member of interdisciplinary teams seeking to deliver high quality integrated continence services. The recently published international service specifications for continence care [1] supports the use of specialist continence...

I wasn’t expecting that! A series of unexpected radiology findings

1 July 2017 | URO - Uroradiology
Case 1 A 76-year-old diabetic man with a long-term catheter presents to the Emergency Department with rigors and non-specific abdominal pain. He has an elevated white cell count (WCC) and C-reactive protein (CRP). An abdominal and pelvic CT scan was...

William Barr Stirling and the aortogram

3 November 2022 | | URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). We are very lucky with the excellent and detailed imaging our radiology colleagues...