Surgery in Motion
Computed tomography angiogram to improve accuracy in renal surgery
Wednesday, 7 January 2009 – A study titled "Computed tomography angiogram: accuracy in renal surgery" indicated that computed tomography angiogram can provide accurate pre-operative renal vascular anatomy in terms of the number...
Edited by: ES
Novel combined graft technique in female-to-male reconstructive surgery
Tuesday, 28 October 2008 - Urethral reconstruction is the most difficult part in sex reassignment surgery in female transsexuals and it poses many challenges. Bizic M. and colleagues from Belgrade presented during the...
Edited by: JV
Adjustable Continence Therapy (ProACTTM): Evolution of the Surgical Technique and Comparison of the Original 50 Patients with the Most Recent 50 Patients at a Single Centre
Objectives: The desire for an adjustable surgery for male stress urinaryincontinence that avoids further surgery has produced a percutaneousadjustable device. The adjustable continence therapy (ProACTTM) consistsof two balloons,...
Authors: Hübner & Schlarp
Early Continence Recovery after Open Radical Prostatectomy with Restoration of the Posterior Aspect of the Rhabdosphincter
Objectives: We believe early incontinence after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is mainly due to the shortening of the sphincter’s anatomic and functional length as a result of caudal retraction of the urethral...
Authors: Rocco et al.
Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
We describe a surgical procedure for radical retropubic prostatectomies that we have used in a prospective series of 231 patients with localised prostate cancer (mean age 63 yr; range: 46–75 yr). Nervesparing was performed in 148...
Author: Christian Barre
Anatomy and Preservation of Accessory Pudendal Arteries in Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Objective: The incidence of laparoscopically diagnosed accessory pudendalarteries (APAs) varies depending on how proactive the surgeon is to findthem. Their preservation depends on their calibre and location. Our objectivewas to...
Authors: Secin et al.
Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Analysis of Results
Objectives: Contemporary techniques of radical prostatectomy achieve excellent oncologic outcomes; erectile dysfunction is the most common adverse effect. We have modified our technique of robotic radical prostatectomy (Vattikuti...
Authors: Menon et al.
Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Tumours: Acceleration and Facilitation of the Laparoscopic Technique
Objective: Present our surgical technique for and experience with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for renal tumours during warm ischaemia.Download article here
Authors: Hacker et al.
Ureteroscopic Laser Approach in Recurrent Ureteropelvic Junction Stenosis
Objectives: Endourological procedures are widely used for treating ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. Our aim was to establish the value of using laser retrograde endopyelotomy (REP) in cases with...
Authors: P. Geavlete, D. Georgescu, V. Mirciulescu, G. Niţă
Supra-ampullar Cystectomy and Ileal Neobladder
SAC with detubularised ileal orthotopic neobladder allows preservation of sexual function and maintenance of urinary continence in most patients, without compromising oncologic outcome. The key element is the very strict and...
Author(s): Carlo Terrone, et al.
