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Challenging cases in hypospadias surgery require expertise |
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MILAN - Challenging cases and trouble-shooting procedures in hypospadias were presented in a supplemental symposium in the last day of the 23rd European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Congress held in Milan, Italy. Dr. Emilio Merlini stressed a specialist surgeon’s ‘dedicated interest’ in hypospadias surgery as occupying a vital role in the success of a difficult procedure.
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Gene Therapy: A real alternative to conventional treatments for prostate cancer? |
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MILAN - Use of gene therapy as a clinical technique has fallen into disregard recently, mainly because of adverse effects and a lack of long term efficacy. Norman Maitland, Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of York, UK, gave a state-of-the-art lecture on gene therapy for prostate cancer.
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Prostate cancer: Family care for patients and spouses |
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The 23rd annual meeting of the EAU was a success for European Association of Urological Nurses (EAUN). 273 participants registered at this congress and attended the state-of-the-art sessions presented in Milan. For instance prof. Laurel Northouse from the University of Michigan lectured on prostate cancer:
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Robotics will dominate but new surgical manipulators are on the rise
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MILAN - In a state-of-the-art lecture on ‘Surgical manipulators: an alternative to the robot?’ presented at the last day of the 23rd EAU Annual Congress in Milan, Italy, Dr. Ingolf Tuerk said there is an array of new surgical manipulators that are less costly than surgical robots but the latter will still dominate since it affords a shorter learning curve and provides a precision still unmatched by conventional laparoscopic devices.
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See you in Stockholm 2009! |
| MILAN - The souvenir session organized by the EAU Scientific Congress Office ended this year's annual meeting. For the first time in EAU history, more than 13,000 attendants were registered. Urologists also appreciated the social programme beginning with the opening on Wednesday and ending with the EAU evening in the East End Studios. Also the nurses were satisfied with their EAUN meeting attracting 273 nurses from many European countries.
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Psychological aspects in meeting with prostate cancer patients |
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When two people meet, a communication arises. This communication is only to a minor part created by the words spoken. The major part is built up by body language, “vibrations” and “interpersonal chemistry”.
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