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PIRADS-3 lesions and clinically significant prostate cancer – what are we missing?
5 December 2022
| Karthik Rajan
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URO - Urologic Oncology
The use of pre-biopsy MRI has definitely enhanced our decision making in managing patients with suspected prostate cancer (PCa). There is still uncertainty around the outcomes for patients with PIRADS-3 lesions, with a small but definite risk of missing clinically...
Is Retzius-sparing prostatectomy the way forward?
3 May 2022
| Mithun Kailavasan
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Urinary incontinence is a common complication of conventional robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Retzius-sparing RARP is performed through the pouch of Douglas to avoid destroying the pelvic fascia and the prostate’s anatomical structures. It has shown early favourable results in terms...
The importance of assessing frailty in patients prior to radical prostatectomy
11 August 2021
| Mithun Kailavasan
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URO - Urologic Oncology
This large-scale retrospective study evaluated the short-term postoperative outcomes in patients with localised prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy (RP). Both body mass index (BMI) and Charlson comorbidity Index (CCI) are well established indicators of adverse outcomes post major surgery,...
Testosterone supplementation after prostatectomy – journey from bad to good
The role of androgens in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer is quite complex and is not entirely clear yet. Despite several reports suggesting testosterone use is safe in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, many clinicians are still reluctant to use...Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Sep/Oct 2022
5 September 2022
| Vincent Chong
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Treatment of prostate cancer in renal transplant recipients is challenging due to a lack of knowledge of the natural history of cancer in these patients, the anatomical position of the graft in the iliac fossa and its proximity to the...
What’s new in post prostatectomy incontinence?
1 January 2017
| Francesca New, Suzie Venn
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
With an ageing population, the number of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer each year is steadily rising. With more specific investigations, such as multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MpMRI) and transperineal biopsies, the number of cases diagnosed at an earlier...
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...
The prostatic punch
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, this is also part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last article I...Clinical Trials 2 – key papers
1 March 2017
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URO - Basic Science Research
Clinical Trials 1 is available here. Case 1 This British study on haematuria clinic diagnostic yield was published in the British Journal of Urology International in 2006. The results are often asked in examinations! Edwards TJ, et al. A prospective...
Patients’ preferences for additional (cytoreductive) treatments to the prostate and metastasis in metastatic prostate cancer
6 November 2024
| Martin J Connor
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at first diagnosis or de novo synchronous metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) have had reported increases in overall survival due to rapid advances and intensification of systemic therapy regimes beyond traditional androgen deprivation therapy...
Use of Clavien-Dindo classification in urology part 1 – pelvic surgery
1 March 2016
| Dafader MS Hossain, Sanjeev Madaan
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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...
TURP
1 March 2015
| Jonathan Charles Goddard
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URO - Technology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
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 I told...
