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London NeuroUrology Course
This is a very popular 3-day course primarily for Urology Registrars in training preparing for the FRCS(Urol) Examination, but would also be of interest to senior trainees and Consultants developing and maintaining their sub-specialist interest in Neuto-Urology. The course will consist of interactive lectures from an invited faculty and case-based discussions in small groups, facilitated by a multidisciplinary team who are leaders in the field. The course aims to cover bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction in context of all types of neurological disease, in readiness for the FRCS (Urol) and "real-life" best practice.
Treating Urothelial Bladder Cancer
This is a short book comprising 129 pages of text which I read in one afternoon. It provides a useful update on one of the most common malignancies encountered by urologists worldwide, which experienced urologists and trainees alike would benefit...
A new treatment algorithm for ureteral fibroepithelial polyps in children
Fibroepithelial polyps are rare in the urinary tract (found in 0.5% of all paediatric pyeloplasties and 5% of all cases of paediatric ureteral obstruction). The advent of ureteroscopy in paediatrics has increased the identification and treatment of these. This paper...
BPH therapy: how to find one’s way through the maze?
This communication is from the Young Academic Urologists (YAU) group of the European Association of Urologists (EAU). A purpose-built questionnaire of current practice was sent to 2000 members, of which 637 responded (68% were aged 50 or younger). Alpha blockers...Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Sep/Oct 2021
Active surveillance for prostate cancer: missing the boat Case In 2005 a 43-year-old man of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity was referred to our centre for investigation of suspected prostate cancer. Digital rectal exam revealed a firm right lobe, PSA of 2.3ng/ml, prostate...
Sexuality and erectile function in young men with spina bifida
As our patients with spina bifida (SB) continue to live longer into adulthood we recognise that many of these men experience challenges with sexual health, related to their underlying neurological function. Few studies on male sexual health in this population...
Antibiotics and HoLEP
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is an increasingly done size-independent surgical treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy. There is currently a lack of data on perioperative antibiotic prescribing patterns for HoLEP and thus, no consensus on optimal practices. This...Consent Part 2
See Part 1 on this topic here Case 1 A 77 year old lady presents to the Emergency Department confused and generally unwell. She is septic and, on imaging, is found to have a 9mm obstructing right sided proximal ureteric...
