In a recent blog, Jim Duthie discusses brown sauce and quoting surgical outcomes in the consent process. Do you quote your own figures to patients or quote the literature standard when discussing risks and complications? 1. My own audited figures – 25% 2. A “best guess” at my own figures – 32% 3. The standard […]
Every week the Editor-in-Chief selects the 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 […]
Test yourself against our experts with our weekly quiz. You can type your answers here if you want to compare with our answers, or just click the ‘submit’ button below. This colourful picture is of a multicolour FISH analysis in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Image from Matsuyama et al. BJU Int 2014; 113: 662–667 If you […]
Every week the Editor-in-Chief selects the 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 […]
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in England: practice and outcomes described in the Hospital Episode Statistics database James N. Armitage, John Withington*†, Jan van der Meulen*‡, David A. Cromwell*, Jonathan Glass†, William G. Finch§, Stuart O. Irving§ and Neil A. Burgess§ Department of Urology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, *Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal […]
Sir, It is with optimism that we read your editorial on orthotopic neobladders (ONB) vs. ileal conduits (IC) [1] and also the articles by Singh et al. [2] and Studer et al. [3]. Collectively, these are significant articles highlighting ONB as a preferable alternative to IC in terms of quality-of-life. The differences are even more […]
Sir, In the field of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), accumulating data on hexaminolevulinate (HAL) or 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-guided blue-light cystoscopy (BLC) show significant benefits over standard white-light cystoscopy (WLC) in terms of improved detection and reduced recurrence rates. A notable exception to this body of evidence is a meta-analysis published by Shen et al. in […]
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A recent BJUI paper advocates using stents with strings attached to aid removal and minimise dwell time. Do you currently use stents with strings in suitable patients? 1. Yes, whenever possible – 38% 2. Only occasionally – 14% 3. Never – 33% 4. No, but am going to try it – 14%
Every week the Editor-in-Chief selects the 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 […]