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Monkey glands

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). It’s not often that a urological procedure enters popular culture. This particular one...

25 Years of Prostate Cancer UK

As leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK, celebrates its 25th anniversary, top researchers reflect on the huge progress in testing, treatment and support for men over the past 25 years. 25 years of beating prostate cancer together Matthew Hobbs,...

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Jan/Feb 2022

When less is more: percutaneous biopsy and tumour seeding in papillary renal cell carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounted for 2.2% of new cancer diagnoses worldwide in 2018 with over 400,000 new cases and 175,098 deaths [1]. The majority of...

Medical statistics for urologists: part 1

Part 2 of this article is available here, and Part 3 here Clinicians often consider statistics to be a dry and challenging subject. However, an understanding of the basics of statistic methods underpins the interpretation and use of current best...

COVID-19 cuts prostate cancer referrals in half

Charity warns that 3500 men risk being diagnosed with incurable cancer as referrals drop to lowest in 10 years Urgent referrals for urological cancers have dropped by half in England (49.5%) compared to the same period last year as the...

The scent of Ethiopia: a personal story – part 1

Background The year was 2004; I had just moved to the UK as a young house officer and finished my observership programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. I was inspired by greats like Patrick Duffy and Phillip Ransley,...

RSM: Endourology Day 2027

Why attend? Gain practical updates on current best practice in endourology and stone disease management Explore how artificial intelligence and digital tools are beginning to influence clinical decision-making and patient pathways in endourology Learn how quality improvement initiatives are shaping...

Infections and inflammation: Part 2

See also Part 1 and Part 3. Case 1 A 43-year-old lady presented to the urologist with a history of pain during bladder filling and associated frequency / urgency. She underwent standard microbiological and radiological investigations that are normal. She...

EAUN25 (European Association of Urology Nurses) Meeting

"In 2025, the monumental Spanish capital will provide the backdrop to Europe’s biggest urological event, the 40th Annual EAU Congress (EAU25). Year after year, thousands of healthcare professionals attend the popular EAU congresses, and the 2025 edition will be no...

South Thames Paediatric Network: Torsion Wetlab

The half day study day will include a presentation covering the principles and evidence-based practice with the remainder of the day practical sessions of the safe assessment and surgery in the child with acute scrotum. I aims to enable attendees to understand the pathologies present, the options, the investigations and what operation to do. The wetlab will run twice in the day. You will only need to book one session: Morning Wetlab 09:00-12:30 Afternoon Wetlab 13:30-17:00

Complications of CISC

Introduction Clean intermittent self catheterisation (CISC) was first introduced and popularised by Lapides in 1972. Since then its utilisation has become widespread and it is now commonly used throughout the world as the preferred means of facilitating complete and effective...