UK Urology Curriculum

Drills by curriculum area.

Each drill is filed under the index procedures, critical conditions and syllabus topics it supports. Use this page to find the drills behind the procedure or condition you are preparing, and to see which areas you have not yet practised.

UrOops3D maps educational content to areas of the UK Urology Curriculum to help trainees organise their learning. Completing a drill does not constitute an ISCP workplace-based assessment or evidence of competence.

Index procedures

The six core index procedures of the curriculum.

Urodynamics

No drill yet

TRUS/transperineal Biopsy 1 drill

  1. D102 The needle on the screen Recognition Core not started

LUTS Procedures inc TURP 18 drills

  1. D28 Through the capsule Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D29 The ridge that marks the limit Recognition Core not started
  3. D30 The sinus Rescue Advanced not started
  4. D31 Find the arterial bleeder Decision Core not started
  5. D32 Fibres mean stop Prevention Core not started
  6. D33 The view goes because the bladder is full Technique Advanced not started
  7. D34 Sixty minutes and a falling sodium Decision Advanced not started
  8. D35 Where is the orifice behind that lobe Recognition Core not started
  9. D36 The plane Recognition Core not started
  10. D37 The capsular vessel Rescue Advanced not started
  11. D38 The morcellator bites the bladder Rescue Crisis not started
  12. D39 Sparing the sphincter at the apex Prevention Core not started
  13. D40 The lobe on a thread Technique Advanced not started
  14. D41 Morcellation without a view Decision Advanced not started
  15. D98 Too close to the neck Recognition Core not started
  16. D99 Char, not vapour Recognition Advanced not started
  17. D100 Down to the fibres Technique Core not started
  18. D101 The fossa that keeps bleeding Rescue Advanced not started

TURBT 8 drills

  1. D20 The obturator kick Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D21 Fat in the base Recognition Core not started
  3. D22 Which side of the peritoneum Decision Advanced not started
  4. D23 Before the lateral wall Prevention Core not started
  5. D24 The bed that will not stop bleeding Technique Core not started
  6. D25 The orifice you cannot afford to lose Recognition Advanced not started
  7. D26 When to stop a big resection Decision Advanced not started
  8. D27 Muscle in the pot Technique Core not started

Peno-Scrotal Procedures including orchidopexy for torsion 9 drills

  1. D86 Black or dusky Decision Core not started
  2. D87 The artery in the cord Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D88 Cord first Prevention Core not started
  4. D89 The cord that will not reach Technique Advanced not started
  5. D90 Where the glans is Prevention Core not started
  6. D91 The tear in the tunica Recognition Advanced not started
  7. D92 When aspiration has failed Decision Advanced not started
  8. D93 No resistance on the right Prevention Advanced not started
  9. D94 Straight or not Recognition Advanced not started

Ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy 10 drills

  1. D01 The wire that is not there Recognition Core not started
  2. D02 Under the mucosa Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D03 The stone that will not let you past Decision Core not started
  4. D04 Fat where the lumen should be Rescue Advanced not started
  5. D05 The sheath that meets resistance Prevention Core not started
  6. D06 The view goes white Technique Core not started
  7. D07 The pelvis that will not stop growing Recognition Advanced not started
  8. D08 The stone goes home Decision Advanced not started
  9. D09 The avulsion Rescue Crisis not started
  10. D10 The basket that will not come Prevention Advanced not started

Special interest procedures

Index procedures of the special interest modules.

Autologous Sling Female, functional and reconstructive urology

No drill yet

Flexible URS Endourology 4 drills

  1. D05 The sheath that meets resistance Prevention Core not started
  2. D06 The view goes white Technique Core not started
  3. D07 The pelvis that will not stop growing Recognition Advanced not started
  4. D10 The basket that will not come Prevention Advanced not started

Lap Nephrectomy Oncology 7 drills

  1. D42 Bleeding from the hilum Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D44 Which way is the vein going Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D46 The gas that went the wrong way Rescue Crisis not started
  4. D48 The stapler that did not fire Rescue Crisis not started
  5. D49 The colon keeps falling in Technique Core not started
  6. D76 Above the upper pole on the left Recognition Advanced not started
  7. D79 Length on the left renal vein Prevention Advanced not started

Radical Prostatectomy Oncology 4 drills

  1. D47 The plane in front of the rectum Prevention Advanced not started
  2. D70 Orifices at the bladder neck Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D71 The dorsal vein Rescue Advanced not started
  4. D72 Which plane on which side Decision Advanced not started

Radical Cystectomy Oncology 5 drills

  1. D65 Finding the left ureter Recognition Advanced not started
  2. D66 The nerve in the fossa Prevention Advanced not started
  3. D67 Which way the mesentery faces Technique Core not started
  4. D68 The dusky conduit Recognition Advanced not started
  5. D69 Bleeding behind the bladder Rescue Crisis not started

Ileal conduit Oncology 2 drills

  1. D67 Which way the mesentery faces Technique Core not started
  2. D68 The dusky conduit Recognition Advanced not started

Simple Nesbit's procedure Andrology

No drill yet

Additional BOO operation Advanced General Urology 10 drills

  1. D36 The plane Recognition Core not started
  2. D37 The capsular vessel Rescue Advanced not started
  3. D38 The morcellator bites the bladder Rescue Crisis not started
  4. D39 Sparing the sphincter at the apex Prevention Core not started
  5. D40 The lobe on a thread Technique Advanced not started
  6. D41 Morcellation without a view Decision Advanced not started
  7. D98 Too close to the neck Recognition Core not started
  8. D99 Char, not vapour Recognition Advanced not started
  9. D100 Down to the fibres Technique Core not started
  10. D101 The fossa that keeps bleeding Rescue Advanced not started

Critical conditions

The fourteen critical conditions.

Renal Trauma 1 drill

  1. D80 The blush Decision Advanced not started

Iatrogenic bladder injury 6 drills

  1. D21 Fat in the base Recognition Core not started
  2. D22 Which side of the peritoneum Decision Advanced not started
  3. D38 The morcellator bites the bladder Rescue Crisis not started
  4. D41 Morcellation without a view Decision Advanced not started
  5. D85 Contrast round the bowel Recognition Core not started
  6. D96 The trocar in the bladder Recognition Core not started

Iatrogenic ureteric injury 5 drills

  1. D04 Fat where the lumen should be Rescue Advanced not started
  2. D09 The avulsion Rescue Crisis not started
  3. D10 The basket that will not come Prevention Advanced not started
  4. D83 A wet field on the sidewall Recognition Advanced not started
  5. D84 Hitch or flap Decision Advanced not started

Septic or shocked patient including infected obstructed kidney 1 drill

  1. D59 Pus at the orifice Decision Core not started

High Pressure Chronic Retention

No drill yet

Penile emergency (priapism or fracture) 2 drills

  1. D91 The tear in the tunica Recognition Advanced not started
  2. D92 When aspiration has failed Decision Advanced not started

Acute scrotum/torsion 1 drill

  1. D86 Black or dusky Decision Core not started

Ureteric obstruction 2 drills

  1. D57 Where the coil is Recognition Core not started
  2. D58 The stent nobody removed Decision Advanced not started

Pelvic fracture and urethral injury 1 drill

  1. D62 Blood at the meatus Decision Advanced not started

Fournier's Gangrene

No drill yet

TUR syndrome 2 drills

  1. D28 Through the capsule Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D34 Sixty minutes and a falling sodium Decision Advanced not started

Post TURP Bleeding 4 drills

  1. D30 The sinus Rescue Advanced not started
  2. D31 Find the arterial bleeder Decision Core not started
  3. D56 The catheter that blocks every hour Technique Core not started
  4. D101 The fossa that keeps bleeding Rescue Advanced not started

Spinal cord compression/injury/cauda equina including autonomic dysreflexia

No drill yet

The Acute Abdomen (to include PID, appendicitis, AAA, obstructed hernia)

No drill yet

Syllabus topics

Topics with at least one drill.

Management of Renal Stones 22 drills

  1. D01 The wire that is not there Recognition Core not started
  2. D02 Under the mucosa Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D03 The stone that will not let you past Decision Core not started
  4. D04 Fat where the lumen should be Rescue Advanced not started
  5. D05 The sheath that meets resistance Prevention Core not started
  6. D06 The view goes white Technique Core not started
  7. D07 The pelvis that will not stop growing Recognition Advanced not started
  8. D08 The stone goes home Decision Advanced not started
  9. D09 The avulsion Rescue Crisis not started
  10. D10 The basket that will not come Prevention Advanced not started
  11. D11 The needle in the neck Recognition Core not started
  12. D12 Wire in the pelvis, nowhere to go Decision Advanced not started
  13. D13 Into the chest Rescue Crisis not started
  14. D14 Bleeding through the sheath Rescue Crisis not started
  15. D15 That is not urothelium Recognition Advanced not started
  16. D16 Read the CT for the colon Prevention Core not started
  17. D17 Dilating past the calyx Technique Advanced not started
  18. D18 The sheath comes out Rescue Advanced not started
  19. D19 Contrast where it should not be Rescue Advanced not started
  20. D57 Where the coil is Recognition Core not started
  21. D58 The stent nobody removed Decision Advanced not started
  22. D59 Pus at the orifice Decision Core not started

Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction and stones 23 drills

  1. D01 The wire that is not there Recognition Core not started
  2. D02 Under the mucosa Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D03 The stone that will not let you past Decision Core not started
  4. D04 Fat where the lumen should be Rescue Advanced not started
  5. D05 The sheath that meets resistance Prevention Core not started
  6. D06 The view goes white Technique Core not started
  7. D07 The pelvis that will not stop growing Recognition Advanced not started
  8. D08 The stone goes home Decision Advanced not started
  9. D09 The avulsion Rescue Crisis not started
  10. D10 The basket that will not come Prevention Advanced not started
  11. D11 The needle in the neck Recognition Core not started
  12. D12 Wire in the pelvis, nowhere to go Decision Advanced not started
  13. D13 Into the chest Rescue Crisis not started
  14. D14 Bleeding through the sheath Rescue Crisis not started
  15. D15 That is not urothelium Recognition Advanced not started
  16. D16 Read the CT for the colon Prevention Core not started
  17. D17 Dilating past the calyx Technique Advanced not started
  18. D18 The sheath comes out Rescue Advanced not started
  19. D19 Contrast where it should not be Rescue Advanced not started
  20. D57 Where the coil is Recognition Core not started
  21. D58 The stent nobody removed Decision Advanced not started
  22. D59 Pus at the orifice Decision Core not started
  23. D81 The vessel in front of the junction Recognition Advanced not started

Management of Bladder Cancer 15 drills

  1. D20 The obturator kick Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D21 Fat in the base Recognition Core not started
  3. D22 Which side of the peritoneum Decision Advanced not started
  4. D23 Before the lateral wall Prevention Core not started
  5. D24 The bed that will not stop bleeding Technique Core not started
  6. D25 The orifice you cannot afford to lose Recognition Advanced not started
  7. D26 When to stop a big resection Decision Advanced not started
  8. D27 Muscle in the pot Technique Core not started
  9. D51 Which way is the trigone Recognition Core not started
  10. D52 The mouth of a diverticulum Recognition Core not started
  11. D65 Finding the left ureter Recognition Advanced not started
  12. D66 The nerve in the fossa Prevention Advanced not started
  13. D67 Which way the mesentery faces Technique Core not started
  14. D68 The dusky conduit Recognition Advanced not started
  15. D69 Bleeding behind the bladder Rescue Crisis not started

Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 18 drills

  1. D28 Through the capsule Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D29 The ridge that marks the limit Recognition Core not started
  3. D30 The sinus Rescue Advanced not started
  4. D31 Find the arterial bleeder Decision Core not started
  5. D32 Fibres mean stop Prevention Core not started
  6. D33 The view goes because the bladder is full Technique Advanced not started
  7. D34 Sixty minutes and a falling sodium Decision Advanced not started
  8. D35 Where is the orifice behind that lobe Recognition Core not started
  9. D36 The plane Recognition Core not started
  10. D37 The capsular vessel Rescue Advanced not started
  11. D38 The morcellator bites the bladder Rescue Crisis not started
  12. D39 Sparing the sphincter at the apex Prevention Core not started
  13. D40 The lobe on a thread Technique Advanced not started
  14. D41 Morcellation without a view Decision Advanced not started
  15. D98 Too close to the neck Recognition Core not started
  16. D99 Char, not vapour Recognition Advanced not started
  17. D100 Down to the fibres Technique Core not started
  18. D101 The fossa that keeps bleeding Rescue Advanced not started

Management of Renal Cancer 15 drills

  1. D42 Bleeding from the hilum Rescue Crisis not started
  2. D43 What the first look shows Rescue Advanced not started
  3. D44 Which way is the vein going Recognition Advanced not started
  4. D45 The clock and the clamp Decision Advanced not started
  5. D46 The gas that went the wrong way Rescue Crisis not started
  6. D48 The stapler that did not fire Rescue Crisis not started
  7. D49 The colon keeps falling in Technique Core not started
  8. D50 The thin wall over the cava Recognition Advanced not started
  9. D73 Clear fluid in the bed Recognition Advanced not started
  10. D74 Deeper than the scan Technique Core not started
  11. D75 The last centimetre of ureter Technique Advanced not started
  12. D76 Above the upper pole on the left Recognition Advanced not started
  13. D77 The vein behind the cava Recognition Advanced not started
  14. D78 Above the thrombus first Prevention Crisis not started
  15. D79 Length on the left renal vein Prevention Advanced not started

Management of Prostate Cancer 5 drills

  1. D47 The plane in front of the rectum Prevention Advanced not started
  2. D70 Orifices at the bladder neck Recognition Advanced not started
  3. D71 The dorsal vein Rescue Advanced not started
  4. D72 Which plane on which side Decision Advanced not started
  5. D102 The needle on the screen Recognition Core not started

Management of Testicular Cancer 1 drill

  1. D88 Cord first Prevention Core not started

Emergency Urology 11 drills

  1. D53 The catheter that stops at fifteen Recognition Core not started
  2. D54 Before the balloon Prevention Core not started
  3. D55 Two fingers above the pubis Prevention Advanced not started
  4. D56 The catheter that blocks every hour Technique Core not started
  5. D59 Pus at the orifice Decision Core not started
  6. D62 Blood at the meatus Decision Advanced not started
  7. D80 The blush Decision Advanced not started
  8. D85 Contrast round the bowel Recognition Core not started
  9. D86 Black or dusky Decision Core not started
  10. D91 The tear in the tunica Recognition Advanced not started
  11. D92 When aspiration has failed Decision Advanced not started

Management of urological infections 1 drill

  1. D59 Pus at the orifice Decision Core not started

Reconstruction of the bladder and ureter 3 drills

  1. D83 A wet field on the sidewall Recognition Advanced not started
  2. D84 Hitch or flap Decision Advanced not started
  3. D104 The dusky end of the ureter Recognition Advanced not started

Urethral reconstruction 5 drills

  1. D60 The pinhole Recognition Core not started
  2. D61 Deep enough Prevention Advanced not started
  3. D62 Blood at the meatus Decision Advanced not started
  4. D63 Where the scar starts Recognition Advanced not started
  5. D64 Which o'clock to cut Technique Advanced not started

Stress urinary incontinence in men and women 2 drills

  1. D95 The cuff that is too tight Prevention Advanced not started
  2. D96 The trocar in the bladder Recognition Core not started

Management of overactive bladder and urge incontinence 1 drill

  1. D97 The lead in S3 Recognition Advanced not started

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) 1 drill

  1. D93 No resistance on the right Prevention Advanced not started

Priapism 1 drill

  1. D92 When aspiration has failed Decision Advanced not started

Male Infertility 1 drill

  1. D87 The artery in the cord Recognition Advanced not started

Paediatric urology 3 drills

  1. D82 The valve Recognition Core not started
  2. D89 The cord that will not reach Technique Advanced not started
  3. D94 Straight or not Recognition Advanced not started

Structure follows the ISCP Urology Curriculum (4 August 2021). UrOops3D is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or integrated with ISCP, JCST or BAUS.