Patient Position and Operative Duration Increase the Risk of Skin Breakdown After Renal and Adrenal Surgery
Thursday, 23 September 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Skin breakdown after surgery is a significant problem for both the patient and surgeon. Understanding the risk factors for post surgical skin breakdown will help to minimize this complication.
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Even Mild Renal Disease Raises Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Problems
Thursday, 23 September 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Renal disease need not be severe to cause considerable morbidity and mortality, according to the findings from two studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine for September 23.
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Fournier?s Gangrene Severity Index Good at Evaluating Therapeutic Options and Predicting Outcomes
Wednesday, 22 September 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Fournier's gangrene, despite modern intensive care techniques and medical therapy, still caries significant morbidity, and a mortality that reaches 30-50% in some series.
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Anaphylaxis Associated with Cidex OPA Disinfectant Use on Scopes
Tuesday, 21 September 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Several cases of anaphylaxis or other allergic reactions have been seen in patients following cystoscopy with instruments disinfected with Cidex ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA), according to a report in the August Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Virtual Ureteroscopy Predicts Ureteroscopic Proficiency of Medical Students on a Cadaver
Friday, 03 September 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Initiated by Preminger and colleagues and recently expanded by a group of urologists including John Denstedt, Peggy Pearle, and Elspeth McDougall, in collaboration with Symbionix, virtual ureteroscopy is coming to a surgical arcade near you.
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BJUI Mini Reviews - Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion: Fad or Future?
Wednesday, 01 September 2004
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Compression Stockings Help Prevent Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
Wednesday, 18 August 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using below-knee elastic compression stockings after a proximal DVT can reduce the rate of post-thrombotic syndrome by about 50%, according to a report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine for August 17th.
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Management of Secondary Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction After Failed Primary Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Monday, 16 August 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The investigators at Johns Hopkins have one of the largest,
single-center experiences with laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
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Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Training for Postgraduate Urologists: The Role of Mentoring
Friday, 13 August 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - It is well recognized that weekend courses alone do not provide
community urologists with the necessary skills and confidence to incorporate laparoscopic renal
surgery into their clinical practice.
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BJUI Mini Reviews - Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma: A Critical Appraisal
Sunday, 01 August 2004
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BJUI Mini Reviews - Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: The First Decade
Sunday, 01 August 2004
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Distinguishing Stent From Stone: Use of Bone Windows
Friday, 16 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - This is a very handy piece of information. When viewing a CT scan on the computer, you can,
with the click of the mouse, select for ?bone? windows which will give you the view about which
these authors have written.
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HALS in Urology: A 5-Year Critical Update
Wednesday, 14 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - In this special issue of the Journal of Endourology, the
editors provide 13 articles all dealing with the basic set up and performance of hand-assisted
laparoscopic surgery.
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New Surgical Technique Could Redefine "Minimally Invasive"
Thursday, 08 July 2004
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new surgical technique could offer a way to treat gastrointestinal diseases that, unlike minimally invasive laparoscopic approaches, does not require any skin incisions, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Tumor Seeding in Urological Laparoscopy: An International Survey
Friday, 02 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - In this 19 institution survey, the authors focused on
laparoscopic oncology. They collected 2,604 radical nephrectomies (40% were morcellated),
555 partial nephrectomies, 559 nephroureterectomies, 3,665 radical prostatectomies, 1,869
pelvic lymph node dissections and 479 retroperitoneal lymph node dissections.
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