Abstract
As I welcome you all to the latest issue of the JCU I am conscious that many readers and reviewers, myself included, will be fresh from the delights of the EAU in Munich, not just the exceptional standard of the meeting but also the warm friendly Bavarian welcome and hospitality that we all enjoyed. You will have noticed a significant social media presence throughout the meeting in keeping with last year’s congress in Madrid and I hope you all enjoyed and benefited from your journal’s contribution to this educational stream. I’d like to thank all those involved in bringing you the highlights of the EAU whether you were in Munich with us, at work, at home or away on leave.
Continuing the theme of exceptional standards, it is my pleasure and privilege to offer you this issue of the JCU, packed as always with original manuscripts, case reports reviews and other gems of knowledge.
It would be remiss of me not to mention at the outset the excellent review article from the Newcastle group on posterior tibial nerve stimulation for adult OAB syndrome. This really does represent the highest quality work and I am confident that all colleagues working in this area will look, quite rightly, to this for guidance and up-to-date knowledge distilled into a single outstanding paper.
This review is complimented by a wide range of original clinical research, including an in depth assessment of the impact of socio-economic deprivation on the incidence, treatment and mortality from prostate cancer in England over a 20-year period, which represents a powerful insight, perhaps increasingly relevant at a time of economic hardship, the legacy of which may last a generation or more and thus may impact on our uro-oncology understanding and practice.
I would draw your attention to our case reports, both of which capture the essence of this often disparaged publication classification. The two reports for this issue are relevant, unusual and interesting, read very well and will quite possibly strike a chord with many colleagues whose experience may have a degree of commonality.
On a final note I would like to welcome Catherine Fitzpatrick to the production team for the JCU. Cat replaces Emilie, who having written a screen play has now gone off to make a film! Thank you and good luck to Emilie and a very very warm welcome to Cat as our new Production Editor.
I hope you enjoy reading your journal, as ever enormous thanks to all involved in its production at every angle.
Have a fabulous Easter.