List of Contributors xvii
Foreword xxiii
Preface xxv
List of abbreviations xxvi
Part 1: Open Urology
1 A technique to minimise the risk of ureteric injury in patients with an enlarged median lobe undergoing radical prostatectomy 3
Nikhil Vasdev and David Chadwick
2 Novel methods to aid vesicourethral anastomosis in radical retropubic prostatectomy 5
Lehana Yeo, Rajindra Singh and Jhumur Pati
3 Surgical technique to reduce intraoperative bleeding during open prostatectomy 7
Nikhil Vasdev, Edgar Paez and Andrew C. Thorpe
4 Millin's prostatectomy 9
Rob Jones and Ru MacDonagh
5 Cystectomy 10
Patrick F. Keane
6 Salvage cystectomy and prostatectomy 12
Senthil Nathan
7 Creating an ileal conduit spout, 13
Simon Fulford
8 Prefashioning a urostomy 14
Richard Bell
9 A novel technique for parastomal hernia repair 16
Jeetesh Bhardwa, Rob Gray and Hanif Motiwala
10 Parastomal hernia repair 18
Derek Fawcett
11 Nephrectomy: vascular control during caval thrombectomy 21
Dan Wilby and Matt Hayes
12 Secure ligation of foreshortened large veins, 22
Dan Wilby and Matt Hayes
13 How to avoid dislodging the vascular clamp, 23
Asif Muneer
14 Ligating the renal artery, 24
David Cranston
15 Renal hypothermia using an innovative ice sludge technique, 25
Ruzi Begum and Hanif Motiwala
16 Making the best of a short suture length in a deep dark hole, 27
John McLoughlin
17 Anterior approach for a pyeloplasty 29
John McLoughlin
18 Ureteric injuries - lower third: adaptations of the Boari flap 31
John Kelleher
19 Radical orchidectomy for germ cell tumours 35
David Hendry
20 Don't lose the lumen at urethroplasty 36
Andrew Doble
21 Emergency call to the gynae/obstetric theatre 37
John McLoughlin
22 Is it urine in the drain? 39
Christopher Woodhouse
23 Cutaneous fistula 40
Senthil Nathan
24 Postoperative abdominal drain 41
Senthil Nathan
Part 2: Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology
25 Modified Hassan technique in super-obese patients 45
Tev Aho
26 A modification to the Hassan technique for securing pneumoperitoneum 47
Ben Challacombe and Pardeep Kumar
27 Finger access is the safest 51
Richard Napier-Hemy
28 Keep it simple 52
Jon Cartledge
29 The Ten Commandments 56
Peter Rimmington
30 Controlling a small hole in the inferior vena cava 58
Richard Napier-Hemy
31 Remember Endoloops? 60
Richard Napier-Hemy
32 Tips in laparoscopic urology 61
Dominic Hodgson
33 Laparoscopic suturing using the Storz dolphin-nosed forceps 63
Alan McNeill
34 Laparoscopic suturing 64
Henry Sells
35 Improving your laparoscopic suturing 65
Chris Eden
36 Cholangiogram catheters can help antegrade wire placement at the time of pyeloplasty 66
Richard Napier-Hemy
37 Laparoscopic nephrectomy: introduction of a balloon-tipped trocar in an obese patient 67
Damian Hanbury
38 Laparoscopic nephrectomy: closing the exit site in an obese patient 68
Damian Hanbury
39 Laparoscopic nephrectomy: port sites for left nephrectomy 69
Damian Hanbury
40 Laparoscopic nephrectomy 70
Peter W. Cooke
41 Employing an extra port for laparoscopic nephrectomy 71
Toby Page
42 Improved control of the renal vein during laparoscopic nephrectomy 72
Tony Riddick
43 Aiding dissection of the renal artery during a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy 73
Adam Jones
44 Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty 74
Prokar Dasgupta
45 Laparoscopic prostatectomy 75
Peter W. Cooke
46 Use of the Endo Close device for prostatic elevation during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy 76
David Bouchier-Hayes
47 Additional points of note when performing prostate suspension during minimally invasive radical prostatectomy 79
Ben Challacombe
48 Robotic radical prostatectomy 80
Senthil Nathan
49 A technique to relocate the robotic prostatectomy retrieval bag to the midline camera port 81
Muhammad Jamal Khan and Omer Karim
50 The rectal injury test 83
Ben Challacombe
51 Identifying potential breaches in the rectum during minimally invasive surgery 84
Justin Collins
52 The wrong plane 85
Anonymous
53 Spreading tough tissue with robotic forceps 86
Marc Laniado
54 Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy 87
Prokar Dasgupta
55 Steps to free up robotic arm and assistant availability during robotic radical prostatectomy 88
Adam Jones
56 Use of Ethicon Vicryl foil and robotic camera lights to warm the robotic scope lens to prevent lens fogging 89
Muhammad Jamal Khan and Omer Karim
57 Management of anastomotic leak following radical prostatectomy 90
Ruzi Begum and Omer Karim
58 Identification of ureters during minimally invasive radical cystectomy 91
Ben Challacombe
59 Maintaining pneumoperitoneum during minimally invasive female cystectomy 92
Ben Challacombe
60 Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy 93
Prokar Dasgupta
Part 3: Upper Tract Endourology
61 Puncturing the calyx in order to obtain access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: the three-finger rule 97
Gerald Rix
62 Prevention of migration of the Amplatz sheath during percutaneous nephrolithotomy 98
Oliver Wiseman
63 Using safety wires during percutaneous nephrolithotomy 100
Sunil Kumar
64 Tips to make percutaneous nephrolithotomy easier 101
Aasem Chaudry
65 Using multiple guidewires during percutaneous nephrolithotomy 104
Stephanie J. Symons
66 Encrusted nephrostomy tubes 106
James Hall
67 Reaching stones in the kidney during flexible ureterorenoscopy with a large renal pelvis 107
Gerald Rix
68 The advantages of using the Peditrol during flexible and rigid ureterorenoscopy 108
Sunil Kumar
69 Flexible renoscopy and stone fragmentation 111
Bo Parys
70 A novel technique to treat large mid or upper ureteric stones 114
Asif Raza and Muhammad Jamal Khan
71 Rigid ureteroscopy 115
Matthew Bultitude
72 The Boston shouldered stent 119
Bo Parys
73 Ureteroscopy 121
Nimish Shah
74 The pinhole scope: part 1 123
Sunil Kumar and Peter Malone
75 Use of the dual-lumen catheter 124
Oliver Wiseman
76 Flexible ureteroscopy 126
Stephen Gordon
77 Lasering stones 127
Senthil Nathan
78 Renal pelvic stones 128
Anthony Blacker
79 Difficult urethral stricture encountered at ureteroscopy 129
James Hall
80 General tips for a simpler and safer ureteroscopy 130
Sunil Kumar
81 Flexible ureteroscopy/retrograde study of the right collecting system post cystectomy 132
Senthil Nathan
82 Optimising the view for difficult stent insertion 133
John McLoughlin
83 A novel technique for stent exchange over an ileal-ureteric anastomosis 135
Rob Gray and Hanif Motiwala
84 Stents 137
Peter W. Cooke
85 Placing a stent in a female patient without having to reload the cystoscope or performing a stent change in a female patient with a flexible cystoscope only 138
Gerald Rix
86 Paired JJ stents for retroperitoneal fibrosis 139
John McLoughlin
87 Four tips relating to ureteric stenting 141
Sunil Kumar
88 Insertion of JJ stent 143
Senthil Nathan
89 Basketing of stones 144
Senthil Nathan
90 Backloading guidewires 145
David Hendry
91 Insertion of a guidewire into the ureter 146
Senthil Nathan
92 A solution for stent-related bladder symptoms 147
Paul Halliday
Part 4: Lower Urinary Tract
93 Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: laser technique 151
Tev Aho
94 Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: safe morcellation 155
Tev Aho
95 Holmium cystolitholapaxy 156
Sunil Kumar
96 Transurethral resection of prostate 1 157
Nikesh Thiruchelvam
97 Transurethral resection of prostate 2 158
Peter W. Cooke
98 Transurethral vaporisation of the prostate 159
Senthil Nathan
99 Use of catheter introducer 160
Derek Fawcett
100 An alternative way to pass a urethral catheter post transurethral resection of prostate 161
Ben Ayres and Gary Das
101 The 17F integral cystoscope 163
Graham Sole
102 Non-irrigating resectoscope 165
Graham Sole
103 Urethral strictures 166
Anthony Blacker
104 Assessment of paediatric urethral strictures 167
Amjad Mumtaz Peracha
105 The pinhole scope: part 2 168
Sunil Kumar and Peter Malone
106 How to remove air bubbles in the dome of the bladder 170
David Hendry
107 Resecting multiple bladder tumours 171
Senthil Nathan
108 Primary transurethral resection of bladder tumour 172
Aasem Chaudry
109 Trawling for flat superficial bladder tumour 173
John McLoughlin
110 Resecting bladder tumours 175
Richard Bell
111 Never use an Ellick in a clot retention 176
Simon Bott
112 Displaced suprapubic catheter 177
Dan Wilby and Matt Hayes
Part 5: Andrology
113 Glans 'droop' following the insertion of a penile prosthesis 181
Asif Muneer Suks Minhas and Alex Kirkham
114 The key to a successful epididymectomy: the bungee manoeuvre 183
John McLoughlin
115 Haemostasis for Nesbit's procedure 185
Suks Minhas
116 Nesbit's procedure 187
John McLoughlin
117 Tension-free vasectomy reversal 190
Asif Muneer
118 Intracorporeal perforation during penile implantation 191
Suks Minhas
Part 6: Female Urology
119 Recurrent cystocoele and rectocoele repair using modified mesh: new technique 195
Rob Gray and Hanif Motiwala
120 Eroded transvaginal tape 199
Rizwan Hamid
121 Midurethral tension-free tapes 201
Neil Harris
122 Treatment of TVT mesh eroding the bladder 202
Georgina Wilson
Part 7: General
123 Circumcision 205
Andrew Doble
124 Dressing a circumcision 207
Simon Bott
125 Postcircumcision dressing: the gauze sporran 208
Andrew Doble
126 Difficult reduction of paraphimosis 210
Andrew Doble
127 Round-bodied needles 211
Richard Bell
128 Bladder clots 212
Ling Lee
129 Performing a flexible cystoscopy for a bladder which is full of debris 214
Asif Muneer
130 Passing a urethra catheter across a stricture after a guidewire is passed via the flexible cystoscope 215
Ling Lee
131 Inserting a catheter over a guidewire 216
Simon Bott
132 Cryoanalgesia for prostate biopsy 217
Simon Robinson and Hanif Motiwala
133 Pain relief in epididymo-orchitis 219
Andrew Doble
134 Hydrocoele 220
Senthil Nathan
135 Epididymal cyst 221
Senthil Nathan
136 Shape of the male urethra 222
Simon Bott
137 Local anaesthetic injection through skin 223
Paul McInerney
138 Transrectal ultrasound 224
John McLoughlin
139 Modified transrectal biopsy of prostate 227
Ruzi Begum Rob Gray and Hanif Motiwala
140 Transperineal biopsy probe set-up 229
John McLoughlin
141 Changing a difficult or encrusted suprapubic catheter 230
John McLoughlin
142 How to predict the difficult catheter? Use the Force! 232
K. Mozolowski and John G. Calleary
143 Urodynamics 233
Sarah Wood
Part 8: Clinical Management
144 Neurourology 237
Philip van Kerrebroeck
145 Managing urinary tract damage due to ketamine abuse 238
Dan Wood
146 Top tips for foreskin assessment 239
Dan Wood
147 Lower urinary tract symptom progression 240
Mark J. Speakman
148 Management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: top 10 tips 241
J. Curtis Nickel
149 Uro-gynae tips 244
Glyn Constantine
150 Psychological problems and surgery 245
Paul McInerney
151 Use of analogies to assist with explanation of urological problems 246
David Nicol
Quotes submitted on the back of other tips 249
Index 251
