ABSTRACT

To recognise and understand: • Important congenital abnormalities of the upper urinary tract • Important cystic diseases of the kidney • The management of sepsis in the upper urinary tract • The pathophysiology of renal stone formation • The management of urinary tract calculi • The aetiology, presentation and surgical management of obstruction to the upper urinary tract • The management of open and closed trauma to the kidney and ureter • Important renal neoplasms and their presentation • Surgery of upper urinary tract tumours