To investigate the timing of the clinical presentation of various types of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infections in a Finnish population of patients with bladder cancer treated with BCG instillation therapy.

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To evaluate effects of worsening surgically induced chronic kidney disease (CKD-S) on oncological and non-oncological survival outcomes in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between renal pelvis pressure and fluid absorption during ureteroscopy in a live porcine model.

To investigate the role of specialised genitourinary multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) in decision-making and identify factors that influence the probability of receiving a treatment plan with curative intent for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

To explore the association between perirenal fat thickness (PFT) and renal trauma grade. We hypothesise this association is related to a shock-absorbing effect of adiposity around the kidney.

The need for paediatric urological care in low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is enormous due to a burgeoning paediatric-aged population and a disproportionate burden of congenital malformations. There are formidable challenges in the provision of a skilled workforce and appropriate infrastructure, resulting in a huge unmet need with consequent effects on the long-term health

Van der Lely et al. [1] present a traditionally thorough meta-analysis considering the question of neural monitoring of central responses to lower urinary tract (LUT) function (LUT electrical sensory assessment [LUTESA]). Based on their review of a thorough and defended selection of primary literature, the authors conclude that the extracted studies show that LUTESA is a feasible and safe approach

To investigate the burden of infectious complications following ureteroscopy (URS) for ureteric stones on a national level in England using data from the Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data warehouse.

To test for evidence of statin-mediated effects in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) as post-diagnosis use of statins in patients with prostate cancer is associated with favourable survival outcome.

To provide a narrative review of the major advances regarding ischaemia and functional recovery after partial nephrectomy (PN), along with the ongoing controversies.

To examine the long-term oncological outcomes and urological morbidity of low dose rate prostate brachytherapy (LDRBT) monotherapy using live intraoperative dosimetry planning and an automated needle navigation delivery system for treatment of men with low and intermediate risk prostate cancer.

NICE guidance regarding advanced renal cancer, catheter associated urinary tract infections, lymphoedema and advanced urothelial cancer A number of new agents and technologies have been reviewed by the UK's National Institute for clinical and healthcare excellence (NICE) in the past few months. In March 2022, the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab was recommended as an option for untreated advanced

To develop a nomogram that could predict spontaneous stone passage (SSP) in patients presenting with acute ureteric colic who are suitable for conservative management.

To explore the effects of preoperative high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared to usual care on tumour natural killer (NK)-cell infiltration in men with localised prostate cancer (PCa), as NK-cell infiltration has been proposed as one of the key mechanisms whereby exercise can modulate human tumours.

Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

To develop and validate a prostate cancer (PCa) risk calculator (RC) incorporating multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and to compare its performance with that of the Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group (PBCG) RC.

To set out the second in a series of guidelines on the treatment of urolithiasis by the International Alliance of Urolithiasis that concerns retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), with the aim of providing a clinical framework for urologists performing RIRS.

To prospectively analyse robotically administered transperitoneal transversus abdominis plane (robot-assisted transversus abdominis plane [RTAP]) compared with both ultrasonography-guided transversus abdominis plane (UTAP) and local anaesthesia (LA) with regard to pain control and narcotic use in patients undergoing robot-assisted prostatectomy (RARP) or robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).

To assess the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on burnout rates in Canadian Urology trainees.

Urethral stricture disease (USD) is one of the commonest urological pathologies in adult men in low- or low–middle-income countries, providing a significant work burden for the small number of specialist surgeons who are able to provide appropriate treatment. The underlying causes of anterior urethral stricture relate to urethral fibrosis from sexually transmitted infection, with posterior urethral

To assess the impact of centralization of prostate cancer surgery and radiotherapy services on the choice of prostate cancer treatment.

To evaluate the anti-tumour activity and safety of anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) antibody plus epidermal growth factor receptor blockade combined with platinum-based chemotherapy (PEP) as first-line therapy for stage IV penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC).

To assess the effects of prostatic arterial embolisation (PAE) compared to other procedures for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

To analyse the risk of uretero-enteric anastomotic stricture in patients randomised to open (ORC) or robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with extracorporeal urinary diversion.

To demonstrate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of acute extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for ureteric stones we present our experience of ESWL in 530 ureteric stone cases, in the largest UK series we are aware of to date. ESWL is underutilised in ureteric stone management. The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report showed just four units nationally treated >10% of acute ureteric

To provide a comprehensive narrative review of the published data on the impact of hydrogel spacers on rectal dosimetry and toxicity and to outline the practicalities of inserting hydrogel spacers.

To produce a best practice consensus guideline for the conduct of scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion using formal consensus methodology.

OBJECTIVES To assess the correlation of pathological radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen features and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) characteristics to imaging findings on subsequent 18 F-DCFPyL positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with biochemical failure (BF). PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of combined 18 F-DCFPyL PET/CT database of patients from centres

In this month’s BJUI, Veeratterapillay et al. [1] report on 10-year survival following radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), specifically looking at the impact of diagnostic ureteroscopy on outcomes. One of the key findings highlighted is the impact of diagnostic ureteroscopy prior to RNU. The overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) showed no

The National Spinal Injuries Centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital (Oxford University and Buckinghamshire NHS Trust) reported their experience with 1000 consecutive suprapubic catheter (SPC) insertions, in 861 patients following neurological injury. This series constitutes the largest published retrospective single-institution (1998–2015) case series in the international literature [1]. Early complications

Case Presentation A 77-year-old gentleman was referred with a raised PSA (8.9 μg/L) and two episodes of painless visible haematuria. He was fit, with an ECOG performance status of 0, had never smoked, and had no occupational risk factors for bladder cancer (BC). At the time of referral, his baseline haemoglobin was 154 g/L, and he had a creatinine of 92 μmol/L and eGFR of 69 mL/min/1.73 m2. A contrast

In the article by Ordera et al. [1], the first name and affiliation of the penultimate author were incorrect. The author's correct name is ‘Jorn H. Witt’ (not ‘John H. Witt’) and his complete affiliation is ‘Department of Urology, Paediatric Urology and Urologic Oncology, St. Antonius Hospital, Gronau, Germany.’ The authors apologise for this error. The online version has been corrected.

To determine whether proficiency-based progression (PBP) training leads to better robotic surgical performance compared to traditional training (TT), given that the value of PBP training for learning robotic surgical skills is unclear.

To compare recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) guidelines from major urological and non-urological organisations internationally and identify areas of consensus and discrepancy.

To evaluate whether optimized and standardized diagnostic procedures would improve detection of germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) in the contralateral testis of patients with testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) and decrease the rate of metachronous tumours, which in a nationwide Danish study was estimated to be 1.9%.

Chylous ascites is a frustrating complication related to injury to the abdominal lymphatic system which comprises the cisterna chyli – a sac-like receptacle located dorsally to the right renal artery – and its main tributaries. These tributaries include the para-aortic lymphatic channels as well as portal and splanchnic lymphatics. Surgical disruption of the cisterna chyli or one of its major tributaries

ASCO-GU 2022 meeting in San Francisco The 2022 American Society of Clinical Cncology (ASCO) Genitourinary cancer meeting took place in San Francisco in February and a blended meeting including face-to-face attendance combined with online viewing of 600 abstracts that covered the whole breadth of genitourinary oncology [1 ]. https://conferences.asco.org/gu/program Amongst the highlights was a multi-institutional

A 27-year-old female attended the Emergency Department (ED) with a 1 week of progressive flank pain, left groin pain, and urinary frequency. She had been seen by the ED and her GP in the preceding week and had been treated with two courses of antibiotics (nitrofurantoin and co-amoxiclav), for a presumed UTI. She was systemically well. Her blood tests on admission demonstrated a white cell count of

To demonstrate that surgical sperm retrieval (SSR) and spermatogonial stem cell retrieval (SSCR) in an oncological context are safe and successful.

To investigate the impact of intra-operative neurovascular structure-adjacent frozen-section examination (NeuroSAFE) on the rate of nerve-sparing surgery (NSS) and oncological outcome in a large radical prostatectomy (RP) cohort.

One of the widest variations in contemporary surgical practice between high and low, or low-middle, income countries is the utilisation of endoscopy as a means of treating urological pathology. The endoscopic management of lower urinary tract problems such as benign prostatic hypertrophy, bladder cancer and urethral strictures was established in the UK in the late 1970s, whilst its adoption into everyday

To estimate the long-term risks of severe late toxicities for radiation therapy (RT) following radical prostatectomy (RP) in an unselected nationwide cohort, as severe side-effects are rare but may occur years later.