1 March 2019
| Chuanyu Gao, Arjun Nambiar, Matthew Jefferies, Kevin Gallagher, Kenneth MacKenzie, Eleanor Zimmerman, Eric Edison, Sinan Khadhouri, Sacha Moore, Taimur Shah, Veeru Kasivisvanathan
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Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Urologic Oncology
The British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) research collaborative was founded in 2015 with the aim of creating research opportunities for urology trainees in the UK. It was built on early foundations laid out by the Thames Research Urologists...
3 May 2022
| Kieran O’Flynn, John McGrath, Simon Harrison
Back in 2019, Simon Harrison – the then sole national lead for the urology workstream in the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme – wrote an article for Urology News on the GIRFT national report and how its recommendations...
At present, I have one patient under my care who underwent prenatal closure of his spina bifida defect. Only with time, will we be able to determine whether this intervention has been of benefit for him from a urological standpoint....
US News & World Report (USNWR) provide rankings on a wide range of topics (education, health, money, travel, cars and law firms). In terms of healthcare, they suggest that their rankings (based on metrics) are a tool that can help...
Cryptorchidism is associated with a 3 to 10-fold increase in malignancy and the age at which it is undertaken matters; the risk of testicular cancer is doubled in patients undergoing orchidopexy at 13 years of age compared to that treated...
Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) is heterogeneous because of the multiplicity of underlying causes and mechanisms. In women with NLUTD, stress urinary incontinence may be due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency caused by the neurological disease itself or from sphincter...
A study focused on stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) as a treatment for primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has yielded significant findings. The primary objective of the study was successfully met, demonstrating a 94% local control rate at one year among...
Bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) is a spectrum of lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding dysfunction accompanied by functional constipation and / or encopresis and may represent up to 47% of paediatric urology consultations. The BBD cycle pattern begins when...
This study presents ground-breaking insights into discontinuing prostate cancer (PCa) screening in previously screened elderly men, aiming to mitigate the risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in the face of other-cause mortality. Examining men aged 70–74 who had undergone prostate specific...
Incontinence poses a substantial economic burden on the UK’s NHS, estimated at £536 million in 1999/2000, equivalent to approximately 1.1% of the total NHS spend, for both men and women. Over two decades later, this cost is expected to have...
Case 1 What are the urological indications for use of this medication? What is the mechanism of action when used in the bladder? What is the average duration of action? What are the contraindications to the use of this medication?...
When I was pregnant with my first child, I went to a talk on how to achieve work-life balance and avoid burnout. It was given by a highly respected Australian surgeon and I was eager to hear the secrets that...