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UroToday's Laparoscopic & Robotic section is a repository of the clinical publications, clinical trials and investigative science pertaining to the use of laparoscopic and robotic technologies. Also available are conference coverage for all timely laparoscopic and robotic science, audio podcasts and downloadable slides from UroToday's slide library.

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WCE 2009 - Increased positive surgical margin rate of laparoscopic radical prostatectomies performed in July and August - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In this abstract the authors look at the role of the assistant in affecting surgical outcomes, by evaluating the positive margin rate by the month of the academic year for laparoscopic radical prostatectomies done by a single surgeon.
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WCE 2009 - Pre-operative urinary function inﬂuences patient reported satisfaction and regret following robotic radical prostatectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In this study, the authors look at factors that affect early postoperative satisfaction and regret after robotic prostatectomy,
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WCE 2009 - Staging implications of anterior prostatic fat pad excision during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - This abstract looks at the clinical significance of lymph nodes found in anterior prostatic fat.
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WCE 2009 - A randomized, double-blinded trial of ketorolac in addition to narcotic patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) following laparoscopic donor nephrectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Concern continues in many circles about the use of ketorolac (i.e. Toradol) in the immediate postoperative period after nephrectomy.
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WCE 2009 - Moderated Poster Session: Laparoscopy-Kidney 1 - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In both of these studies, the first a multi-institutional study of 401 laparoscopic partial nephrectomy patients and the second, a single institution study of 51 laparoscopic partial nephrectomy patients, warm ischemia up to 30 minutes was well tolerated.
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WCE 2009 - Predicting oncological outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic nephroureterectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In the largest single institution review consisting of 217 patients undergoing laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper tract transitional cell cancer,
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WCE 2009 - Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy for nodal recurrence following radical prostatectomy: The role of integrated 18F-choline PET-CT - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - A group from Italy presented an interesting study looking at the role of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy for nodal recurrence following radical prostatectomy (RP) and the staging role of 18F-Choline PET-CT in this setting.
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WCE 2009 - Oncologic outcomes of surgical margin positive patients following partial nephrectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - With the majority of renal masses now being detected radiologically as an incidental finding, the role of nephron-sparing surgery for renal carcinoma has increased.
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WCE 2009 - Open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy: Comparison of early outcomes and cost - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - The adoption of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (RALP) into the uro-oncologists armamentarium has been relatively rapid, particularly in the United States.
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WCE 2009 - Margin analysis of robot assisted partial nephrectomy and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Robotic assistance for laparoscopic partial nephrectomy may allow more surgeons to perform this technically demanding procedure.
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WCE 2009 - Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) versus conventional laparoscopic donor nephrectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 19 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In this moderated poster session, we got yet another taste of how our field is becoming even more minimally invasive in order to improve patient outcomes.
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Transperitoneal laparoscopic prostatectomy does not increase small bowel within target volume for postoperative radiotherapy - Abstract
Monday, 19 October 2009
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Robotic management of complicated ureteropelvic junction obstruction - Abstract
Friday, 16 October 2009
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
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WCE 2009 - Basic Research Forum: Laparoscopy - Session Highlights
Thursday, 15 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - The advantages of nephron sparing management of localized renal tumors is well recognized for the improved long term renal function of patients while providing an equivalent oncologic outcome compared to radical nephrectomy.
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AUA MA 2009 - Pelvic lymph node dissection is associated with venous thrombo-embolism risk during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - Session Highlights
Monday, 12 October 2009
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, USA (UroToday.com) - Venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) is a potentially lethal complication of radical prostatectomy.
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Focus on Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

Focus on Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery condenses a selection of compelling and relevant science - on topic and chosen by the UroToday.com editorial staff.

View a surgical video of a right laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, presented in four parts, by Ralph V. Clayman, MD, Professor of Urology, University of California at Irvine.

View a surgical video of a left partial laparoscopic nephrectomy, presented in three parts, by Louis R. Kavoussi, MD, Professor of Urology and Ardeshir R. Rastinehad, DO, Resident in Urology, The Institute of Urology at the North Shore LIJ Health System.

View a surgical video of a laparoscopic pyeloplasty performed by Jaime Landman, MD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Columbia University Dept. of Urology