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While men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are normally treated with medication, approximately 10% of men with BPH eventually require surgical intervention. In this article, the second in a two-part series, Linda Nazarko discusses the minimally invasive and invasive surgical options for treating BPH. 

Constipation occurs in around a third of children, and more of those with Down syndrome and other learning disabilities. June Rogers explains how constipation can develop during different points of a child’s life and how this can be treated. 

New guidance funded by the British Dietetic Association, and produced by a team of UK-based clinicians, gives the first comprehensive evidence-based dietary guidelines for the management of chronic constipation in adults. 

Jennie Burch, head of gastrointestinal education, St Mark’s Hospital 

Learning to live with a stoma and adapt the stoma into lifestyles can be difficult, and community nurses are well placed to provide information about travel to people living with a stoma. Patients often want advice and reassurance that they can travel, and nurses can direct them to reliable sources of information. Community nurses can encourage travelling as a safe and enjoyable way to live after stoma forming surgery. 

Key words: Stoma, Travel, Planning, Challenges, Signposting 

A number of areas of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summary on Prostate Cancer have been updated in light of new research. Make sure you know what the latest recommendations mean for your patients. 

By: Ross Othen-Reeves

With Stoma Awareness Day happening on 4 October, Ross Othen-Reeves highlights the work that Colostomy UK is doing and introduces their new Stoma MythBusters campaign. 

By Laura Noble, Bladder Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle 

Bladder cancer affects over 20 000 people each year in the UK. This article outlines changes made to the bladder cancer pathway to ensure patients are diagnosed and receive treatment as soon as possible, and the impact this has had on speeding up the process and freeing up nursing time.  

Indwelling urinary catheters are commonly inserted in hospital and an estimated 90 000 people living in the community have indwelling urinary catheters. One complication of urethral catheterisation is meatal pressure injury, also known as iatrogenic hypospadias. Both men and women can suffer a meatal pressure injury, but this article examines why these develop in men and how to prevent, recognise and manage these injuries.
 

Key words

Urethral catheters, meatal pressure injuries, iatrogenic hypospadias

You have until 28 October to comment on the draft NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidance for the diagnosis and management of renal cell carcinoma in adults. The guideline aims to improve care by helping healthcare professionals offer people the right treatments and support, taking into account the person’s individual preferences. 

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is thought to affect over 3.2 million older men, yet only 400 000 are treated for this condition (UK Parliament, 2009). Some men may experience mild symptoms that they are able to manage while others may be too embarrassed to seek treatment or be unaware that there are treatment options (Emberton et al, 2008). 

This article, one of a two-part series, outlines why BPH develops, how men can reduce their risk of developing BPH and discusses the non-invasive treatment options available. The second article, which discusses the minimally invasive and invasive surgical options for treating BPH, can be found here.