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The Mitrofanoff procedure: a continent revolution

1 January 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology
Prior to 1980, surgeons had been struggling to provide a catheterisable, continent channel as an alternative to the native urethra, primarily for paediatric patients with congenital neuropathic bladder. In 1980, Professor Paul Mitrofanoff described the continent supravesical antireflux appendicovesicostomy [1]...

BAUS 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting

4 May 2023 |
BAUS June 2022 was certainly noteworthy for me personally, as Tim O’Brien passed on the baton of Presidency. It was also a very special meeting for everyone who participated. The event felt so refreshing after two years of COVID and...

Mentorship and its role in surgical training

6 November 2020 | | URO - Core Urology
Is there a principle which could help address multiple challenges in surgical training? One which has potential to improve recruitment and retention of staff to our specialty, quality of patient care and surgeon morale? The author discusses the past present...

In conversation with Paula Allchorne

10 March 2022 | URO - Core Urology
We were delighted to catch up with Paula Allchorne, Chair of the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) about her career in urological nursing and her plans for the association. Can you tell us a little bit about what led...

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...

Using change theories can help nurses implement better care in prostate cancer

6 November 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Nurses can help support change in prostate cancer care by understanding change management and models and provide leadership in improving prostate cancer care. An important part of being able to lead change is to understand change theories such as the...

Theatre utilisation in urology theatres at a UK tertiary referral centre

1 September 2014 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Introduction The efficient use of operating theatres is important to ensure optimum cost-benefit for the hospital and to clear waiting lists. The key elements in the efficient use of operating theatres are: effective management and good communication, trained staff, appropriate...

Virtual and augmented reality in surgery

1 January 2018 | | URO - Technology
Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional, computer generated environment which can be accessed using a virtual reality headset, allowing individuals to immerse themselves in this virtual world. Augmented reality (AR) systems layer virtual information over a live camera feed into...

Developing a risk calculator to predict cancer in patients with haematuria: The IDENTIFY Study

4 May 2023 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Patients with haematuria require investigations to rule out urinary tract cancer. We know that the most common cancer found during these investigations is bladder cancer, whereas upper tract cancers such as renal cell carcinoma and upper urinary tract urothelial cancer...

A sigma six approach to improving nephrostomy and antegrade stent services at a district general hospital – an audit project

12 September 2023 | | URO - Trauma & Emergency
As hospitals merge into larger trusts there becomes a centralisation of some services. Interventional radiology (IR) has been one of those services. Our district general hospital runs bi-weekly lR lists following service centralisation. Urology and IR most commonly liaise on...

All you need to know about percutaneous nephrolithotomy: supine versus prone and mini versus traditional

1 September 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Introduction Since the first percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), the technique has undergone many innovations, including modifications in positioning, miniaturisation of instruments and combination with retrograde intra-renal surgery (see Table 1 for an outline of the history of the technique). Controversy has...

Assessment of the incidental adrenal lesion

1 September 2014 | | URO - Uroradiology, URO - Urologic Oncology
Introduction The adrenal glands are seen on CT or MRI surrounded by fat in the peri-renal space. The right adrenal gland lies medial to the right lobe of the liver, lateral to the right crus of the diaphragm and superior...