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Objective COVID-19 resulted in Regional tiered restrictions being introduced across the UK with subsequent implications for planned and emergency surgical care. Specific to Merseyside, Tier 4, Tier 2 and Tier 5 restrictions were introduced in late 2020 and early 2021. The purpose of this study was to examine the nature and workload of emergency urological..
Published: | 08/11/2022 |
Authors: | Georgiou M, Ridzuan-Allen A, Chamsin A, Siddiqui Z, Tolofari S, Ejikeme C, Jones R, Napier-Hemy TP, Rotas S, Hughes KE, Khattak AQ, McCabe JE, Omar A, Mistry R, Samsudin A, Gana HB, Floyd Jr MS |
Introduction Time taken for stone disease surgeries are variable and can be unpredictable. Appropriate planning of cases and theatre lists improves efficiency, saves costs, and prevents cancellations. This study aims to determine if Hounsfield units (HU) and stone volume (SV) has a correlation with various factors, in particular LASER time...
Published: | 10/06/2022 |
Authors: | Agarwal K, McCabe JE |
Introduction COVID-19 resulted in Regional tiered restrictions being introduced across the UK with subsequent implications for planned and emergency care. Specific to Merseyside Tier 4 and Tier 2 restrictions were introduced in late 2020. At the onset of the pandemic in the Spring, elective work ceased, and emergency admissions were minimal. The purpose..
Published: | 12/10/2021 |
Authors: | Georgiou M, Ridzuan-Allen A, Chamsin A, Tolofari S, Ejikeme C, Jones R, Siddiqui Z, Napier-Hemy TP, Rotas S, Hughes KE, Khattak AQ, McCabe JE, Omar A, Mistry R, Samsudin A, Gana HB, Floyd Jr MS |
Introduction Rezūm is a widely adopted minimally invasive treatment for LUTS BPH. It is conventionally performed under GA, regional anaesthesia or heavy sedation. Performing it in a safe and tolerable way under local anaesthesia would be advantageous for treating high risk patients and allow administration in an outpatient setting...
Published: | 21/06/2021 |
Authors: | Napier-Hemy TP, Starmer B, McCabe JE |
Objectives Local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsies have been demonstrated as tolerable. However, to date, the tolerability has not been directly compared to the standard of care for transrectal biopsy. We set out to prospectively compare the tolerability of local anaesthetic transperineal and transrectal prostate biopsies. Patients and methods All patients..
Published: | 16/06/2021 |
Authors: | Starmer B, McCabe JE |
Objective In view of changing landscape of surgical treatment for LUTS secondary to BPE, this audit was undertaken to assess key aspects of the processes and outcomes of the current interventional treatments for BPE, across different units in the UK. Materials and method A multi-institutional snapshot audit was conducted for..
Published: | 17/01/2021 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Introduction Surgical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP) has experienced changes over the years, with the addition of new treatments. There are limited data on the current national practices when compared with historical data. Method A national audit (audit of surgical management of benign prostatic..
Published: | 22/01/2020 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Background The aim of this study is to assess validity of the ETXY Multifunctional trainer (ProDelphus, Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil), a bench-top dry-lab model for simulation of cystoscopy and intravesical injections of Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) injections, in terms of educational value, feasibility and acceptability as well as evaluating the use..
Published: | 21/01/2020 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Abstract Ureteral stricture disease is a luminal narrowing of the ureter leading to functional obstruction of the kidney. Treatment of strictures is mandatory to preserve and protect renal function. In recent times, the surgical management of ureteral strictures has evolved from open repair to include laparoscopic, robotic and interventional techniques...
Published: | 10/07/2018 |
Authors: | , Javed S, , McCabe JE, Wong K |
Abstract A 26-year-old female presented with a history of cyclical incontinence following a ventouse assisted delivery. Initial investigations revealed an endometrial deposit in her bladder, which following further investigations revealed a vesicouterine fistula necessitating formal open repair. Floyd, MS; Abbas, G; Connolly, S; Gana, HB; McCabe JE. (2016). An unusual presentation..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Floyd Jr MS, Connolly S, Gana HB, McCabe JE |
Floyd, MS; Gana, HBY; McCabe, JE. (2016). Letter to the editor re: ‘Youssef’s syndrome: should MRI be the first line investigation?’ . Journal of Clinical Urology. 9 (2), 135-136
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Floyd Jr MS, Gana HB, McCabe JE |
Objective To evaluate the urology human cadaver training program developed by the British Association of Urological Surgeons. Design This prospective, observational comparative study recruited urology residents, with different levels of experience, in 2 sessions of a 3-day modular cadaveric operative urology training. Participants performed various procedures on fresh-frozen cadaveric specimens, as..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Abstract Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) remains a serious and common complication of surgical procedures and is therefore an issue of importance for all urologists. In the UK, pulmonary embolism (PE) following DVT in hospitalised patients causes 32,000 deaths each year. DVT and PE represent the outcome of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Floyd Jr MS, McCabe JE |
Abstract Penile ulceration is a rare side effect of treatment with nicorandil for the management of angina pectoris. To our knowledge, there have been six reported cases in the literature: Yap et al. reported a case series of three in 20101, Kinney et al. reported two cases in 20102 and Birnie et..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Ellison J, McCabe JE |
Introduction and Objectives To assess the accuracy of pre-biopsy MRI in detecting prostate cancer prior totransperineal template guided sector (TPTS) prostate biopsies. Materials and Methods Patients undergoing TPTS biopsy for diagnostic purposes (previous negative TRUS biopsies with persisting clinical suspicion of prostate cancer) were included in this prospective analysis. Patients..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Introduction and Objectives Dr. Frederic Eugen Basil Foley, best known to modern urologists as the man whose name attached to the self-retaining balloon catheter, the commonest urethral catheter ever used. Materials and Methods Dr Foley was an American Urologist, from St. Cloud, Minnesota (5th April, 1891 - 24th March, 1966). He studied..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Introduction Current BAUS guidelines for staging prostate cancer include a radionuclide bone scan and MRI or CT of the pelvis/prostate. MRI has a higher sensitivity for detecting skeletal metastasis than bone scan. The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence of metastasis to the appendicular skeleton in..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Feyisetan O, McCabe JE |
INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES Urinary tract infections are a core aspect of urological practice and occupy a large component of infections treated in primary care. The rise of antimicrobial resistance poses a challenge to clinical practice and raises the morbidity and mortality from urinary tract infections. The volume of urinary tract infections,..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Myxofibrosarcoma of the spermatic cord is a rare condition. We present an unusual case of a 69-year-old gentleman who presented to the emergency department on two occasions with a right inguinoscrotal swelling. We will explore the diagnostic difficulties encountered and subsequent management. We will also highlight the importance of histological..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | , , Brougham K, McCabe JE |
Objective Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of new presentations of urolithiasis recommend performing both X-Ray Kidney-Ureter-Bladder (XR-KUB) and CT Kidney-Ureter- Bladder (CT-KUB). We assessed the sensitivity of the CT scout topogram compared with XR-KUB in the detection of urinary tract calculi. Methods Patients that underwent both XR-KUB and CT-KUB..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Massey G, , McCabe JE, |
Objective The introduction of Extracorporeal Shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the 1980s revolutionised the treatment of urinary stones. ESWL is a popular treatment option due to the low risk of morbidity and the reported good rates of stone clearance. Mobile lithotripters offer an ESWL service for DGH populations at a fraction..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | , McCabe JE, , Samsudin A |
Introduction & Objectives In the UK investigation of patients presenting with any form of haematuria is now accepted practice and patients are often referred to be seen urgently within 2 weeks, with financial penalties imposed if these targets are not met. We set out to ascertain the proportion of patients presenting with..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | McCabe JE |
Background: UK Urologists have been able to submit radical cystectomy data to the BAUS complex operations database since 2004. In 2011 the datasets were overhauled and a web based system launched. We present an analysis of this newly submitted data. It is hoped that by collecting this data we can gain a..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Fowler S, , McCabe JE |
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