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PSM increases risk of recurrence after PN for high-risk renal tumours

1 January 2017 | Zeeshan Aslam | URO - Urologic Oncology

Positive surgical margins (PSM) for solid organ malignancies are associated with adverse oncological outcomes. However, for RCC the prognostic significance of PSM after partial nephrectomies (PN) remains a matter of debate. As PN is more increasingly being used to excise...

Has laparoscopic radical prostatectomy had its day?

1 March 2014 | Kate Linton | URO - Urologic Oncology

Over recent years there has been a massive uptake in robotic surgery particularly for robot-assisted prostatectomy. The drive for this has been patient and physician led with little in the way of prospective randomised trials showing benefits over established operative...

Patient portals

1 May 2014 | Will Evans, Ivo Dukic | URO - Technology

In May 2012, the Department of Health published its information strategy ‘Power of information’ which aims to put us all in control of the health and care information we need [1]. As a part of its information strategy a key...

Male urethrograms

1 January 2016 | Cairine Probert

An ascending urethrogram is the best initial radiographic technique to image a male patient’s urethra and is indicated for strictures, fistulae, trauma and urethral obstruction [1]. It is quick and straightforward to perform and is performed using an 8Fr Foley...

Botulinum toxin – from the sausage poison to urology

4 May 2023 | Angela Kabia, Ian Beckley, Alison Downey | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection

Botulinum toxin is the first biological toxin to be licensed for use in treating human disease and since its first therapeutic use in the early 1980s for strabismus has become widely used in the fields of ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery, migraine...

Small renal masses – diagnosis and management

1 January 2017 | Abhishek Reekhaye, Sanjeev Madaan | URO - 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...

In conversation with Rebecca Porta

3 May 2022 | URO - Core Urology

We were delighted to chat to Rebecca Porta, the new Chief Executive of The Urology Foundation (TUF) First of all, many congratulations on your recent appointment as Chief Executive of TUF; can you tell us a little bit about your...

An old resectoscope in a wooden case

1 January 2017 | Jonathan Charles Goddard | URO - Technology

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). In the last article I said I would write about a particular artefact...

Transplant urology at Guy’s Hospital: making the most of a year out before specialty training

7 January 2020 | Daniel Ness | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology

It was gutting to miss out on urology at national selection on my first attempt. The ST3 application has become increasingly competitive and this means more appointable trainees find themselves looking to plan B. The options available can be daunting...

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