Blogs@BJUI

The world’s leading experts in Neuro-Urology met in Zürich, Switzerland, from 25-28 January 2018 at the 6th International Neuro-Urology Meeting (INUM) and provided an overview on the latest advances in research and clinical practice of this rapidly developing and exciting discipline. The INUM, organized under the umbrella of the Swiss Continence Foundation (www.swisscontinencefoundation.ch), is the official annual congress of the International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS, www.neuro-uro.org), a…

This issue's article of the month, Does RARP benefit patients with oligometastatic PCa?, is from Seoul, South Korea.   The cover image shows Seoul Tower, a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain. At 236m, it marks the second highest point in Seoul.           Tower ©istock.com/tawatchaiprakobkit Click here for this issue’s Table of Contents  

In this issue, BJU International has made the conscious decision to publish a systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis (MA) by Guo et al. [1]to inform the question of whether patients undergoing nephrouretectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma are at increased risk of worse oncological outcomes. This question was also the topic of a similar review by Marchioni et al. [2] published earlier this year in this journal. Both studies were submitted around the same time and underwent independent,…

To celebrate the work and legacy of John Wickham, BJUI has published a special Virtual Issue, featuring some of his key papers, and accompanied by this cover showing some of those articles alongside photos of John courtesy of Senthil Nathan and Bibhas Kundu.             Click here for the Virtual Issue Celebrating the legacy of John Wickham  

Limitation in the provision of surgical care has many causes. In a nationalised healthcare system, this often reflects lack of funds, leading to rationing of clinical services. Rationing itself takes a number of forms. Deliberate exclusion of specific operations (usually elective) or specific patient groups (smokers, obese) are the most common examples, but strategic extension of waiting times by the removal of ‘target’ times can also be used as a rationing tool. Many surgeons are…

London features on the cover again this issue as we bring you another NICE Guidance article as Article of the Month, Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery. The photo shows people ice skating on the temporary ice rink outside London's Natural History Museum.           Image ©istock.com/gianliguori   Click here for this issue’s Table of Contents  

This issue’s Article of the Month is the NICE Bladder Cancer Guidance  The cover features Admiralty Arch, a landmark building in London, adjacent the NICE office, which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall and Trafalgar Square.         Image © Scott Millar 2017 Click here for this issue’s Table of Contents  

There is absolutely no doubt that #urolithiasis is a truly global disease. It is extremely rare in medicine to have a single disease entity with enough breadth and variety to generate such immense interest across the world that it merits a 3 days meeting on its own. The International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) was founded by Professor Zhangqun Ye, Professor Guohua Zeng (both from China), and Professor Kemal Sarica (Turkey, current chair of #EULIS) in 2010. The aim of the association is to…

For those who knew Donald Coffey (the “Chief’”), the inquisitive smile says it all. Don spent his professional life sharing his knowledge, wisdom, humor, and encouragement to everyone that he encountered and mentored –and the list is very, very long. It would be difficult to measure the impact Don had on the field of urology and cancer research, given the countless clinicians and scientists that he mentored and inspired to pursue academic careers. Born in Bristol, VA in 1932, his life…