What’s the Diagnosis?
Images from Siriwardana et al, BJUI 2017
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Alpha‐blockers for uncomplicated ureteral stones: a clinical practice guideline
M Vermandere, T Kuijpers, J S Burgers, I Kunnamo, J van Lieshout, E Wallace, J Vlayen, E Schoenfeld, R A Siemieniuk, L Trevena, X Zhu, F Verermen, B Neuschwander, P h Dahm, K A O Tikkinen, K Aubrey‐Bassler, R W M Vernooij, B Aertgeerts, G E Bekkering Abstract Background The role of medical expulsive therapy for uncomplicated ureteral […]
Article of the Week: Antibiotic prophylaxis in ureteroscopic lithotripsy
Every Week, the Editor-in-Chief selects an Article of the Week from the current issue of BJUI. The abstract is reproduced below and you can click on the button to read the full article, which is freely available to all readers for at least 30 days from the time of this post. In addition to the […]
NICE Guidance – Prostate artery embolisation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia
1 Recommendations 1.1 Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of prostate artery embolisation for benign prostatic hyperplasia is adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and audit. 1.2 Patient selection should be done by a urologist and an interventional radiologist. 1.3 This technically demanding procedure […]
Article of the Week: Cost‐effectiveness of MRI and targeted fusion biopsy for early detection of prostate cancer
Every Week, the Editor-in-Chief selects an Article of the Week from the current issue of BJUI. The abstract is reproduced below and you can click on the button to read the full article, which is freely available to all readers for at least 30 days from the time of this post. In addition to the […]
What’s the Diagnosis?
Please see the step-by-step guide in the recent article by Zeng et al, BJUI 2017 and the accompanying video
Article of the Week: TVT for treatment of pure urodynamic SUI
Every Week, the Editor-in-Chief selects an Article of the Week from the current issue of BJUI. The abstract is reproduced below and you can click on the button to read the full article, which is freely available to all readers for at least 30 days from the time of this post. In addition to the […]
Editorial: Can we still recommend tension‐free vaginal tape for long‐term safety and efficacy?
Traditional retropubic tension‐free vaginal tape (TVT) has been in widespread use for over 20 years. It has been estimated that 10 million women worldwide have received mid‐urethral tapes, and that at least half of these have been traditional retropubic TVTs. So, why have TVTs suddenly fallen into disrepute? Surely, so many women and their healthcare advisors can’t […]
What’s the Diagnosis?
This diagram is taken from Macchi et al, BJUI 2017 who report on the variation of intra-renal arterial anatomy using cadaveric casts.