FEBU Part 1 study guide
FEBU Part 1 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The FEBU Part 1 is the written examination within the European Board Examinations in Urology, the route by which the EBU awards the Fellow of the European Board of Urology title. The EBU describes the FEBU title as a Mark of Quality, and its stated mission is to stimulate continuous improvement of standards in urological education, training and professional development in Europe. The FEBU Part 1 study guide has 10 sections and about 3,099 words.
01General urology and andrology: haematuria, LUTS and the male patient
General urology and andrology covers the office-based core: haematuria pathways, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), erectile dysfunction, male hypogonadism and male-factor infertility. Questions usually give a clinical scenario and ask for the next investigation, or why a plausible management option is wrong.
325 words, about 2 min02Uro-oncology: staging, risk stratification and treatment sequence
Staging, risk stratification and treatment sequence for prostate, kidney, bladder, testis and penile cancer. The commonest format is a scenario asking which single next step changes survival.
328 words, about 2 min03Stone disease and endourology: size, site and sepsis
Acute colic management, the size and site rules that determine intervention, stone composition, metabolic prevention, and complications of endourological procedures. First-line analgesia is an NSAID; non-contrast CT KUB is the imaging standard.
313 words, about 2 min04Functional urology and neurourology: symptoms, urodynamics and pressure control
Classification of incontinence and lower urinary tract dysfunction, the stepwise treatment ladder, urodynamic interpretation, and the renal risks of the neurogenic bladder. Overactive bladder is urgency, frequency and nocturia with or without urgency incontinence.
307 words, about 2 min05Paediatric urology: antenatal findings, infection imaging and surgical timing
Antenatal hydronephrosis pathways, imaging after childhood urinary infection, timing of elective surgery in congenital anomalies, and the emergencies that must not be delayed. Antenatal hydronephrosis is graded and reassessed after birth; repeat ultrasound is usually done after 48 to 72 hours because very early scans underestimate dilatation.
305 words, about 2 min06Trauma and reconstructive urology: grading, drainage and delayed repair
Imaging and decision-making in blunt and penetrating trauma to the kidney, bladder and urethra, plus reconstructive options for stricture disease and ureteric injury. Renal trauma is graded I to V on CT with delayed phases.
312 words, about 2 min07Urological infections and inflammatory disease: classify, image, drain
Classification and empirical treatment of urinary infection, the inflammatory mimics, and the urological emergencies of infection. Separate uncomplicated from complicated infection.
303 words, about 2 min08Renal transplantation and renal failure: staging, immunosuppression and graft dysfunction
Staging of chronic kidney disease, indications for renal replacement therapy, transplant work-up and immunosuppression, and the diagnosis of post-transplant dysfunction. Chronic kidney disease is staged on eGFR and albuminuria; acute kidney injury is staged on creatinine rise and urine output.
274 words, about 1 min09Emergency urology: the six-hour decisions
Time-critical decisions: torsion, obstructed infected kidney, priapism, acute retention and the acute scrotum. The examiner wants the next action, not a differential list.
299 words, about 1 min10Basic sciences relevant to urology: anatomy, physiology, embryology, pathology
Applied anatomy, physiology, embryology and pathology that explain clinical findings. Questions are usually short and factual.
333 words, about 2 min