UK national bladder outlet obstruction surgery snapshot audit.

Objectives: To determine the preoperative assessment and perioperative outcomes of men undergoing bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) surgery in the UK.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all men undergoing BOO surgery in 105 UK hospitals over a 1-month period. The study included 1456 men, of whom 42% were catheter dependent prior to undergoing surgery.

Clinical and Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Men Referred for Consideration of Surgery to Treat Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Baseline Results and Diagnostic Findings of the Urodynamics for Prostate Surgery Trial; Randomised Evaluation of Assessment Methods (UPSTREAM).

Background: Clinical evaluation of male lower urinary tract symptoms (MLUTS) in secondary care uses a range of assessments. It is unknown how MLUTS evaluation influences outcome of therapy recommendations and choice, notably urodynamics (UDS; filling cystometry and pressure flow studies).

Objective: To report participants' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and initial diagnostic findings of the Urodynamics for Prostate Surgery Trial; Randomised Evaluation of Assessment Methods (UPSTREAM).

Patient-specific risk of undetected malignant disease after investigation for haematuria, based on a 4-year follow-up.

Objectives: • To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of a guidelines-based haematuria clinic protocol by measuring the incidence of undetected malignancy during a follow-up period. • To estimate an individual's post-test risk of having undetected malignancy using the protocol likelihood ratio and the population prevalence of disease.

Methods: • Data were collected prospectively on a cohort of 4020 consecutive patients who were referred to a 'one-stop' haematuria clinic between 1998 and 2003.

Optimizing outcomes in laparoscopic urologic training: toward a standardized global consensus.

Background And Purpose: Laparoscopic urologic surgery (LUS) is one of the fastest growing subspecialties in the surgical world. The procedures require technical expertise and finesse; unlike their open counterparts, there is significant limitation in the margin for error. Various ethical, medicolegal, and health economy demands have made training in laparoscopic urologic surgery challenging.

A prospective analysis of the diagnostic yield resulting from the attendance of 4020 patients at a protocol-driven haematuria clinic.

Objective: To clarify the prevalence of disease as determined by age, sex and the degree of haematuria at presentation, and to ascertain the merits of using ultrasonography (US), i.v. urography (IVU) or both when imaging the upper urinary tract, in a prospective cohort of patients attending a protocol-based haematuria clinic.

Where do we stand with chronic prostatitis? An update.

Chronic prostatitis remains a difficult management problem, which reflects the fact that its aetiology remains incompletely understood. It is a common condition that is characterized by protracted symptoms and high morbidity. Although lacking a reliable diagnostic test, antibiotic therapy remains the mainstay of treatment in the majority of cases.