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Transurethral enucleation is superior to resection for the management of LUTS secondary to BPH

7 July 2020 | | Endourology and Stones
This meta-analysis (Level 1b evidence) examined the efficacy and safety of two primary transurethral therapies used in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), enucleation (HoLEP – holmium laser enucleation of prostate, ThuLEP,...

Interventional Urology

1 September 2016 | | Andrology, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Uroradiology
This book outlines in detail the interventional procedures of the urinary tract. It is suitable for trainee doctors specialising in urology surgery and interventional radiology. It is also suitable for consultant or specialist doctors who are already performing urology intervention...
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Neuro-Urology

20 May 2021 | | Neurourology
This is a treasure trove of information on a complex area of urology. The list of contributors includes some of the most well-regarded neuro-urologists from across the globe, who have distilled an enormous amount of knowledge and expertise into a...

RARP – novel uroflow stop test

1 July 2015 | | Reconstructive Urology, Urologic Oncology | Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, catheter removal, predictors, recovery of incontinence, urine incontinence
More and more centres are doing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) surgery for cancer of the prostate .This study from Montreal, Canada describes a simple and novel test to predict recovery of urinary continence after RARP. The uroflow stop test...

UTI and VUR in children with mild antenatal hydronephrosis

1 July 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Antenatal, Hydronephrosis, Mild, Prenatal
This paper describes a retrospective analysis of 760 (608 males, 162 females) patients identified with mild antenatal hydronephrosis (defined by an anteroposterior (AP) pelvic diameter of 7-10mm in the third trimester and persistent postnatal dilation) looking at the incidence of...
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Vitamin D and LUTS

14 April 2021 | | Functional Urology | dietary supplements, lower urinary tract symptoms, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and vitamin D deficiency have been thought to be connected, but the association has been inconsistent. Vitamin D receptors have been identified in the bladder, prostate and pelvic floor muscles, and it has been linked...

PFMT in males

1 July 2015 | | Functional Urology
Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) has been described since ancient times in Rome but Kegel popularised it to improve sexual and urinary health after childbirth. In the paediatric population, there is a paradigm shift towards biofeedback-based PFMT for lower urinary...
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Synthetic mid-urethral slings for stress incontinence in neurogenic LUTD

11 July 2023 | | Functional Urology, Reconstructive Urology | neurogenic, stress, suburethral slings, urinary bladder, urinary incontinence
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...

ICS updates in continence care: the role of the nurse continence specialist in continence services

1 November 2016 | | Functional Urology
The nurse who specialises in continence care is recognised as a key member of interdisciplinary teams seeking to deliver high quality integrated continence services. The recently published international service specifications for continence care [1] supports the use of specialist continence...

iMEDicare's fundraiser for Disabled Living/Bladder and Bowel UK

8 August 2023 | Company Profiles
Team iMEDicare Execs will climb the tallest mountain in Poland (Mount Rysy in the Tatra Mountains – 8,199 feet/2,499 metres), on the 27th of August 2023.

Purple urine bag syndrome

1 July 2021 | | Infection, Functional Urology, Trauma and Emergency Urology
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an uncommon phenomenon where the tubing and urinary catheter bag is noticed to undergo purple discolouration. This has been linked with urinary tract infections (UTI), chronic debilitated states and prolonged catheterisation. PUBS was noticed...

Mesh in urological surgery in the UK – background, reviews and current status

1 May 2019 | | Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology
All UK urologists, unless they have been on a 10-year silent retreat, are by now aware of the controversy surrounding surgical use of mesh in general and urological / urogynaecological use of mesh for the surgical treatment of stress urinary...