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Help to handle increased volumes of urethral catheterisations safely

22 April 2020 | Contracts & Distributors
With urethral catheterisation volumes currently considerably increased, we are pleased to be able to announce that NHS Supply Chain is now listing the...

TUF in the time of coronavirus

21 April 2020 | COVID-19
At The Urology Foundation (TUF) we are acutely aware that the attention of our colleagues in the urology profession are rightly elsewhere at the moment. I would like to thank all urologists, urology nurses and urology researchers for the ...

BBS Revolution™ Bladder Scanner

16 August 2021 | Research & Development
Featuring a wireless scanning probe with eight ultrasound transducers for fully automatic bladder detection, BBS Revolution™ differentiates between male/female anatomy, delivering accurate measurements in seconds.

Urology in the Ancient Arab World

3 May 2022 | | 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). For May/June, urology trainee Bushra Abdelqader is helping me to delve into that...

Cutting-edge or over-hyped? Evaluating the role of robotic surgery in the management of renal cell carcinoma

3 May 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
The quest for a minimally-invasive approach to major abdominal surgery finds its roots at the start of the previous century, when Georg Kelling first described the technique of ‘ceolioscopy’ to inspect intraabdominal organs in 1901 [1]. Since those early days,...
The Journal of Urology cover image.

Ureterocystostomy – novel surgery for the paediatric obstructed megaureter

1 March 2018 | | URO - Paediatrics, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Megaureter is a relatively common congenital urinary tract anomaly; obstructed non-refluxing megaureter is one variant. Initial management is conservative, with operative intervention reserved for symptomatic cases (recurrent pyelonephritis, pain, increasing dilatation or worsening renal function). Surgical options include cutaneous ureterostomy,...

Optimising weight loss advice in obese women with urinary incontinence: a review

1 November 2018 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Background The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidance specifies that women with a body mass index (BMI) of over 30, combined with urinary incontinence or overactive bladder, should be advised to lose weight [1]. A BMI over...

The medical management of LUTS/BPH – an update

1 July 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
For many years it has been recognised by both medical professionals and the general public that the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is highly prevalent and is predominantly age-dependent. Medical professionals understand that in men this is often,...

New analysis by Prostate Cancer UK uncovers inequalities in mortality and refutes prevailing beliefs

13 November 2025
Prostate cancer mortality rates continue to be higher in Black men than white men, latest analysis reports. The disparity persists across all levels of deprivation, challenging beliefs that socioeconomic differences alone explain ethnic differences in outcomes. Even in the least...

DUS Annual Meeting 2025 – a story from Nyborg Strand

1 May 2026 | Urology News
13–15 November 2025 / Funen, Denmark Naomi Nadler, Urology Resident; Rose Laursen, Urology Resident; and Stine Hedegaard, Consultant Urologist, Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark. Every November, the urological community of Denmark migrates to the central island Funen...

Prostate artery embolisation

1 August 2016 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Uroradiology
Introduction Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition associated with ageing, affects 50% of those between the ages of 50 and 60 years, and as many as 90% of those older than 80 years. BPH is characterised by unregulated, benign...

Renal calculi composition – Hounsfield units or dual energy CT?

1 July 2014 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Uroradiology
In this, the inaugural uro-radiology article, Jane Belfield (Section Editor) considers the significance of Hounsfield units in defining stone composition. Despite its widespread adoption and referencing in stone MDTs, there are some very clear limitations. Jane explores the potential role...