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BJUI Themed Issue: Fluid management and Suction in EndoUrology

Guest edited by Palle Osther and Ben Turney

The entire issue is free to read until April 7th, click here to access it:

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I will be at the @uroweb.org EAU meeting in London later this week representing @bjuicompass.bsky.social @bjuijournal.bsky.social. If you're there too let me know if you'd like to meet - would love to see you!

#EAU #Urology #Conference

The USANZ Medal is an honour bestowed to a Member who has given exceptional service & leadership over a considerable number of years. The second recipient at #USANZ26 is
Nathan Lawrentschuk in recognition for his work editing the USANZ @bjuijournal.bsky.social Supplement.

Thank you to Anne Suskind from UCSF for delivering the BJUI lecture at last week's @usanzurology.bsky.social urology.bsky.social Annual Meeting.

Congratulations to Nicholas Brown, who has won the BJUI Global Prize 2026 for his article on the P-EASY ADVANCE trial. The award was presented at #USANZ26 by @bjuijournal.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief Freddie Hamdy

A joint USANZ and @bjuijournal.bsky.social Plenary at #USANZ26. The session opened with a highlight of the BJUI - USANZ Supplement, led by the incoming co-editors, USANZ Members Matt Roberts and Marlon Perera

‘BJUI Clinical Dilemma’: the overactive bladder has been selected as the Editor's Choice article for Feb 2026.

Don't miss out on reading this Open Access article: https://ow.ly/9S4P50Y9Pu7

Congratulations to Dr Sandra Elmer, selected by the USANZ Board as Joint Program Presenter for the BAUS, BJUI & USANZ session at the American Urological Association 2026 ASM in Washington, DC following a recent EOI.

Congratulations Sandra and thank you for representing USANZ with a global audience

Abstract Submissions Now Open for the USANZ Functional Urology Symposium & Pan-Pacific Continence Society Annual Meeting!

Abstract submissions will close on Friday 20 March 2026. Find out more here: usanz.org.au/event/fus-pp...

BJUI Compass: Vol 7, No 1 Click on the title to browse this issue

Explore the latest issue of BJUI Compass
#OpenAccess #SoundScience

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Thank you to all BJUI reviewers 2025 - BJUI Across the two BJUI journals, 860 individuals submitted at least one review in 2025. In this post, we would like to thank every one of them.

Across the two BJUI journals, 860 individuals submitted at least one review in 2025. We would like to thank every one of them for their invaluable contribution.

Every BJUI and BJUI Compass reviewer in 2025:
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PRIME trial: bpMRI is found noninferior to mpMRI in prostate cancer Ensuring consistent diagnostic quality remains critical.

WATCH 🎥: Veeru Kasivisvanathan, MBBS, BSc, FRCS, MSc, PGCert, PhD, discusses findings from the PRIME trial, a multicenter, international study on the diagnostic performance of bpMRI vs mpMRI in prostate cancer detection. www.urologytimes.com/view/prime-t...

The Full Scientific Program for the USANZ & ANZUNS 2026 ASM Melbourne is now available! View Program here: asm.usanz.org.au/program/
#USANZ26

BJUI/BURST: BAUS consensus document for the management of male genital emergencies: priapism - BJUI Podcast discussing the BAUS Consensus document for the management of male genital emergencies: priapism.

Podcast: The BAUS Consensus document for the management of male genital emergencies: priapism

Part of the BJUI/BURST podcast series.

@bursturology.bsky.social

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MEET THE EXPERTS: Introducing Prof Freddie Hamdy, Editor-in-Chief @bjuijournal.bsky.social , University of Oxford, UK who will present at #USANZ26.
Specialty: Uro-oncology (Prostate cancer)
Read Prof Freddie Hamdy's Profile and Research here: bit.ly/USANZ26MTE @ox.ac.uk

Effect of prior HoLEP procedure on multiparametric MRI accuracy in detection of prostate cancer Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate whether prior Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) affects the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric prostate MRI (mpMRI) with PI-...

Assessing prior HoLEP's effect on mpMRI accuracy in prostate cancer detection.

🔍 1.1% of 8937 patients had prior HoLEP.
⏱ 11.5 month avg from HoLEP to mpMRI.
🔬 PI-RADS reliable predictor post-HoLEP.

#ProstateCancer #MRI #HoLEP #Pub2Post

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Post‐cycle therapy after short‐term anabolic‐androgenic steroid use: comparative outcomes in recreational bodybuilders Objectives To evaluate the clinical necessity and optimal pharmacological strategy for post-cycle therapy (PCT) in recreational anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users with normal pre-cycle reproduc...

Outcomes in PCT after short-term AAS use were analyzed in recreational bodybuilders.

🌟 89.9% had ED; 69.7% had azoospermia.
📈 87.5% normozoospermia with CC+hCG by 12 months.
🔬 Testicular increase of ≥20% in 70.8% with CC+hCG.

#AAS #PCT #Bodybuilding #SteroidUse #ReproductiveHealth
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Alan McNeill and Rajeev TP

BJUI Charity Chair, Alan McNeill, and Urological Society of India President, Rajeev T P, today signed a new affiliation agreement between the two organisations at this week's SIU meeting in Edinburgh.

Impact of multiparametric MRI and prostate biopsies on anxiety and quality of life in men with suspected prostate cancer Objectives To study the impact of the new MRI pathway and conventional transrectal ultrasound-guided systematic biopsies (TRUSGB) on anxiety and HRQoL in men with suspected PCa. Materials and meth...

The impact of multiparametric MRI and biopsies on anxiety and quality of life:

🔍 No differences in anxiety scores
📉 Lower incontinence and hormonal symptom scores after 6 months
📊 626 biopsy-naïve patients studied

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#MRI #ProstateCancer #HRQoL #Pub2Post

Long-term outcomes of cascading salvage therapy for HR-NMIBC:

🚀 5-year PFS: 81%

🔄 2-year RFS: 47% (1st), 43% (2nd), 39% (3rd line)

🔬 Multi-line BST: Viable alternative to RC

Read the article here tnyp.me/4YMQ4DVT

#BladderCancer #Oncology #BST #Pub2Post

Prabhakar Rajan and Benjamin Lamb have written an article in the @bjuijournal.bsky.social about ways to support men with early state #ProstateCancer who can be monitored and do not need surgery or radiotherapy.
Read more: www.nelcanceralliance.nhs.uk/news/local-p...

You can listen to an audio summary of this article, generated by Pub2Post, here

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Robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy using the Hugo™ RAS System: first multicentre study and Tetrafecta achievement Objective To evaluate the perioperative outcomes and the rate of Tetrafecta achievement in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) cases performed using the Hugo™ robot-assisted surgery (RAS) syst...

Hugo RAS System in Multicentre RAPN

🦾 Tetrafacta was achieved in 80% of cases.

🏥 Post-op complications: 20.7%, with 5% major.

⏱ Median operative time: 150 minutes.

Read the article: tnyp.me/82mBF0XA

#KidneyCancer#Nephrectomy #Surgery #Urology #Pub2Post

BJU International Charity Chair, Alan McNeill, presenting at the CAU congress in Panama this week.

BJU International Charity Chair, Alan McNeill, presenting at the CAU congress in Panama this week.

Scientific Review Paper Published in BJUI Compass, titled: Emerging tools for the early detection of prostate cancer. Written by Haider et al.

Could imaging, genetic and biomarker tests improve early #ProstateCancer detection?

A team led by Prof Prabhakar Rajan @qmbci.bsky.social explore different detection strategies in their latest publication in @bjuijournal.bsky.social.

Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.1002/bco2...

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Podcast: The BAUS Consensus Statement on Ketamine Uropathy
Part of the BJUI/BURST podcast series.

@bursturology.bsky.social

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Preferences between three options for androgen deprivation therapy: a focus group study Objectives Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) forms the mainstay of treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Traditionally administered as a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist depot...

With new hormone therapy options becoming available for #ProstateCancer, this #QualitativeResearch paper explores what drives men's preferences. Choice is important, giving people the chance to make decisions based on personal priorities. bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What is Peyronie’s disease?It’s the formation of scar tissue in the penis, causing pain, bending, and ED. It’s not uncommon. It’s treatable. Let’s talk about it.#peyroniesdisease #menshealthexpert #yoursexualhealthmatters #andrology #urology

This #UrologyAwarenessMonth, we’re supporting The Urology Foundation to raise awareness of #BladderLeakage - a common condition affecting 1 in 3 women in the UK.

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Get FREE access to our taster module: Reasons Behind Female Bladder Dysfunction 👉 bjui.pub/Free-Taster

#UAM25 #Urology #TUF

Following a recent EOI process, @bjuijournal.bsky.social have announced the new Editor for the BJUI USANZ Supplement. The role will be shared between A/Prof Marlon Perera & A/Prof Matthew Roberts.
We thank the outgoing editor Prof Nathan Lawrentschuk for his ten years of service to USANZ & Urology.