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Redundant! Do urological surgeons have a future in treating urological cancers? RSM Urology Section Meeting

4 March 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
December 2023 marked the latest RSM Urology Section event. Alongside the Winter Short Papers Prize presentations, the theme of the day was major urological cancers and the role of the urologist in patient management within the multidisciplinary team (MDT). We...

Emphysematous pyelonephritis: a review

1 May 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection
Introduction Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute, severe, necrotising, bacterial infection of the renal parenchyma and surrounding tissues, with gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system or perinephric tissue. Although it is rare, it is potentially life threatening and early...

Urology: a missed opportunity for medical students

1 September 2014 | | URO - Core Urology
For those of us lucky enough to have medical students attached to our teams at some time during their undergraduate training, the opportunity undoubtedly represents a refreshing chance to teach well-educated and enthusiastic clinicians at the very start of their...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what are the benefits and harms of various surgical management options?

9 March 2020 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Technology
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterised by stromal and epithelial prostatic cell hyperplasia. The enlarged prostate may be associated with voiding and storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). These have been predominantly attributed to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), assumed to...

Bike4TUF goes local to raise vital funds and support patients

7 October 2020 |
There was no stopping urologists from raising vital funds for charity as they cycled more than 2000 miles to support The Urology Foundation (TUF). The annual Bike4TUF event saw 24 participants cycle in teams of six across Manchester, Canterbury, London,...

Mitrofanoff Support – 2019 Report

11 December 2019
Mitrofanoff Support is a charity that serves 600 members from more than 20 countries, with more than 1,600 people on our closed Facebook group. As such, we can claim to be the largest support network of Mitrofanoffers in the world, and as awareness continues...

The Urology Foundation – 2019 Report

11 December 2019
It has been another busy year for The Urology Foundation in our mission to end the suffering caused by urology disease. We’ve taken big strides in some of the most crucial areas of our work as we work to prevent, treat and cure all urology disease.

BXTAccelyon becomes global distribution partner for new online prostate MRI self-learning tool to enhance prostate cancer diagnosis

6 May 2020 | Contracts & Distributors
BXTAccelyon, the leading low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy partner to hospitals and clinics worldwide, and distribution partner for PrecisionPoint™, the...

UROsource

1 January 2016 |
The European Association of Urology (EAU) has a new educational platform called UROsource, the learning library for urologists. The EAU library contains a searchable index of EAU conference proceedings, European Urology (EU) journals and EAU Guidelines. The searchable index is...

Perspectives on the 9th Worldwide Robotic Surgery Event 

20 May 2020 | | URO - Covid-19, URO - Urologic Oncology
I was honoured to be invited again to participate in this year’s Worldwide Robotic Surgery Event (WRSE). Taking place in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, when medical meetings and congresses have been cancelled, training disrupted and health systems...

Optimising weight loss advice in obese women with urinary incontinence: a review

1 November 2018 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Background The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidance specifies that women with a body mass index (BMI) of over 30, combined with urinary incontinence or overactive bladder, should be advised to lose weight [1]. A BMI over...

Workshop news update from the upcoming BAUN Conference at the ACC in Liverpool on 4 - 5 November

18 September 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Research & Development, Urology News
The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) Conference 2024 takes place from 4-5 November at the ACC in Liverpool. In addition, popular pre-conference workshops are taking place on Sunday 3 November.