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Nocturia – the Cinderella of lower urinary tract symptoms

1 March 2014 | | Functional Urology
Nocturia is defined as waking during the night (at least once) to urinate. The important part of the definition relates to the necessity of sleep to precede the episode (although whether sleep must follow the episode is less clear). The...

Prolapse surgery with mesh: where do we stand in 2017? An ICS update

1 November 2017 | | Functional Urology
Background Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is common among women. The lifetime risk of undergoing at least one surgical procedure for POP is up to 20% [1]. This kind of surgery will be increasingly important due to an ageing...

Small renal masses – diagnosis and management

1 January 2017 | | Urologic Oncology
Renal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the UK and accounts for about 3% of all new cancer diagnoses [1]. The incidence rates are steadily rising, with the highest rates being in older men and women. This rise...

Urodynamics in review: stress urinary incontinence in women produced by the Urodynamics Committee of the ICS

1 November 2018 | | Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology
Urodynamic studies (UDS) are the best tools to objectively assess the lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) of various aetiologies [1]. According to the general understanding and consensus of the medical community UDS should be performed only when they will change...

Digital Anatomy

1 March 2014 | | Technological Developments
Anatomy has been a cornerstone of medical and surgical education for hundreds of years. As an adjunct to traditional dissection-based teaching and textbooks, this month’s digital review guides you through some internet based anatomy resources. 3D models Anatomy for urology,...

Students for Urology: a new national society aimed at improving undergraduate exposure

1 July 2021 |
As medical students, we were surprised at just how little urological content was taught at medical school. We received a basic education on how to manage urological infections, renal stones and urinary retention but nothing particularly inspiring was shared, nothing...

Perspectives on the 9th Worldwide Robotic Surgery Event 

20 May 2020 | | Urologic Oncology, COVID-19 - Urology News
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...

Rotterdam Prostate Cancer Risk app

1 July 2014 | | Urologic Oncology, Technological Developments
The widespread use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing has led to diagnostic difficulties for patients and urologists. The sensitivity and specificity characteristics of PSA are far from optimal. To try and improve the predictive accuracy of PSA measurements, nomograms...

In conversation with Roger Kirby

3 September 2020
We were delighted to catch up with Roger Kirby, new President of the RSM, about his illustrious career in urology. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of urology and what have been...

Comedy and continence – don’t make me laugh

1 July 2016 |
I’m a pelvic physiotherapist and, in a fit of temper, I wrote a comedy show about pelvic floors after having yet another woman say to me: “I’ve been leaking since my baby was born.” “How old is your baby?” “He’s...

A Future of Firsts: The pioneers of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery

31 May 2024
The progress of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery in urology started about 25 years ago in an operating room in Frankfurt. Intuitive had launched the first robotic-assisted surgical platform, the da Vinci surgical system, and urologist Jochen Binder performed the first...

Lasers in benign prostatic hyperplasia

1 January 2014 | | Functional Urology, Technological Developments
Clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) impacts on the quality of life of many men. It is intimately related to ageing, but exact calculations of its prevalence remain difficult since an accurate clinical definition still eludes us. Histological BPH has been...