Fig. 15.1 Hydrodissection utilizing iodinated contrast medium during percutaneous renal cryoablation allows for safe mobilization of adjacent organs (a and b) Displacement of the colon (c) using hydrodissection with iodinated…
Fig. 1.1 Clio, Muse of History, 1800. Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). Oil on canvas; framed: 290 × 192.4 × 6.9 cm unframed: 273 × 176 cm The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase…
Fig. 12.1 Dr. Arthur Smith, the Father of Endourology Dr. Smith’s collaboration with Kurt Amplatz, an interventional radiologist and medical inventor, would lead to numerous innovations which would further advance…
Fig. 24.1 The most investigated nanoparticles include Iron Oxide, Liposomes, Gold nanoshells, and carbon nanotubes Imaging Contemporary imaging like MRI and CT has already improved our ability to detect anatomical…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Sutchin R. Patel, Michael E. Moran and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)The History of Technologic Advancements in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_27 27. Future Directions Sutchin R. Patel1 , Michael E. Moran2 and Stephen Y. Nakada1 (1) Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin…
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Fig. 9.1 Microsecond flash photography showing plasma and acoustic wave generation by a flashlamp pumped tunable dye laser at 504 nm [14] Watson and Wickham performed the first in vivo…
Fig. 10.1 Time line of laser development. Outline of laser conception to current clinical use Laser Developments While numerous lasers have been develop since the 1960s, both for clinical and…
Year Procedure Approach References 2006 Appendectomy Transgastric Rao & Reddy [13] 2007 Cholecystectomy Transvaginal Zorron et al. [14] 2008 Colectomy Transvaginal Lacy et al. [15] 2008 Peritoneoscopy Transgastric Hazey et…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Sutchin R. Patel, Michael E. Moran and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)The History of Technologic Advancements in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_18 18. History of Laparoscopic Renal Surgery Louis R. Kavoussi1 (1) Smith Institute for Urology, Hofstra Northwell…
