This year, the EAU’s Urology Week is shining the spotlight on incontinence because it is still a taboo subject, with many people struggling to talk to a health professional, partner or even a friend about it.
The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) Conference 2024 takes place from 4-5 November at the ACC in Liverpool. In addition, popular pre-conference workshops are taking place on Sunday 3 November.
Nonacus Clinical Services, the UK laboratory delivering genomic cancer testing services to the NHS and private healthcare providers, recently announced it is working with The London Clinic to help more patients benefit from its non-invasive GALEAS™ Bladder test for cancer....
Ureteral stents, first described by Zimskind in 1967, have become a critical tool in modern urology. They are widely used in various endourological procedures to drain obstructed or infected renal units and as a safety measure before or after surgeries....
Urolithiasis, one of the most prevalent urological conditions worldwide, significantly affects patients’ quality of life. In the United States, its lifetime prevalence is approximately 1 in 11, while global rates vary from 1% to 13%. The management of urolithiasis offers...
A new drug could keep cancer under control for longer for men with advanced prostate cancer and will be tested in a new trial funded with £1.9 million from Prostate Cancer UK. Current treatments, like chemotherapy or hormone-targeting therapies, can...
Case 1 A four-year-old boy presents to clinic following GP referral unable to retract the foreskin (Figure 1). Figure 1. What is the diagnosis? The above condition may be pathological or physiological; clinically how can you differentiate this? Explain the...
Case 1 A 48-year-old female, having previously had an augmentation ileocystoplasty 10 years ago, has been referred with right loin pain by the emergency department. A venous blood gas is performed shortly after triage with the following values: What is...
Figure 1 is an app that enables the sharing of medical images to aid learning. In essence, Figure 1 is an Instagram for healthcare. It was launched in 2013 and now connects a network of up to one million healthcare...
Equipment When starting out with creating video content it can be overwhelming ensuring you have the right technology to help you create the best content. The truth is most of us have all we need in our pocket every day....
11 July 2023
| Sanya Caratella, Jonathan Charles Goddard
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URO - Technology
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). In this article, we are looking at an American urologist whose story was,...