Chronic idiopathic urinary retention and Fowler's syndrome are a debilitating problem primarily affecting women, characterised by an inability to urinate in the absence of any identifiable structural or other cause. An increasingly wide ran…
IntroductionUreteral injuries during gynecologic surgery are uncommon (0.1%-2.5%) but may result in significant morbidity, including strictures, hydronephrosis and the need for additional interventions. This study evaluates the effectivenes…
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the systemic immune landscape in patients experiencing urogynaecological mesh failure. The use of urogynaecological mesh was paused in the UK following an independent safety review that found ~1 in …
ObjectivesTo describe a single academic centre experience in the establishment of Multidisciplinary Meetings (MDM) for the management of male non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) and Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH).Materials…
ObjectiveTo evaluate via a review of published literature, the efficacy of endoluminal ultrasound (ELUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the following ureteric diseases: urolithiasis, upper tract urothelial carcinoma, stricture di…
ObjectiveTo present an alternative technique called pseudo-flap for reconstructing long ureteral defects as an alternative to Boari flap. Despite being used for more than 70 years by urologists for tension-free reconstruction of distal and …
ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to assess the aetiology, perioperative outcomes and treatment failure of contemporary patients undergoing open or robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction for iatrogenic injuries.Patients and methodsWe retro…
ObjectivesTo assess the prevalence and predictors of chronic pelvic pain in a general urology population presenting for evaluation of unrelated non-painful complaints.Generalized pelvic pain is estimated to afflict between 6% and 26% of wom…
ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to summarise the contemporary evidence regarding the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of osteitis pubis (OP) specially from urological point of view, while proposing an algorithm for the best man…
ObjectiveTo examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on gonadorelin analogue prescription for community patients in England.Materials and methodsWe included data from all primary-care patients who had relevant prescriptions dispensed in …
ObjectivesTo present the short-term and long-term outcomes of the psoas hitch procedure in a large cohort with long-term follow-up.Patients and methodsA multicenter, retrospective cohort study was conducted. Patients were included if they h…