Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) The topic of Part II of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons (SURS) was prostate and bladder surgery. Dr. Ali Abdel-Raheem opened the session by discussing robotic radical prostatectomy tips for good functional outcomes. He overviewed preservation techniques and their effects on continence and potency. Preserving the neurovascular […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) In her poster presentation, Dr. Sara Best presented her team’s work on creating a cost-effective ureteroscopic trainer for students interested in refining their flexible ureteroscopy skills outside of the lab. She mentioned that many models currently exist for practicing flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) outside of the operating room, ranging […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) Dr. Matthew Gettman concluded the “New Technology” Plenary Session this morning at the World Congress of Endourology (WCE) with a presentation discussing advancements in magnetic instrumentation in the field of laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery. He mentioned that there are a number of opportunities (or areas of improvement) currently […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) Dr. Marshall Stoller, Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), presented on the importance of looking outside of urology to help answer clinical questions. He mentioned the lack of innovation in medications used to treat kidney stones over the past 25 years. Given this, he […]
The article “Temporal changes in survival in men with de novo metastatic prostate cancer: Nationwide population-based study,” describes the survival of patients with de novo metastatic prostate cancer in the period 1998 – 2016 in the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) of Sweden. Between the period 1998 – 2001 and 2010 – 2015, median survival […]
Petros Grivas: Hello, I’m Petros Grivas, I’m a medical oncologist at the University of Washington. I’m an Associate Professor and Clinical Director of the Genitourinary Cancers Program at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. And I’m really honored today to host Dr. Neeraj Agarwal who is a Professor of Medicine at Huntsman […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) Dr. Bhaskar K. Somani, a urologist from the University Hospital of Southampton, spoke at the World Congress of Endourology’s ESUT-EULIS Joint Session on Tuesday regarding how the management of 1-2cm renal stones depends largely on an individual’s unique stone properties. Stone locations, volumes, and morphologies vary from person […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Jens Rassweiler replaced Dr. Ali Serdar Goezen for this presentation as Dr. Goezen was not able to make the World Congress of Endourology this year. Dr. Rassweiler spoke about advancements that are being made in imaging modalities in the field of ureteroscopy, laparoscopy, and minimally invasive robotic surgery. […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) Dr. Mohammed Shahait presented on their experience with bladder neck sparing robot-assisted simple prostatectomy. The goal of this approach was to reduce complications such as retrograde ejaculation, bladder neck contracture, and transient urinary incontinence compared with an open approach. Between 2015 to 2018, a total of 30 consecutive […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (UroToday.com) Dr. Mohammed Shahait presented on their experience with bladder neck sparing robot-assisted simple prostatectomy. The goal of this approach was to reduce complications such as retrograde ejaculation, bladder neck contracture, and transient urinary incontinence compared with an open approach. Between 2015 to 2018, a total of 30 consecutive […]
