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Comparative effectiveness of nephron sparing surgery vs ablation

1 May 2014 | | Urologic Oncology
Nephron sparing surgery (NSS) and minimally invasive modality of thermal ablation have attracted great attention as an alternative surgical treatment to radical nephrectomy (RN) for renal tumours <4cm. High quality evidence comparing disease specific survival (DSS) is lacking. This issue...

AvantSonic Z5 Bladder Scanner

30 August 2019 | Research & Development
Real-time 3D automatic scanner, AvantSonic Z5 measures bladder volume and PVR, producing fast and accurate measurements displayed on an 8” colour touch screen.

PIRADS-3 lesions and clinically significant prostate cancer – what are we missing?

5 December 2022 | | Urologic Oncology | MRI, biopsy, fusion biopsies, prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, risk, systematic biopsies, targeted biopsies
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...

The role of specialist therapeutic radiographers in the treatment and care of men with prostate cancer

1 March 2016 | | Urologic Oncology
The Statement of Intent: Cancer Strategy for England: 2015-2020 indicates that the number of people diagnosed with cancer each year will continue to grow rapidly due to the ageing population. There is also a requirement to diagnose and offer patients...

In conversation with Luke Forster at BAUS 2019

9 October 2019 |
We chat to Luke Forster our Trainees Sub-Editor and the Chair of BSoT (BAUS Section of Trainees) Click the image below to see his answers to our questions.

In conversation with Jane Brocksom at BAUS 2019

9 October 2019
We chat to Jane Brocksom, President of BAUN (British Association of Urological Nurses) at BAUS 2019 Click the image below to see his answers to our questions.

In conversation with Jonathan Goddard at BAUS 2019

9 October 2019 |
We catch up with Jonathan Charles Goddard, our History of Urology Section Editor, at BAUS 2019. Click the image below to see his answers to our questions.

Modern management of small renal masses

1 September 2019 | | Urologic Oncology
With the advent of widespread cross-sectional imaging there has been a surge in incidental detection of small renal masses (SRMs) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is now the seventh most common cancer in the UK. Whilst surgical excision for larger...

Suprapubic catheterisation – a core surgical trainee’s perspective

3 November 2022 | | Functional Urology, Infection, Technological Developments
Suprapubic catheters (SPCs) are in widespread usage in medical practice and this review will focus on the pre-assessment, indications, methods and complications that are associated with the insertion of an SPC. Although suprapubic catheter insertions may be done electively or...

COVID-19: Pete’s Bogus Journey

1 June 2021 | | COVID-19 - Urology News
This article was originally published EYE NEWS VOLUME 27 ISSUE 6 APRIL/MAY 2021 The author shares his personal experience of contracting coronavirus. I managed to body swerve COVID-19 for nine months. The Pfizer vaccine was being rolled out in my...

Orchid: fighting male cancer for over 25 years

1 July 2022 | Urologic Oncology
Orchid was established in 1996 by a young testicular cancer patient, Colin Osborne MBE, and the oncologist who saved his life, Professor Tim Oliver MD, FRCP. The charity exists to save men’s lives from testicular, penile, and prostate cancers and...

Intravesical glycosaminoglycan analogue instillations for recurrent cystitis

1 May 2017 | | Infection, Functional Urology
Introduction The symptoms of recurrent cystitis can be triggered by inflammatory or infective causes. Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and bacterial recurrent lower urinary tract infection can both present with symptoms of recurrent cystitis and cause significant morbidity in affected individuals....