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OCERT: a new multi-specialty project to standardise robotic surgical training

3 June 2020 | Marco Amato, Stefano Puliatti, Elio Mazzone, Paolo Dell’Oglio, Anthony G Gallagher, Alexandre Mottrie | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology

Since its introduction by Dr William Osler in 1890 to the Board of Trustees at John Hopkins Hospital [1], the Halstedian ‘See one, do one, teach one’ has represented a guideline for surgeons worldwide, both for open and laparoscopic surgery,...

History of prostate biopsy – part 2

1 September 2018 | Shiv Kumar Pandian, Mohamed Hammadeh, Ben Challacombe, Oussama Elhage, Rick Popert, Sanjeev Madaan | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology

For Part 1 of this topic is available here. The major limitations of the transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy (PBx) protocols are the risk of profound sepsis and the risk of persistently significant false negative rates, related to the...

The surgical trainer – are we still evolving?

1 September 2016 | Craig McIlhenny | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology

“We need a system and we will surely have it – which will produce not only surgeons, but surgeons of the highest type” William Halsted MD William Halsted, a famous American surgeon, is widely credited with developing the first formal...

Congenital buried penis – an extremely rare entity

21 August 2024 | Ram Mohan Shukla, Satyendra Singh | URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency

Congenital non-visualisation of penis is a rare form of buried penis. It affects the functional and psychological behaviour of the affected child. Most of the cases in literature are secondary in nature like post circumcision, post trauma and due to...

#DontPayToStay Campaign – how one urology trainee led a successful campaign to eliminate charges for non-resident on call accommodation across England

1 September 2019 | Katie E Chan | URO - Core Urology

The 2016 terms and conditions of service (junior doctor contract) introduced the following clause: 11. Where a doctor is rostered to work on a non-resident on-call working pattern and the doctor elects voluntarily, subject to the availability of accommodation, to...

How to set up and run a cadaveric dissection course

1 January 2018 | Rachel Edmiston, Rajesh D Anmolsingh, Omar Mirza, B Nirmal Kumar (Prof) | URO - Core Urology

Conducting and implementing a cadaveric dissection course requires careful planning. Rachel Edmiston, Rajesh Anmolsingh, Omar Mirza and Nirmal Kumar offer a guide to individuals highlighting the licensing and legal processes involved with the use, preservation and disposal of cadavers in...

A negative ureteroscopy for stone disease: is it acceptable and is it avoidable?

1 September 2018 | Paul Lloyd, Thomas Johnston, Jack Coode-Bate, Stephen R Keoghane | URO - Endourology & Stones

Urinary tract stone disease and the consequent demand for endoscopic intervention in the upper urinary tract is an increasing phenomenon [1]. Although ureteroscopy is generally considered to be associated with low morbidity [2], risks do exist. Recognised complications include urothelial...

Post radical nephrectomy presenting with skull metastasis

10 April 2024 | Asif H Ansari, Tahseen Azim, Hamza Khan, Ramon Niekrash | URO - Urologic Oncology

We present the case of an 83-year-old female who underwent right radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Despite negative surgical margins, the patient presented with a skull metastasis six years post radical nephrectomy. This case highlights the importance of...

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