WCE 2008 - Perioperative Morbidity of Laparoscopic Cryoablation of Small Renal Masses with Third Generation Cryoprobes
Friday, 05 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The increasing use of ablative treatments for small renal masses has been advocated to decrease operative and perimorbidity.
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WCE 2008 - Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Versus Laparoscopic Cryoablation for Multiple Ipsilateral Renal Tumors - Highlights
Friday, 05 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - This study looked at the minimally invasive management of multiple ispilateral tumors at a single session using either laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) or laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA).
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WCE 2008 - Comparison of Perioperative Outcome and Short-Term Measures of Convalescence Between Single Incision (SILS) and Conventional Laparoscopic Nephrectomy - Highlights
Friday, 05 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The entire Moderated Poster Session 18 was dominated by abstracts on clinical LESS (Laparoendoscopic single site surgery) and animal NOTES (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery).
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WCE 2008 - Optimising Mucosal Coaptation During Vesicourethral Anastomosis Construction: Effect of Anatomic Restoration Technique on Stricture and Leak Rates in 1219 Patients - Highlights
Friday, 05 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Much has recently been written on reconstruction prior to performing the vesicourethral anastomosis in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).
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WCE 2008 - Single Port Transvesical Enucleation of the Prostate (STEP) - Highlights
Friday, 05 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Using a single port device (i.e. “R” port) implanted into the bladder under cystoscopic guidance, the authors created a pneumovesicum and proceeded to perform a simple prostatectomy using electrocautery and ultrasonic energy.
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WCE 2008 - Does Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Secondary to Crossing Vessel Necessitate Transposition? The Robotic Experience - Highlights
Thursday, 04 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Transposition of the crossing vessel during dismembered pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction has been considered mandatory in adult patients.
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WCE 2008 - Outcomes of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy According to Body Mass Index and Stone Burden - Highlights
Thursday, 04 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The link between obesity and stone disease is well documented, as is the fact that obesity places surgical patients at a greater risk of minor and major complications.
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WCE 2008 - Percutaneous Renal Cryoablation: Are Tumors Larger than 3 cm Associated with Increased Complications? - Highlights
Thursday, 04 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Cryoablation has been primarily used for small (~2 cm) renal masses.
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WCE 2008 - The Impact of Surgical Delay on Renal Mass Interval Growth Based on Preoperative Imaging and Final Pathological Specimen - Highlights
Thursday, 04 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The impact of delaying surgery for renal tumors is still unknown.
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WCE 2008 - Robotic Cystectomy Reduces Post Operative Complication Compared to Open Cystectomy - Highlights
Thursday, 04 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Open cystectomy is known to have substantial morbidity, with major complication rates of 25-65% depending on the report and the complication reporting system used.
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WCE 2008 - CyberKnife® Radiosurgical Ablation of Primary Renal Tumors - Highlights
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - In the largest study to date of renal tumors treated using CyberKnife® technology (195 separate 15 mm x-ray beams), 14 patients with an average tumor size of 4.1 cm (1.7-6.3 cm) were treated in three settings to a total of 21Gy.
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WCE 2008 - Renal Function Changes After Laparoscopic Partial, Radical and Donor Nephrectomy - Highlights
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - A group from the Cleveland Clinic presented a large series of patients who had undergone either a laparoscopic radical (n=374), partial (n=512) or donor (n=434) nephrectomy
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WCE 2008 - The Use of a Doppler Ultrasound Probe During Vascular Dissection in Laparoscopic Renal Surgery - Highlights
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - A new tool to make laparoscopic renal surgery easier may be this 5 mm 8MHz Doppler probe (Vascular Technology, Nashua, NH) which can be used to rapidly identify the renal hilar vessels.
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WCE 2008 - Critical Evaluation of Histopathologic Differences Between Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP) and Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy Specimens (RRP) - Highlights
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The rise of robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) has brought into question the potential advantages of RALP vs. open radical prostatectomy (RRP) in terms of obtaining adequate surgical margins.
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WCE 2008 - Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for Patients with High Risk Prostate Cancer: Is there a Role? - Highlights
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RLRP) has grown in popularity over the past few years and large volume surgeons are now starting to report their experience with more difficult cases.
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WCE 2008 - Effect of Prostate Size on Functional and Oncological Outcomes After Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy - Highlights
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - In this session, Dr. Mutlu Ates presented data on the relationship between prostate size and oncologic outcomes.
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WCE 2008 - Management of Postoperative Arteriovenous Fistula after Partial Nephrectomy - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Thorsten Bach from Germany reviewed his group's experience with 310 consecutive partial nephrectomies (open or laparoscopic).
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WCE 2008 - Comparison of Renal Function Outcomes Following Retrograde Endopyelotomy and Open or Laparoscopic Pyeoplasty - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - This study evaluated renal functional outcomes following retrograde endopyelotomy vs. pyeloplasty (open and laparoscopic).
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WCE 2008 - Flexible Robotic Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy for Renal Calculi: Initial Clinical Experience - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - A group from the Cleveland Clinic presented their initial clinical experiences using a novel flexible robotic platform to perform ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy.
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WCE 2008 - The Impact of Laparoscopic Experience on Open Surgical Technique and Surgeon’s Confidence: An International Study - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Laparoscopy is a technique, not a discipline.
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WCE 2008 - The Use of a Novel Thermosensitive Polymer (BackStop™) to Prevent Ureteric Stone Retropulsion During Intracorporeal Lithotripsy - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The International Backdrop Study Group presented their initial clinical experience using a novel reverse thermosensitive water soluble polymer
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WCE 2008 - Influence of Continence and Potency Definitions on "Trifecta" Outcomes: Two Year Follow-up after Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The ever increasing use of robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy garners increased scrutiny of clinical outcomes data.
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WCE 2008 - Impact of Accessory Pudendal Arteries on Potency Following Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Sacrificing accessory pudendal arteries (APAs) is a controversial source of concern for impotency following radical prostatectomy.
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WCE 2008 - Suturing vs. Stapling of the Dorsal Venous Complex, Does it Matter? - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Several methods now exist for control of the dorsal venous complex during a robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).
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WCE 2008 - Hypothermic Nerve Sparing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Rationale, Feasibility, and Impact on Early Continence - Highlights
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Hypothermia is currently used for many medical applications.
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WCE 2008 - Laparoscopic Experience Correlates with Differential Functional Brain Activation - Highlights
Monday, 01 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The group at Long Island Jewish Medical Center attempted to correlate functional brain activation with the degree of laparoscopic experience by measuring changes in regional cerebral blood flow on PET scanning while the surgeons performed various surgical technique tasks.
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WCE 2008 - Validation of a Novel Virtual Reality Robotic Simulator - Highlights
Monday, 01 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Simulation may provide a very feasible teaching strategy for acquiring the surgical skills required during live robotic-assisted procedures.
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WCE 2008 - The Incidence of Hand Problems Among Endourologists: Complications from Prolonged Flexible Ureteroscopy - Highlights
Monday, 01 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - The rise of complex endourological procedures involving longer operative times can cause the surgeon upper extremity fatigue and injury from repetitive motion.
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WCE 2008 - In Calcium Oxalate Stone Formers, Unattached Stones Show Evidence of Having Originated as Attached Stones on Randall’s Plaque: A Micro CT Study - Highlights
Monday, 01 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - In a follow up to a recent report showing that many calcium oxalate stones develop attached to Randall’s plaque, Dr. N. L. Miller et al. showed that even the unattached stones have a calcium phosphate region within the stone - an interstitial hydroxylapatite remnant of the original Randall’s plaque.
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WCE 2008 - Erythropoietin Induced Optimization of Renal Function after Warm Ischemia - Highlights
Monday, 01 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - Prolonged warm ischemia may cause irreversible reperfusion injury to the remaining renal moiety after unclamping the renal vessels during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
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WCE 2008 - Effects on Renal Function Evaluating Full and Segmental Clamping of the Renal Artery - Highlights
Monday, 01 December 2008
SHANGHAI, CHINA (UroToday.com) - To preserve post-operative renal function, decreasing warm ischemia time is a goal for all surgeons performing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
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