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In conversation with Veeru Kasivisvanathan at BAUS 2019

9 October 2019 |
We chat to Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Urology Specialist Registrar and Chair of BURST. Click the image below to see his answers to our questions.

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Urology in the Ancient Arab World

3 May 2022 | | Technological Developments
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). For May/June, urology trainee Bushra Abdelqader is helping me to delve into that...

Stepwise voltage ramping causes less renal haematomas than fixed maximal voltage ESWL

1 May 2016 | | Endourology and Stones | Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, Randomized trial, Renal damage, Voltage ramping
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) remains the recommended first line treatment for stones <2cm in the renal pelvis and upper or mid-pole calyces (Türk C, Knoll T, Petrik A, et al. European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urolithiasis. 2014). There...

Urinary NGAL, KIM-1 and L-FABP concentrations in antenatal hydronephrosis

1 March 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Antenatal hydronephrosis, Kidney injury molecule-1, Liver-type fatty acid-binding proteins, Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Renal injury
he elusive search for being able to diagnose pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) continues and this group of researchers investigated the possible clinical application of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL), urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (uKIM-1) and urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding proteins...

Day-case monopolar and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate

1 September 2015 | | Endourology and Stones | Transurethral resection of the prostate, prostatectomy, day-case surgery, ambulatory surgery, catheter
The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of performing monopolar (mTURP) and bipolar transurethral resection of prostate (bTURP) as a day-case. This was a prospective two-centre study. One centre performed day-case mTURP (group M) and...
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Risk factors for BC after minimally invasive RNU

8 November 2021 | | Urologic Oncology | robotic surgical procedures, ureteral neoplasms, urinary bladder neoplasms
Bladder cancer (BC) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) has an approximate incidence of 20-50%. This contemporary multicentre study will inform the ongoing debate on risk factors for BC after minimally invasive RNU and how it may be prevented. Three hundred and...

39th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie

17 October 2019 -20 October 2019
The SIU is set to host its 39th Congress in the historic capital of Europe: Athens, Greece! Join us 17-20 October for expert coverage of the most pertinent issues in urology. Plan to arrive early and participate in additional programming...

Balanitis xerotica obliterans

1 September 2018 | | Andrology, Urologic Oncology
Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) / lichen sclerosus of the male genitalia is a common cause of acquired phimosis, and was first described by Stuhmer in 1928 [1]. It is described in medical literature as a chronic inflammatory condition of unknown...

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

12 September 2023 | | Trauma and Emergency Urology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
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...

Fournier’s gangrene

1 May 2015 | | Infection
Introduction Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare but fulminant form of infective necrotising fasciitis affecting the perineum and external genitalia, which can rapidly progress along fascial planes. It most commonly affects men, but can occur in women and children, with...

The management of renal calculi – Pt 2

1 May 2018 | | Endourology and Stones
Renal calculi can be managed according to four treatment options: conservative management, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Having addressed conservative management and ESWL in the last edition of Urology News, the second article...