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Is antibiotic prophylaxis warranted in hypospadias repairs?
Hypospadias repair is a common paediatric urological procedure. Complication rates following hypospadias repair are variable (ranging from 5–10% for distal hypospadias repairs and as high as 32–70% for proximal repairs). Limiting surgical site infections by minimising infection through antibiotic prophylaxis...
The cost of bladder cancer: what can be done?
The rising cost of cancer care is a growing concern for health systems. A 2020 study estimated Europe’s annual cancer-related expenditure at €199 billion, with €109 billion attributed to healthcare costs. Bladder cancer (BC), in particular, imposes a significant financial...
Boosting the immune response to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
In this issue of European Urology, Buisan et al. report early clinical and immunological outcomes of subcutaneous priming with the non-live mycobacterium tuberculosis RUTI vaccine prior to intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The phase...Men's Health for Primary Care Clinicians
Often, men’s health gets overlooked. Studies show that men, particularly between the ages of 15 and 60, rarely seek medical help. So, when they do, it’s important that we are able to provide them with the best possible care. If...RSM: Andrology update 2026: advances across benign and oncological practice
Why attend? Hear from leading experts including Professor Axel Heidenreich, Professor Robert Huddart, Professor Vaibhav Modgil and Professor Nicholas Watkin Gain updates on advances in erectile dysfunction management, Peyronie’s disease and other benign andrological conditions Gain an up-to-date understanding of...Malcolm Coptcoat Prize - The Urology Foundation: patient experience in urology
Why attend? Hear from the Medical Director of Health in Justice, on prison medicine and caring for under-represented groups Explore six shortlisted innovation and transformation projects that have improved patient experience in urology Learn how successful initiatives were developed, implemented...RSM: Urothelial cancer: advances, innovation and improving outcomes
Why attend? Hear from leading experts including Professor Param Mariappan, Professor Tom Powles, Professor Ben Challacombe and Professor Alison Birtle Explore how quality improvement initiatives, including lessons from Scotland's bladder cancer KPI programme, are shaping care delivery. Gain updates on...
PARP inhibitors and prostate cancer
The discovery that BRCA1/2-deficient tumour cells are highly sensitive to poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPi) established the foundation of synthetic lethality in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The TOPARP-A trial confirmed clinical benefit, with PARPi activity largely restricted to...
Campbell-Walsh Urology 11th Edition Review, 2nd Edition
Available separately to the four-volume Campbell-Walsh Urology (11th edition), is this Review edition. The hard copy appears substantial and roughly the same size as the other volumes, and is perhaps best considered the final volume and test of knowledge acquisition...
Textbook of the Neurogenic Bladder (Third Edition)
The third incarnation of this popular tome remains as imposing as ever. However, it has less the feel of an encyclopaedia about it than one might initially have feared. Whilst there is clearly some very great detail here – with...
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – PSA, Biopsy and Beyond
The danger of many of the texts which deal with this rapidly changing field is that by the time the texts are published they are out of date. This book however remains fresh, in part because it acknowledges that there...
