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Use of Clavien-Dindo classification in urology part 1 – pelvic surgery

1 March 2016 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
There is no widely accepted system to classify postoperative complications. It is necessary to compare the outcome and complications while validating a new surgical procedure or one of the surgical approaches of a particular condition. Several parameters have long been...

Urethral diverticulum: a review of the literature and local experience

1 May 2016 | | URO - Uroradiology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Urethral diverticula are an uncommon finding on imaging. They are focal outpouchings of the urethra into the periurethral / urethrovaginal space, occurring more frequently in females (up to 6% of women) [1]. These diverticula are becoming more prevalent in clinical...

Robotic assisted perineal prostatectomy: descriptive technique of the inaugural case in the UK

1 January 2019 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
Robotic surgery has taken full flight in the USA since its start in 2000 [1] and is replacing procedures where open surgical techniques were solely employed. While this technology is met with criticism over the costs, the superiority of robotic...

The bilious solution of Monsieurs Calmette et Guérin

1 July 2022 | | URO - Technology, URO - Urologic Oncology
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). This month’s history story was inspired by a question from one of my...

Non-urothelial bladder malignancies

3 May 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Case 1 An 80-year-old gentleman presented with a history of visible haematuria and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). He has been performing intermittent self catheterisation (ISC) for detrusor underactivity for over 20 years. A flexible cystoscopy showed these appearances of...

Kidney stones in pregnancy

2 November 2023 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Case 1 A 28-year-old female, 19 weeks pregnant, presents with severe left loin pain. There is no past medical history of note. Blood tests show a white cell count of 14.1x109/L and creatinine of 56umol/L. An ultrasound scan (USS) reports...

Post radical nephrectomy presenting with skull metastasis

10 April 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
We present the case of an 83-year-old female who underwent right radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Despite negative surgical margins, the patient presented with a skull metastasis six years post radical nephrectomy. This case highlights the importance of...

In conversation with Jane Brocksom

9 March 2020 | URO - Core Urology
We were delighted to chat to Jane Brocksom, President of BAUN, about her background in urology nursing and plans for the association in its 25th year. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led you into...

My UK reconstructive urology fellowship experience

8 November 2021 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Surgical training is a long and hard pathway. Having completed medical school, I undertook my internship at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. The Alfred Hospital is a leading tertiary teaching hospital in Australia’s second largest city. Prior to commencing my...

The value of Urolink: an OOPE experience

1 May 2019 | | URO - Core Urology
I was fortunate enough to be able to take some time out of my training after ST5 to pursue an Out Of Programme Experience (OOPE) year. During the Urolink meeting at the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) 2017 conference...

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

9 January 2025 | Charities, Research & Development
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...

Penile Mondor’s disease

1 January 2019 | | URO - Andrology
Mondor’s disease is a rare, self-limiting entity characterised by subcutaneous chord like bands throughout the body. These bands arise due to phlebitis of the subcutaneous vessels. Penile Mondor’s disease (PMD) is an isolated superficial thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein...