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Retroperitoneal sepsis
1 September 2016
| Sana J Khan
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URO - Infection
Case 1 An 80-year-old woman presented with history of recurrent and recent cystitis, low grade pyrexia, abdominal and back pain, and pain on movement of the left hip which was observed to be flexed and externally rotated. What is the...
An update on antibiotic prophylaxis in TRUS-guided prostate biopsy
1 November 2016
| Dafader MS Hossain, Tamani Jayawardhana, Sanjeev Madaan
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URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Infection
Since its inception in the 1980s, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy has remained the standard tool for the histological diagnosis of prostate cancer. There are several advantages to this technique which have led to the widespread use of TRUS in...
Cryotherapy in prostate cancer
1 March 2015
| Ann Crump
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URO - Urologic Oncology
This review of the literature aims to summarise what is known in regards to outcomes in patients undergoing cryotherapy in a number of settings: whole gland, salvage and targeted focal therapy. It highlights that more prostate cancers are being diagnosed...
The role of an enhanced recovery protocol in patients undergoing robotic radical cystectomy
1 July 2014
| Claire Frith, James Wakelam, Nikhil Vasdev, Gregory Boustead, James M Adshead, Tim Lane, S Gowrie Mohan
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are patient pathways designed to reduce surgical stress and accelerate postoperative recovery. Uptake of such protocols in colorectal surgery in particular has been high, however ERAS protocols developed or utilised in urological surgery have...
Kidney stones in pregnancy
2 November 2023
| Heba Hamami, Jacob Patterson
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URO - Endourology & Stones
Case 1 A 28-year-old female, 19 weeks pregnant, presents with severe left loin pain. There is no past medical history of note. Blood tests show a white cell count of 14.1x109/L and creatinine of 56umol/L. An ultrasound scan (USS) reports...
Penile augmentation using injectable filler
11 July 2023
| Osman El-Koubani, Roland Donat
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URO - Andrology
Penile size is a major topic for many men and a source of anxiety throughout history. The common belief that a large penis is necessary to impress and satisfy their sexual partners has led to the notion that ‘bigger is...
My UK reconstructive urology fellowship experience
8 November 2021
| Paul Davis, Mohammed Belal, Rowland Rees
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URO - Andrology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Surgical training is a long and hard pathway. Having completed medical school, I undertook my internship at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. The Alfred Hospital is a leading tertiary teaching hospital in Australia’s second largest city. Prior to commencing my...
Priapism in sickle cell disease
2 March 2022
| Youssef Ibrahim, Majid Shabbir
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URO - Andrology
What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common single-gene disorders in the UK affecting approximately one in every 2000 live births. Approximately 20-25 million people worldwide have SCD. It predominately affects those of...
Smith’s Textbook of Endourology, 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition
1 September 2019
| Jay Khastgir
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URO - Endourology & Stones
Since the founding fathers of endourology first published this textbook in 1996, the surgical vista has been changed unrecognisably by technological advances. Laparoscopic approaches have become commonplace for renal, ureteric, bladder and prostatic surgery, and robotic-assisted techniques have developed with...
Adjuvant radiotherapy versus wait-and-see after radical prostatectomy
1 September 2014
| Sophia Cashman
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Optimum treatment modalities in prostate cancer continue to evolve, with debates at each stage of the evolution process, from focal therapy to radical treatment. In this randomised study, Wiegel et al. investigated the role of adjuvant radiotherapy following open radical...
The importance of second-look transurethral resection for superficial bladder cancer
1 March 2016
| Ann Crump
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URO - Urologic Oncology
This was a prospective study of 100 consecutive patients with a newly diagnosed superficial bladder tumour who underwent a second look transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) two to six weeks post initial resection. This essentially included pTa multiple and...
The NICE Guideline on Urinary Incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women
1 May 2014
| Arunan Sujenthiran, Tharani Nitkunan
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Background Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common symptom that can affect women of all ages. It is difficult to estimate the prevalence of UI since it is often under-reported, although the Norwegian EPINCONT study looking at women over 20 reported...
