The second edition of Top Tips in Urology provides highly clinical tips and rapid-reference "tricks of the trade" to the most common questions and problems that arise for both the practicing urologist and the urologic surgeon.

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