GU Cast | Urology Podcast

Check out Join Ben Challacombe (Guy’s Hospital, London), and Sam Davies (Mater Hospital, Brisbane), as they take Declan Murphy for a tour of the incredible robotic surgery technology at the EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS) meeting in Padua. The largest ever collection of robotic surgery devices at the world’s best urology live surgery meeting. A bonus preview episode ahead of our main #ERUS26 highlights podcast coming soon! This one definitely best enjoyed on our Youtube channel

Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) - one of our perennial favourite and contentious topics on GU Cast. Today we have both Alberto Briganti (Milano, ITA), and Tobias Maurer (Hamburg, GER), in the studio. Two hugely experienced prostate cancer surgeons, both with huge expertise in PLND. Alberto's name synomous with PLND due to the eponymous nomograms he has deveoped over the years. And Tobias with his pioneering experience in PSMA radio-guided PLND. Your usual hosts are Renu Eapen and De...

Two great topics on the GU Cast Journal Club today. How should we image patients with haematuria (the DETECT trial, J Urol 2018), and what is the role of adjuvant vs salvage radiotherpay following radical prostatectomy (three great trials - RAVES, RADICALS and GETUG-AFU 17), see links below). Plus we welcome new GU Cast co-Editor Gaetan Devos, who recently joined us on Fellowship at Peter Mac, replacing Carlos Delgado. Usual GU Cast Hosts are Renu Eapen and Declan Murphy, and GU Cast Journal...

The perennially thorny topic of prostate cancer screening has been very well addressed in the brand new Australian guidelines for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer which we are delighted to highlight today. Pragmatic, progressive and patient-focused, are some of the comments we have read - great to hear! We have been very gratified to see the very positive reception which these guidelines have received, not just here in Australia, but also by other expert and patient groups a...

Urologist Ben Lowentritt (Chesapeake Urology, Baltimore), pops into the studio today while passing through Melbourne. We chat about life in a large urology group practice (a huge part of urology service delivery in the USA), why there appears to be a drop in interest in Fellowship training, and his experience of managing advanced prostate cancer in a large urology group practice. Ben, who is also Secretary of the Large Urology Group Practice Association in the USA, has a lot of interest in ga...