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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: Foundations in Surgical Leadership June 26

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Foundations in Surgical Leadership

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: Foundations in Surgical Leadership April 26

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Foundations in Surgical Leadership

Prostate cancer: Black men more likely to be diagnosed at later stages

Latest data shows Black men have higher rates of stage 3 or stage 4 prostate cancer diagnoses compared with white men. Black men diagnosed at a later stage in their 60s are 14% less likely to get NICE approved treatment...

Uroscopy

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). You may feel somewhat distanced from the medical practitioners of mediaeval Florence but...

RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Endourology Day

Now a staple in the national endourology calendar, this meeting will highlight cutting-edge developments in stone disease, upper tract TCC, and BPH. The day concludes with the much-anticipated, informal 'Challenging Cases' session, a lively forum for discussion and learning.

Overview of partial nephrectomy techniques: influence of technology

Traditionally, radical nephrectomy was the preferred operation for kidney cancer, while partial nephrectomy was reserved for specific circumstances and essential indications such as a tumour in a solitary kidney, bilateral kidney tumours, or severe chronic kidney disease (CKD). Given the...

Endourology Academy – a modern-day solution to modern-day training

In 2021, as a core trainee in urology, I found myself facing challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to limited theatre times for surgical exposure. Trying to grasp the basics of surgery with such restricted operative experience was...

Prostate cancer detection rate of MRI-TRUS fusion vs. systematic biopsy

With the advent of one-stop prostate cancer diagnostic clinics, the findings of this study are of interest to readers who may be considering introducing the technique of magnetic resonance imaging transrectal ultrasound (MRI-TRUS) fusion biopsies to their practice. A retrospective...

iMEDicare – Pelvic Health Naturally are on a mission

Since 2022, the team at iMEDicare has been scaling the highest peaks of various European nations to raise funds for a selection of their favourite charities. Their mountain adventures have so far taken them to the top of Scotland, Wales,...

Treatment options for renal cell carcinoma

In this issue of European Urology, experts review advancements and challenges in treating renal cell carcinoma (RCC), emphasising the complexity of managing a disease with an expanding array of therapeutic options. Despite significant progress, critical questions remain about treatment sequencing,...

Surgical treatment of LUTS secondary to BPH

For the vast majority of patients an initial trial of medical therapy for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is indicated [1]. In a substantial minority of cases however, a surgical intervention...

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Jan/Feb 2022

When less is more: percutaneous biopsy and tumour seeding in papillary renal cell carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounted for 2.2% of new cancer diagnoses worldwide in 2018 with over 400,000 new cases and 175,098 deaths [1]. The majority of...