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The Urology Foundation – 2019 Report

11 December 2019
It has been another busy year for The Urology Foundation in our mission to end the suffering caused by urology disease. We’ve taken big strides in some of the most crucial areas of our work as we work to prevent, treat and cure all urology disease.

EAU Guidelines App

1 July 2017 | | URO - Technology
The European Association of Urology (EAU) continues to lead on the latest guidelines within urology. The all new EAU guidelines app brings together the pocket version of the EAU guidelines with a much improved user interface. Both the cancer and...

EAU Patient Information 2019

1 July 2019 | | URO - Technology
Credible sources of medical information are difficult to find for patients and healthcare professionals. The European Association of Urologists (EAU) have updated their patient information website since our previous review last year. This digital review focuses on the patient information...

Peno-scrotal extramammary Paget’s disease

1 July 2015 | | URO - Infection
Epidemiology Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMP) is a rare intraepithelial neoplasm, which is rarely invasive and has an incidence of six per million person-years as calculated by a European SEER analysis [1]. It usually affects apocrine gland-bearing areas, especially the vulvar,...

Does empowering men on active surveillance for prostate cancer improve patient compliance and reduce conversion to treatment?

4 November 2025 | | URO - Core Urology, URO - Urologic Oncology
Active surveillance is a major treatment option for patients with favourable prognosis prostate cancer, such as those regarded as Cambridge Prognostic Group (CPG) 1 and 2 [1]. The rationale for this management strategy is the lack of survival benefit from...

Fournier’s gangrene

1 May 2015 | | URO - Infection
Introduction Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare but fulminant form of infective necrotising fasciitis affecting the perineum and external genitalia, which can rapidly progress along fascial planes. It most commonly affects men, but can occur in women and children, with...

Is laparoscopic urological training in Sub-Saharan Africa a goal worth pursuing? Observations from my experience with IVUmed in Senegal

1 September 2019 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Technology
Laparoscopic surgery has developed at an unimaginable pace over the last three decades. The first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed by Dr Phillip Mouret in France in 1987, with the first series of 63 cases published in 1989 [1]. However, its...

USANZ Trainee Week 2024

2 July 2025 | | URO - Core Urology
It is our pleasure to report on our attendance at the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) Trainee Week in Brisbane at the end of 2024. Firstly, we would like to thank The Urology Foundation, BSoT and BAUS...

Biomarkers in prostate cancer detection

1 July 2018 | | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men with an estimated prevalence of 1.1 million worldwide in 2012. This heterogeneous disease resulted in approximately 307,000 deaths, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in men...

Enhancing performance and wellbeing for surgeons: the science of life coaching

3 September 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Core Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology
Life coaching has emerged as a powerful personal and professional development tool, particularly for individuals navigating high-stakes environments. Life coaching emphasises self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy, including establishing desired outcomes, goal setting and developing skills and action plans to achieve them....

A report from the second laparoscopic urology workshop in Dakar, Senegal

6 January 2023 | | URO - Technology
Hôpital Général Idrissa Pouye (HOGIP), formerly Hôpital Général de Grand Yoff – HOGGY), in Dakar, Senegal, is one of the most well-regarded teaching hospitals in West Africa. It has over 300 beds, a urology team of six consultants and attracts...

The bulbocavernosus reflex

6 January 2023 | | URO - Neurourology
Despite its first discovery predating the early-1940s, clinical application of the bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) has been limited to date. The BCR traditionally involves contraction of the bulbo- and ischiocavernosus pelvic floor muscles, often referred to as the ‘bulbocavernosus muscle’, in...