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
Multiparametric prostate MRI (mpMRI) is now established as the gold standard first-line investigation for identifying potentially curative prostate cancer. It is routinely requested for men with a persistently raised PSA blood test (in the absence of a urinary tract infection) and/or concerns identified on a digital rectal examination of the prostate. The threshold for requesting […]
Dr Steven Kennish, Dr Rachel Hubbard
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust