Infographics for Radical Prostatectomy
The radical prostatectomy infographics were prepared by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS). They have been approved by clinicians from the BAUS Audit Steering Group...
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Infographics for Non-Functioning Kidney & End-Stage Stone Disease Surgery
These infographics were prepared by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), developed from data in the BAUS Nephrectomy Registry and...
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About the Audit
Background information
The nephrectomy database was originally set up in 2001 to monitor and assist the introduction of laparoscopic nephrectomy (keyhole surgery). In 2012, when BAUS first published individual...
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About the Audit
This audit includes nephrectomies, nephroureterectomies & partial nephrectomies carried out either through a conventional open incision or through several keyhole incisions (laparoscopic or robotic assisted...
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Sub-Specialty Training
BSoT believes firmly that all urology trainees should have some exposure to sub-specialist urology during their training.
The headings below provide further information about training in these sub-specialist areas,...
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Infographics for Kidney & Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer Surgery
These infographics were prepared by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), developed from data in the BAUS Nephrectomy Registry and have been...
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About the Audit
Radical cystectomy is the removal of the bladder for cancer with urinary diversion or bladder reconstruction. The operative technique used may be open, laparoscopic or laparoscopic with robotic...
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Understanding the Graphs
There are four groups of information, displayed as graphs in the nephrectomy audit:
The first group attempts to validate the BAUS data by comparing with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES...
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Understanding the Graphs
There are four groups of information, displayed as graphs in the nephrectomy audit:
The first group attempts to validate the BAUS data by comparing with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES...
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About the Audit
Radical prostatectomy is the removal of the whole prostate gland and seminal vesicles for cancer of the prostate. The operative technique used may be open, laparoscopic or robot-assisted. In recent years, an increasing...
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The word "robot" first appeared in 1920 as part of a stage play by the playwright Karel Čapek, from the Czech word "robota" meaning forced labour or compulsory work. In 1942, the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was the first person to use the...
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Once considered a rare disease, now the most common cancer in men
One hundred and seventy two years ago, Dr J Adams, a surgeon at The London Hospital in Whitechapel, reported a case of prostate cancer. Adams described in his report in the...
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Over the last year, here at the BAUS Museum of Urology, we have been reflecting on the changes that have taken place in the field of urology and in urological surgery over time - and, in particular, since the formation of BAUS in 1945, 80 years...
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