Persistent Anticoagulant Activity in Patients Stopping Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Therapy Before Surgery
Monday, 26 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Patients on warfarin therapy are frequently switched to low-molecular-weight heparin before surgery as part of "bridging therapy".
read more
|
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for a Single System Ectopic Ureter Draining a Small, Dysplastic and Poorly Functioning Kidney in Children
Thursday, 22 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This article from Korea assesses the efficacy of laparoscopic nephrectomy for a single system ectopic ureter draining a dysplastic kidney in the pediatric population.
read more
|
European Urology - Are We Entering the Era of Truly Minimally Invasive Destructive Techniques for the Treatment of Urologic Tumours and Will These Therapies Stay in Urologists’ Hands?
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 296-298 (February 2007) When I was young, I had the good fortune to have a renowned paediatrician as one of my mentors. He was a source of a number of important axioms of life that I have found useful over the years, but the rather depressing “the graveyards are full of indispensable people,” which tended to put all life into perspective, and the important insight that at any one point in time the majority of medical practice is actually suboptimal as new and better therapies are currently available, is one that seems to have only grown in importance during my career.
read more
|
European Urology - Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Analysis of Results
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 648-658 (March 2007) Abstract - Objectives: Contemporary techniques of radical prostatectomy achieve excellent oncologic outcomes; erectile dysfunction is the most common adverse effect.
read more
|
The Current Role of Medical Simulation in American Urological Residency Training Programs: An Assessment by Program Directors
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The interest in simulation-based medical education is increasing particularly for high-reliability teams such as in the operating room, emergency room, and intensive care unit.
read more
|
Reported Failures of the Polymer Self-Locking (Hem-O-Lok) Clip: Review of Data from the Food and Drug Administration
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Anyone involved with laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies was aware of the directive from Weck Closure Systems advising against the use of their Hem-o-lok, non-absorbable polymer clip for management of the renal hilar vessels.
read more
|
Characterization and Management of Postoperative Hemorrhage Following Upper Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Surgery
Friday, 09 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Post-operative hemorrhage remains a dreaded complication of retroperitoneal surgery, be it open or laparoscopic. The anxiety of watching the vital signs and laboratory parameters of a patient who placed themselves in your care can be overwhelming and at times paralyzing.
read more
|
Progression of Renal Tumors after Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation
Tuesday, 06 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Energy ablative strategies such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are gaining increasing acceptance as viable minimally invasive alternatives to open and laparoscopic surgeries for small renal masses.
read more
|
European Urology - Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Tumours: Acceleration and Facilitation of the Laparoscopic Technique
Tuesday, 06 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 358-365 (February 2007) Abstract - Objective: Present our surgical technique for and experience with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for renal tumours during warm ischaemia.
read more
|
European Urology - Da Vinci-Assisted Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Technique and Results at a Mean of 15 Months of Follow-Up
Thursday, 01 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 186-192 (January 2007) 1. Introduction: The widespread use of computed tomography as a diagnostic procedure has led to an increase in the detection of small asymptomatic renal masses. Partial nephrectomy is the standard of care for the treatment of these tumours and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy is gaining acceptance as the preferred approach [1], [2].
read more
|
European Urology - Preservation of the Puboprostatic Collar and Puboperineoplasty for Early Recovery of Urinary Continence after Robotic Prostatectomy: Anatomic Basis and Preliminary Outcomes
Thursday, 01 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 433-440 (February 2007)
Abstract -
Objectives:
The aims of the present study are to prove the hypothesis that the preservation of the puboprostatic collar and puboperineoplasty contribute to the early recovery of urinary continence after robotic radical prostatectomy.
read more
|
European Urology - Uterus, Fallopian Tube, Ovary and Vagina-Sparing Laparoscopic Cystectomy: Technical Description and Results
Thursday, 01 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 441-446 (February 2007)
Abstract -
Objectives:
The purpose of our study was to demonstrate, describe, and assess the results of the technique of laparoscopic cystectomy sparing the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and vagina.
read more
|
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Incidental Stage PT2 or Worse Tumors
Monday, 29 January 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The indications for partial nephrectomy have undergone a significant transformation in the last several years.
read more
|
UroToday.com Announces New Endourological Intervention: Left Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Sunday, 28 January 2007
BERKELEY, CA - UroToday.com announced today the addition of a new surgical video to the Urologic Surgical Interventions Corner.
read more
|
Short-Term Impact of a Laparoscopic “Mini-Residency” Experience on Postgraduate Urologists’ Practice Patterns
Thursday, 18 January 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - "A difference to be a difference must make a difference" was attributed to Gertrude Stein. The goal of all teaching and training is to develop this "higher" level of knowledge or skill, but not all efforts to instruct result in an effective difference.
read more
|
Laparoscopic & Robotic 
