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In conversation with Carmel Ramage

26 November 2025 | URO - Core Urology
Carmel Ramage. Can you tell us a little bit about what first attracted you to medicine and then what led you to specialise in urogynaecology? To be honest, I’m not sure I ever really made a conscious decision about my...

Urethroplasty: a review of indications, techniques and outcomes

1 March 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Urethral stricture is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in men aged between 20 and 40, carrying an estimated overall prevalence of 0.5% in the UK [1] and results in around 17,000 hospital admissions annually [2]. Endoscopic...

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...

Testicular microlithiasis

1 May 2015 | | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Introduction Testicular microlithiasis (TML) was originally described in 1970 in a healthy four-year-old boy [1] and the first paper regarding microlithiasis as an entity seen on ultrasound was published in 1987 [2]. Testicular microlithiasis is seen on ultrasound as small,...

In conversation with Matthew Bultitude

27 November 2025 | URO - Core Urology
Matthew Bultitude. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of urology and what have been the highlights so far? Thank you and that is a very interesting question given that my father was...

Ejaculatory dysfunction: a review of current practice and guidelines

1 January 2015 | | URO - Andrology
Introduction The ejaculatory process is paramount to procreation in nature. It is a complex orchestration of physiology that results in emission of the ejaculate into the posterior urethra followed by ejection of those fluids from the urethra and orgasm. The...

ICS updates on continence care: making sense of detrusor underactivity and the underactive bladder

1 July 2016 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Countless epidemiological studies have established the frequent occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the significant burden these symptoms incur. For the most part of the past three decades, there has been an overwhelming focus on detrusor overactivity (DO)...

An overview of changes to urology training

1 January 2017 | | URO - Core Urology
Paediatric urology training A review of paediatric emergency services in the UK involving general surgery, urology and paediatric surgery was initiated due to the problems encountered by the lack of suitable experience outside large paediatric surgical units to deliver emergency...

Is it time for a kidney stress test?

21 January 2026 | Research & Development, Urology News
In healthcare, what we measure shapes how we predict outcomes and intervene. For kidney health, traditional tools like estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) provide only a partial picture. Relying solely on eGFR is like judging heart health with a resting...

New charity launches to highlight urethral strictures – men’s silent epidemic

5 March 2025
A new charity, the Collaboration for Urological Research and Education (CURE), has today called for urgent action to address one of Britain’s biggest silent epidemics – urethral strictures. Launching Stricture Awareness Month (SAM) in March, CURE has called on healthcare...

Metastatic spinal cord compression – a review

1 March 2014 | | URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology
Introduction Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is an oncological emergency that, unless diagnosed early and treated appropriately, can lead to significant morbidity and mortality, including paralysis and bladder and bowel dysfunction. MSCC can be defined as spinal cord or cauda...

Mobile e-logbook app

1 September 2014 | | URO - Technology
Maintaining a record of operations in a surgical logbook has long been part of surgical training and governance. For trainees, it is an essential part of assessments. For consultants, maintaining a logbook is not essential, however, a review of clinical...