ESOU 2022: Complications and Management of Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

(UroToday.com) In a podium presentation in the ESU-ESOU-ERUS session at the 19th Meeting of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology, Dr. Harke presented on complications following robotic assisted partial nephrectomy, along with their management. To begin, she highlighted the importance of a structured approach to assessing surgical complications. In 2004, Dindo published the classification of surgical […]

ESOU 2022: Neoadjuvant Treatments before Radical Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Developments and Challenges

(UroToday.com) The 2022 EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) Annual Meeting included a session on locally advanced and oligometastatic prostate cancer and a presentation by Dr. Mary-Ellen Taplin discussing neoadjuvant treatments before radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer. Dr. Taplin notes that ~15% of patients present with localized high-risk prostate cancer, which may be life-threatening to […]

ESOU 2022: Robotic Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approach: When and How

(UroToday.com) In a podium presentation in the ESU-ESOU-ERUS session at the 19th Meeting of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology, Dr. Nina Harke presented on considerations for choosing transperitoneal or retroperitoneal approaches for robotic partial nephrectomy. As is often done, she highlighted current guideline recommendations in this space. In Europe, the guidelines are non-comital with a […]

ESOU 2022: Functional Results Following Partial Nephrectomy; Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease Consequences: A New Perspective

(UroToday.com) In a podium presentation in the ESU-ESOU-ERUS session at the 19th Meeting of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology, Dr. Andrea Minervini discussed functional results following partial nephrectomy. He began by emphasizing that the goal of nephron sparing surgery is to provide an oncologically rigorous operation with low perioperative morbidity and limited renal functional damage.

ESOU 2022: Management of Indeterminate Testicular Masses

(UroToday.com) The 2022 EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) Annual Meeting included a session on the early detection and personalized management of testis cancer and a presentation by Dr. Asif Muneer discussing the management of indeterminate testicular masses. Dr. Muneer notes that the traditional dogma of testicular mass management is “when in doubt, take it out” […]

ESOU 2022: Stage II Seminoma: What Is the Role for Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection?

(UroToday.com) The 2022 EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) Annual Meeting included a session on the early detection and personalized management of testis cancer and a presentation by Dr. Sia Daneshmand discussing the role of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in stage II seminoma. Chemotherapy or radiotherapy are standard treatments for stage II seminoma, though they […]

ESOU 2022: En Bloc Resection in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Where Do We Stand?

(UroToday.com) The 2022 EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) Annual Meeting included a session on urothelial cancer and a presentation by Dr. Alberto Breda discussing the utilization of en bloc resection in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). En bloc resection of bladder tumors has been hypothesized to lead to better pathological specimens, shorter operative and catheterization […]

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