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Medical statistics for urologists: part 3 – diagnostic testing

1 July 2022 |
Following on from the first two parts of this series (see Part 1 here, and Part 2 here), this final article aims to demonstrate how the theory of statistics applies to medical diagnostics. Probability in diagnostic testing Diagnostic tests refer...

Virtual and augmented reality in surgery

1 January 2018 | | URO - Technology
Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional, computer generated environment which can be accessed using a virtual reality headset, allowing individuals to immerse themselves in this virtual world. Augmented reality (AR) systems layer virtual information over a live camera feed into...

Patient portals

1 May 2014 | | URO - Technology
In May 2012, the Department of Health published its information strategy ‘Power of information’ which aims to put us all in control of the health and care information we need [1]. As a part of its information strategy a key...

Infections and inflammation: Part 3

1 May 2019 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection, URO - Andrology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
See also Part 1 and Part 2 Case 1 You review a man in the Emergency Department with scrotal pain and sepsis. His clinical examination findings are shown. What does this image show? Who was this condition named after? What...

Nephrocalcinosis

1 May 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Case 1 What does this x-ray of the kidney, ureter and bladder (KUB) show? What are the likely causes? What is the pathology behind medullary sponge kidneys (MSK)? What is the risk of urolithiasis with MSK? How are such patients...

What is new in lasers for endourology: looking into the future

7 January 2021 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Technology
From the first cystoscopic argon and neodymium-YAG (yttrium-aluminium-garnet) laser used for bladder tumours in 1976 by Staehler et al. [1], lasers have proven to be a versatile and an evolving tool in the therapeutic management of a variety of urological...

In conversation with Jane Brocksom

9 March 2020 | URO - Core Urology
We were delighted to chat to Jane Brocksom, President of BAUN, about her background in urology nursing and plans for the association in its 25th year. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led you into...

Simulation-based training of procedural skills: application and integration of educational theories

1 November 2017 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
Educational theories: how familiar are we with these theories and their application in our training? As a Simulation Fellow I have been involved in teaching specific procedural skills and running full immersion simulation sessions. This experience has exposed me to...

An update on antibiotic prophylaxis in TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

1 November 2016 | | 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...

All you need to know about percutaneous nephrolithotomy: supine versus prone and mini versus traditional

1 September 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Introduction Since the first percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), the technique has undergone many innovations, including modifications in positioning, miniaturisation of instruments and combination with retrograde intra-renal surgery (see Table 1 for an outline of the history of the technique). Controversy has...

Wax candles, horsewhips and sounding a note

2 November 2023 | | 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). There are certain instruments we use in urology which carry unusual names; you...

Saints preserve us!

5 May 2021 | | 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. A saint is a holy person; the word derives from the Latin word...