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Is robotic pyeloplasty in the under-ones as good as open repair?
2 March 2022
| Neil Featherstone
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is a common cause of paediatric hydronephrosis. Indications for intervention include reduced renal function (<40%), symptoms (urinary tract infection or pain) and increasing dilatation. Although the Anderson-Hynes open pyeloplasty (OP) has long been the gold standard...
Robotic assisted perineal prostatectomy: descriptive technique of the inaugural case in the UK
1 January 2019
| Jonathan Noël, Bradley Russell, Christopher Ogden, Jihad Kaouk
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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 Lister Royal College of Surgeons of England / BAUS Accredited Robotic Urological Fellowship Programme
1 September 2015
| Nikhil Vasdev
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URO - Core Urology
Robotic fellowship training in the UK – overview Robotic surgery has increased in popularity since its introduction in 2003. Its validation in a growing number of operative procedures has increased its acceptance nationwide and its usage is becoming widespread. Initial...
Smith’s Textbook of Endourology, 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition
1 September 2019
| Jay Khastgir
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URO - Endourology & Stones
Since the founding fathers of endourology first published this textbook in 1996, the surgical vista has been changed unrecognisably by technological advances. Laparoscopic approaches have become commonplace for renal, ureteric, bladder and prostatic surgery, and robotic-assisted techniques have developed with...
OCERT: a new multi-specialty project to standardise robotic surgical training
3 June 2020
| Marco Amato, Stefano Puliatti, Elio Mazzone, Paolo Dell’Oglio, Anthony G Gallagher, Alexandre Mottrie
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URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
Since its introduction by Dr William Osler in 1890 to the Board of Trustees at John Hopkins Hospital [1], the Halstedian ‘See one, do one, teach one’ has represented a guideline for surgeons worldwide, both for open and laparoscopic surgery,...
Indication to pelvic lymph nodes dissection for prostate cancer
1 November 2018
| Pravisha Ravindra
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URO - Urologic Oncology
This paper explored the role of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) in predicting the likelihood of lymph node invasion in patients with a risk of <5% according to the Briganti nomogram. Three hundred and ten patients who underwent a preoperative mpMRI and...
An update on robotic surgery in urology
2 November 2023
| Ata Jaffer, Angus Bruce, Daniel Chia, Prokar Dasgupta, Ben Challacombe
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URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
The early adoption of new technology has long been a trademark of urological surgeons. Like the introduction of the cystoscope, lasers and flexible endoscopy, the field of urology has witnessed a revolutionary transformation with the advent of robotic surgery. Robotic-assisted...
To clamp or not to clamp – outcomes of the CLOCK trial for robotic partial nephrectomy
1 July 2022
| Karthik Rajan
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URO - Urologic Oncology
The benefits of partial over radical nephrectomy are well established. The CLOCK trial (CLamp vs. Off Clamp the Kidney during robotic partial nephrectomy) was designed as a multicentre, randomised controlled trial to generate evidence on the role of the off-clamp...
The life of a urology trainee in Singapore
1 November 2014
| Shum Cheuk Fan
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URO - Core Urology
Despite the political and cultural differences between the United Kingdom and Singapore, the quality and nature of the medical training systems remain uniquely similar. It will come as no surprise to those of you who have either worked in Singapore...
Edward Canny Ryall: the lost urologist
1 January 2015
| Jonathan Charles Goddard
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URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last article we looked...
The Parnell Fund Bursary 2019
1 July 2019
| Rachel Barratt
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
At the start of July 2019 applications for the Parnell Fund Bursary were opened to trainees, consultants and healthcare professionals across the United Kingdom with an interest in female, functional and neuro-urology. Rachel Barratt, who was awarded the Parnell Fund...
In conversation with Tamsin Greenwell
5 December 2024
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
We were delighted to chat with Tamsin Greenwell, Consultant Urological Surgeon at University College London Hospital and Chair of the United Kingdom Continence Society. Can you tell us a little bit about what attracted you to the field of urology...
