Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Immuno-PET And Radioimmunotherapy In Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Developing Diagnostic And Therapeutic Relationship (PDF)
Of primary adult renal tumours, 90% are RCC, with more being diagnosed incidentally using modern imaging methods [1].

BJUI Mini Reviews 2006 May

Management Approaches to Small Renal Tumours (PDF)
RCC was diagnosed in ≈35 710 individuals in the USA in 2004; 40% of these patients will eventually die from the disease [1].

BJUI Mini Reviews 2006 March

Treatment Targeted at Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: A Promising Approach to Managing Metastatic Kidney Cancer (PDF)
RCC is a common urological tumour and accounts for ≈3% of all human malignancies.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2006 March

Adjuvant Therapy Of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Patient Selection And Therapeutic Options (PDF)
Cancer of the kidney or renal pelvis is estimated to account for 36 160 new cases and 12 660 deaths in the USA in 2005, and over 100 000 deaths worldwide [1,2].

BJUI Mini Reviews 2005 September

The Role of Hand-assisted Laparoscopy in Urology: A Critical Appraisal (PDF)
Laparoscopic techniques are now part of the standard armoury for extirpative and reconstructive urological procedures.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2005 July

What’s New in the Treatment of Metastatic Kidney Cancer? (PDF)
RCC is the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the USA, and the incidence of RCC in Europe is increasing, with ≈ 20 000 new cases each year and an annual death rate from metastatic disease of ≈ 8000 per year.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2005 June

Genitourinary Medicine and Surgery in Prisons During the Period of Reform (PDF)
Prison reform in England began in the 1770s; before that prisoners could obtain medical attention at their own expense or, if they were lucky, funded by the authorities: ‘In 1674, a Dr Hodges was paid 10 pounds: "to inform himself of the gravity of the distemper in Wood Street compter (an archaic term for a prison)", and approval was granted for settlement of an apothecary’s bill for certain medicines used in treating the disease’.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2005 June

Robotic Urological Surgery: A Perspective (PDF)
We appear to be heading towards a digital surgical future; high-tech minimally invasive surgery and more recently robotics are examples. Despite these surgical advances it is important to keep things in context.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2005 January

Three-Dimensional Imaging in Urology (PDF)
Bestowed with binocular vision, humans can appreciate the world around them in three dimensions.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2004 October

Conservative vs Radical Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma (PDF)
RCC accounts for ª 3% of all adult malignancies; with the increasing number of incidentally detected kidney tumours there has been a migration to smaller, lower-stage tumours.

BJUI Mini Reviews 2004 October

When to Biopsy A Renal Mass in A Patient with A History of A Nonrenal Malignancy?: Guidelines for Management
Department of Urology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Sanchez-Ortiz RF, Madsen LT, Bermejo CE, Wen S, Shen Y, Swanson DA, Wood CG.
Cancer. 2004 Oct 6 [Epub ahead of print]

2004-10-11

Robotic Surgery: Urologic Implications
If you don't believe that robots will impact urologic practice, read this article.

2004-02-19

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