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Surgery in the 3rd Millennium: The future is female
Urology has historically been a male-dominated surgical specialty, and although the number of female urologists is growing worldwide, they still represent a minority particularly in leadership and academic positions. The first edition of the congress “Surgery in the 3rd...
ESU introduces new kidney-transplant masterclass
The number of candidates on the waiting list for a kidney transplant is increasing. With donor figures and characteristics changing over time, further development of kidney transplant preservation techniques is needed. Customisation of immunosuppression to adapt to the characteristics...
EAU-National Societies Meeting 2018: Emergent challenges in Europe
Around 65 representatives of 39 urological national societies from all over Europe gathered at the Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to address challenges in European urology. “The collaboration between the EAU and the European national...
EMUC18: Finding durable solutions in prostate cancer management
Although in Europe the debate has begun on how to deliver uniform and quality care for prostate cancer (PCa) patients, healthcare experts and physicians are encountering deeply-rooted issues that range from financial costs, poor patient recruitment in key trials...
BCa18: Changes in MIBC guidelines needed as new prospects emerge
There is a lot of work that needs to be done to address gaps in the guidelines for managing muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), but at the same time there are new prospects in biological predictors that could transform the...
EMUC18: Crucial MDT work in urological cancers
Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) help achieve optimal management of urological malignancies, but more than putting MDTs in place, experts are in agreement that a lot more needs to be done to support and increase the contacts and links among various...
BCa18: Road maps in personalising bladder cancer treatment
Bladder cancer, one of the most aggressive recurrent onco-urological malignancies, poses a special challenge to cancer experts due to the lack of response from many patients particularly those who are diagnosed at a late stage. The EAU Update on...
Exhibit of the Month: The Weiss Lithotriptor
Every month, an EAU History Office member chooses an item of particular interest from the European Museum of Urology. This instrument was chosen by Mr Jonathan Goddard, Consultant Urological Surgeon from the UK and curator of the Museum of Urology...
New ESU e-course boosts thromboprophylaxis expertise
Complementary to surgical procedures such as robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, and open radical cystectomy, thromboprophylaxis is an established standard of inpatient care. Due to its numerous benefits such as reduced risk of venous thromboembolism and post-operative major...
Constant anticholinergic drug use among elderly linked to higher dementia risk
Continued and higher use of anticholinergic (AC) drugs among the elderly was linked to dementia risk, according to a new UK study. AC drugs are often prescribed to elderly patients with overactive bladder (OAB) or incontinence complaints. “The recent...
Two recipients of the EAU RF seeding grant set to start new projects
Earlier this year, the EAU’s Research Foundation (EAU RF) announced the availability of two new grants for short-term studies, so-called ‘seeding grants’. A final selection from the 21 submissions was made during the Annual EAU Congress in Copenhagen, last...
ERUS18: A push for enhanced patient recovery programme
The fifteenth annual meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section is taking place this September in Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. We spoke to Dr. Jochen Walz (Marseille, FR), chairman of the ERUS18 Local Organising Committee and de facto...