Article of the Month: SMP vs retrograde intrarenal surgery for the treatment of 1–2 cm lower‐pole renal calculi: an international multicentre RCT
Every month, the Editor-in-Chief selects an Article of the Month 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 article itself, there is an accompanying editorial written by a prominent member of the urological community. This blog is intended to provoke comment and discussion and we invite you to use the…
Article of the week: Does the introduction of prostate multi-parametric MRI into the AS protocol for localized PCa improve patient re-classification?
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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 article itself, there is an accompanying editorial written by a prominent member of the urological community. This blog is intended to provoke comment and discussion and we invite you to use the comment…
Article of the month: The US opioid epidemic
Every month, the Editor-in-Chief selects an Article of the Month 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 article itself, there is an accompanying editorial written by a prominent member of the urological community. This blog is intended to provoke comment and discussion and we invite you to use the…
Infographic: The UK‐ROPE Study
Infographic: Efficacy and safety of prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia: an observational study and propensity‐matched comparison with transurethral resection of the prostate (the UK‐ROPE study)
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
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The role of medical expulsive therapy for uncomplicated ureteral stones remains controversial in light of new contradictory trial evidence. A Cochrane review was recently published to summarize the current best evidence…
Infographic: Impact of dutasteride/tamsulosin combination therapy on sexual function in men with LUTS secondary to BPH
Infographic: Impact of dutasteride/tamsulosin combination therapy on sexual function in men with LUTS secondary to BPH
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Infographic: Long-term sexual health outcomes in men with classic bladder exstrophy
Infographic: Long-term sexual health outcomes in men with classic bladder exstrophy
Infographic: Partin Tables in the Contemporary Era
The Partin Tables in the Contemporary Era: Infographic to accompany the May 2017 Article of the Month
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Infographic: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT for LN staging in PCa
Infographic to accompany the February 2017 Article of the Month
Infographic: The origins of urinary stone disease: upstream mineral formations initiate downstream Randall’s plaque
Figure 1 The medullo-papillary complex. A total of 8–12 paraboloid complexes are contained within each human kidney. Each complex can be separated into three zones (Zones 1–3) distinguished by distinct segments of the loop of Henle. There are short- and long-looped nephrons and vessels. Owing to the paraboloid geometry of the medullo-papillary complex, shorter looped nephrons and vessels are contained in the periphery, and the longest looped nephrons and vessels are located centrally.…