MRI of the penis can be performed in acute patients, particularly those presenting with symptoms of an acute penile fracture or priapism. It is reasonably quick to perform and if patients are in acute pain can give good quality images without the need for direct pressure on the penile and scrotal areas, which may be […]
Dr Jane Belfield, Leo Papadopoullos, Dr Peter Rowlands
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fibroids, or leiomyomas, are defined as non-cancerous growths that develop within the uterus, composed of muscle and fibrous tissue. They are the most common tumour affecting women of reproductive age, and their prevalence increases with age. By the age of 50, almost 70% of Caucasian women and over 80% of Afro-Caribbean women will have had […]
Dr Geoffrey Lie, Dr Ounali Jaffer
The Royal London Hospital
The constituent organs of the urinary system – the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) – are not readily amenable to clinical examination. Symptoms such as flank pain, urinary hesitancy or frank haematuria, and signs such as persistent non-visible haematuria and acute kidney injury, all require further investigation. Renal tract stones, infection and cancer are the […]
Dr Steven Kennish, Dr Rachel Hubbard
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric interventional radiology (PIR) is considered one of the newer subspecialities in clinical radiology. Although only a few centres in the UK have dedicated PIR units, many hospitals are able to provide a number of paediatric interventional procedures, this being dependent on local practice and referral patterns. The first interventional urological procedures in children were […]
Dr Samantha Chippington
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
More than 10,000 people a year are diagnosed with urinary bladder cancer in the UK. Over a third of these patients present with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), and require more intensive treatment than those with non-muscle invasive disease. Radical cystectomy, which involves removal of the bladder and distal ureters, and reconstruction of the urinary […]
Dr Richard Walshaw, Professor Ananya Choudhury
University of Manchester
Due to the increased widespread use of cross-sectional imaging, there has been a surge in the discovery of incidental renal masses. Some of these lesions can be difficult to characterise and up to 20% of small (
Dr John Spillane, Dr Paul Carruthers, Dr Paul McCoubrie
Southmead Hospital
Renal ultrasound is a frequently used examination and serves as an essential tool in diagnosing common and complex renal pathologies. Over the past few decades it has also served as a guide to invasive renal procedures. High quality affordable and portable scanners have given ultrasound a pivotal role in day-to-day management of patients. With increasing […]
Dr A Khan, Dr S Burbidge
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
In 2014, bladder cancer was the tenth most common cancer in the UK with about 10,100 diagnosed each year. It is the eighth most common cancer in males and 14th in females and is three to four times more common in males. There were 5,369 deaths from bladder cancer in 2014 in the UK with […]
Dr Rukhtam Saqib, Dr Syahminan Suut
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust