In May 2023, I travelled to Moshi, Tanzania, where I visited Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) - a trip which was made possible through the...
In Western countries, we are spoilt for choice in almost every aspect of our lives, but does that reflect also in healthcare? While we have...
As per Cochrane definition (2013), a systematic literature review (SR) attempts “to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria...
A few years ago we published stories from three international medical graduates detailing their experience of working as registrars in the UK (https://www.urologynews.uk.com/education/trainees-forum/post/initial-impressions-of-urology-in-the-uk-from-overseas-trainees). Here are...
Day 1 Toni Huw Mihailidis and Mriganka Mani Sinha Another year and another brilliant meeting in which urologists from the UK and around the globe...
Germany boasts a highly developed and comprehensive healthcare system, renowned for its quality and accessibility. The urology landscape in the country mirrors this overall excellence,...
Stuttering (recurrent ischaemic) priapism (SP) is a rare urological condition. Affected men will often experience almost daily prolonged and painful sleep related erections (SRE). Interestingly,...
A sarcoma is a malignant tumour that originates from mesenchymal cells such as adipose tissue, bone, cartilage and smooth muscle. Although these tumours histologically do...
Who was Stauffer and what is Stauffer’s syndrome? Maurice Stauffer (1915-1994) was a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, United States, and in 1961...
Epidemiology Seminal vesicle calculi are uncommon with just over 100 cases being reported in the literature, although the true incidence is likely to be higher...
Background Improving outpatient (OP) efficiency and service structure is of paramount importance as the NHS seeks to manage ever increasing demand in the wake of...
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS...