Urology

With a pre-specified aim of improving the standard of care of those living with intermittent catheter use, a roundtable discussion led by…

This article details the use of androgen deprivation therapy in current clinical practice as discussed in an Accord Healthcare-sponsored symposium, delivered as part of the European Association of Urology (EAU) 38th Annual Congress held in Milan, Italy, between 10th–13th March 2023.

Juan Gómez Rivas | Urology Consultant, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Assistant Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Timothy Clinton – Urologic Oncologist and Associate Surgeon, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Faculty Member, Harvard University, Boston, USA.

Kari Tikkinen – Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Helsinki, Finland; Consultant Urologic Surgeon at the Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland and the Department of Surgery, South Karelian Central Hospital, Finland

Bhaskar Somani – Professor and Consultant Urological Surgeon, University of Southampton, UK; Clinical Director of South Coast Lithotripter Services, UK; Endourology Lead, University Hospital Southampton, UK

Ben Challacombe |Consultant Urological Surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, UK. Having spent over 10 years in your current role with Guy’s and St Thomas’, what initially sparked your interest in urology and has pushed you to reach your established position today?

Bladder cancer (BC) is the fourth most common malignancy in males and shows high prevalence and mortality rates worldwide despite improvements in its management.

Testicular seminomas are the most common type of testicular germ cell tumours. It typically affects young males between the ages of 30–55 years. Because of its high sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, these tumours have high cure rates.

Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAHG) Bulkamid® (Axonics, Irvine, California, USA) was introduced in Europe as a promising periurethral bulking agent for the treatment of female stress and mixed urinary incontinence in 2006.

EMJ spoke to Christopher Chapple about his role as Secretary General of the European Association of Urology (EAU)…

As part of the 37th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, this symposium presented key data from the CLEAR study: a Phase III randomised controlled trial evaluating lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus sunitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in the first-line (1L) setting.

At least 60% of females worldwide will experience at least one UTI in their lifetime.4 An array of pathogenic bacteria, both gram-negative and gram-positive, can cause the infections, although in uUTIs, Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the predominant pathogen.

Imaging has a pivotal role in the staging of primary prostate cancer, as well as in determining optimal management strategies.

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic condition of unknown aetiology. Symptoms can vary but there is typically pelvic pain or discomfort perceived to be related to the urinary bladder, usually accompanied by other urinary symptoms such as the persistent urge to void or frequency.

Prostate cancer varies at initial diagnosis and in its progression, with non-metastatic and metastatic presentations that may or may not respond to ADT (Figure 1).

Prasanna Sooriakumaran | Lead for Urology and Consultant Urological Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic London, UK; Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon, University College London Hospitals; Honorary Senior Clinical Researcher, University of Oxford, UK.

Isolated renal hydatid disease, caused by the larvae of the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is a rare phenomenon and accounts…

In this case, retrograde ureteroscopy with holmium laser on the retained suture proved an effective treatment in the removal of the stent.

Penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare malignancy associated with human papillomavirus and immunosuppression.

In the light of their journey through urological texts, the authors propose that the prostate screening collaborating with PSA measurements should continue..

BPH is the most common non-cancerous neoplasm of ageing males,1 increasing in incidence with age. The prevalence of BPH has been estimated…

At the authors’ institution, they prefer to use the robotic approach as it allows the trainees to hone their skills for other robotic procedures such as partial nephrectomies, nephroureterectomies, and pyeloplasties.

Currently, the exact mechanism underlying EMPD is unknown, but two widely known theories exist, namely the epidermotropic and transformation theories.