#KidneyStones in the news!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
❓What are they?
💎 Stones that form in kidneys & can fall into the ureter (drainpipe from kidneys to bladder)
❓So what?
😖 They’re linked to pain, infections, lower quality of life, & can need surgery.
❓What causes them?
🤔 Good question!
Posts by Angus Luk
80 years of #BAUS at #BAUS25. Stay tuned for the 90th and 100th year anniversary photos from this lot!
#BAUS25 catching up with the stone geeks
@celovegrove.bsky.social#goteamendo
The beauty of en-bloc resection!
#ERBT #bladdercancer #NMIBC #UroSoMe
📣Bringing surgical ergonomics tips to #surgsky with #surgergotip
✴️Monitor position for laparoscopy/endoscopy
🔑Place monitor directly in front of the user, 3-6 ft away, slightly below eye level (~15°) for gaze-down viewing
✅Minimizes axial rotation & allows eye muscles to be in most relaxed state
Calling all UK urologists!
Ever had backaches after operating, or suffered an injury?🤕
Please complete this BAUS survey on work-related MSK pain/injury
forms.office.com/e/kSv4in7FYq
Thank you for helping us uncover this under-reported but potentially devastating issue 💪
Farewell to our endourology fellow @schrecendouro.bsky.social!
It was an absolute pleasure having you with us for the past year at the Freeman, shame that we couldn't keep you!
All the best with your new adventures in 🇨🇭, and looking forward to future collaborations!
Landmark trial in NEJM - BALANCE ⚖️
🏗️ 3608 hospitalized pts w/ bacteremia (MC bacteria E. Coli 44%; MC source urinary tract 42%) randomized to 7 vs. 14 days of abx
🎯 7d was non-inferior re: 90d mortality, resistant colonization, abx-related AEs
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....