Urology

As part of the 37th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, this symposium presented key data from the CLEAR study: a Phase III randomised controlled trial evaluating lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus sunitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in the first-line (1L) setting.

At least 60% of females worldwide will experience at least one UTI in their lifetime.4 An array of pathogenic bacteria, both gram-negative and gram-positive, can cause the infections, although in uUTIs, Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the predominant pathogen.

Imaging has a pivotal role in the staging of primary prostate cancer, as well as in determining optimal management strategies.

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic condition of unknown aetiology. Symptoms can vary but there is typically pelvic pain or discomfort perceived to be related to the urinary bladder, usually accompanied by other urinary symptoms such as the persistent urge to void or frequency.

Prostate cancer varies at initial diagnosis and in its progression, with non-metastatic and metastatic presentations that may or may not respond to ADT (Figure 1).

Prasanna Sooriakumaran | Lead for Urology and Consultant Urological Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic London, UK; Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon, University College London Hospitals; Honorary Senior Clinical Researcher, University of Oxford, UK.

Isolated renal hydatid disease, caused by the larvae of the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is a rare phenomenon and accounts…

In this case, retrograde ureteroscopy with holmium laser on the retained suture proved an effective treatment in the removal of the stent.