Ureteroscopy for Urinary Calculi
Fig. 29.1 Schematic diagram showing the positions of the surgical team, equipments and the patient (Modified with permission from Lopez and Duffy [34]) Cystoscopy is done to evaluate the bladder…
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Principles of Fragmentation Techniques
Complications Incidence (%) Renal colic 2–19 Fever 0.8–8.5 Urinary tract infection 1.2–7.7 Stone street 1.1–17.4 Urethral stone <1 Dermal ecchymosis/bruises 0–100 Perirenal hematoma <1 Enteric wall hematoma <1 Gross hematuria…
Laparoscopic-Assisted Bladder Reconstruction
Fig. 16.1 Port placement for laparoscopic-assisted bladder augmentation using three ports While there is no ideal bowel segment for augmentation cystoplasty, ileum is clearly the most common segment utilized due…
Operative Pneumovesicoscopy
Fig. 12.1 Principle of ureteral reimplantation under pneumovesicoscopy 1. To insufflate the bladder with a gas (carbon dioxide) that allows creation of a working space equal to the bladder capacity…
Laparoscopy in Children: Basic Principles
Fig. 1.1 Beaver handle with a no. 69 blade Retroperitoneal Approach This approach may be performed with the patient in either a prone, lateral, or even supine position. The approach…
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
(1) Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, IL, USA (2) Comer Children’s Hospital, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Abstract…
Ergonomics of Laparoscopy
and Hiep T. Nguyen1, 2, 3 (1) Department of Urology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Department of Surgery (Urology), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (3) Innovative Urological Technology, Boston…
Excision of Prostatic Utricle
Fig. 15.1 Port placement for excision of prostatic utricle using four ports The ureters and vas deferens are identified. The peritoneal reflection is incised transversely posterior to the bladder. A…
Learning Curves, Costs, and Practical Considerations
Fig. 5.1 Patient positioning for left-sided pyeloplasty with bed turned towards the robot For example, when doing left- or right-sided pyeloplasties, we keep the three robotic components in roughly the…
Bladder Diverticulectomy
Fig. 14.1 Port placement for bladder diverticulectomy using three ports The ureters, and vas deferens in males, are identified and the bladder is mobilized to expose the diverticulum. A hitch…
