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Prostatic calculi and CIC

12 September 2023 | | Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology
Although the clinical importance of prostate calculi has been debatable, it is a disease that can cause a plethora of symptoms and signs – sometimes in disguise. Clean intermittent catheter (CIC) is the gold standard method for bladder rehabilitation /...
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Catheter-free wireless ambulatory bladder pressure monitor

12 September 2023 | | Functional Urology, Infection | female, urethra, urinary catheters, urodynamics
Urodynamics (UDS) is a useful physiological test for the assessment of a range of lower urinary tract disorders. A key limitation of standard UDS is its inability to record measurements of bladder pressure, flow, etc. in real-time situations and the...

Intelligent triage: improving outpatient efficiency

13 March 2023 | | Andrology, Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Infection, Neurourology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Technological Developments, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology, Uroradiology, COVID-19 - Urology News
Background Improving outpatient (OP) efficiency and service structure is of paramount importance as the NHS seeks to manage ever increasing demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we re-establish services and attempt to clear the backlog, new ways...
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Can transcutaneous peroneal nerve stimulation treat OAB?

13 December 2023 | | Functional Urology, Infection | ower urinary tract symptoms, overactive, peroneal nerve, solifenacin succinate, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, urinary bladder
The peroneal nerve follows sacral, pudendal, and tibial nerves as a target for overactive bladder (OAB) treatment. This multicentre prospective randomised RCT compared a transcutaneous electrical neuromodulation system (eTNM) at-home treatment once daily for 30 minutes to solifenacin 5mg once...
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Pain relief after removal of non-obstructive renal calculi

4 March 2024 | | Endourology and Stones | nephrolithiasis, nonobstructing, pain, small renal calculi
Non-obstructing stones are often not considered to be the source of pain, and probably most are not. This is because flank pain associated with a stone is typically caused by a stone that obstructs urinary flow, which increases intraluminal pressure...

Prostate Cancer 2024

Prostate Cancer 2024 UK urology has truly been at the forefront of clinical research to change the prostate cancer pathway for the better. We should be rightly proud of what we have achieved over the last 10 years together in...

Read all about it Nov/Dec 2019

5 November 2019 | Andrology, Urologic Oncology
Read all about it... It can be awkward when a patient asks you about a report in their favourite tabloid detailing an amazing research breakthrough or a ‘cutting-edge’ new treatment / test and you don’t know what they are talking...

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...

Use of bone windows in urological CT

1 November 2014 | | Uroradiology
Introduction Unenhanced computed tomography of kidneys, ureter and bladder (CTKUB) is the recommended gold standard investigation in patients with acute renal colic. CT urography is now a commonly used technique in the investigation of haematuria, for surgical planning and for...

Surgical video – part 2: Tips on how to edit and create a finished surgical video for teaching or publication

1 November 2015 | | Technological Developments
A well-made and informative video can be one of the most valuable promotional tools for a department of urology. Having to resort to an external commercial source to produce a video can be prohibitively expensive. With the extensive computing power...

Recent developments in bladder cancer

1 September 2018 | | Urologic Oncology
There have been some exciting developments in bladder cancer over the last few years. Immunotherapy has prolonged survival in a proportion of patients with metastatic disease, with sustained efficacy in some. Advances in genetic analysis and molecular subtyping make personalised...

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Sep/Oct 2022

5 September 2022 | | Urologic Oncology
Treatment of prostate cancer in renal transplant recipients is challenging due to a lack of knowledge of the natural history of cancer in these patients, the anatomical position of the graft in the iliac fossa and its proximity to the...