Penile Ultrasound
This concept of a Doppler shift is used to measure blood flow velocity whereby the shift in sound-wave frequency is detected by the ultrasound transducer after encountering active blood flow….
History of Ultrasound
Fig. 1 Penile blood flow scoring system devised by Malvar et al. [24]. Each artery was evaluated. 0 points were given for “no flow,” 1 point for a “low pitched…
Urology Ultrasound Practice Accreditation
Physicians performing and/or interpreting diagnostic examinations should meet at least one of the following criteria Completion of an approved urologic residency which includes training in ultrasound since July 1, 2009…
Variations in Surgical Approach: Partial Cystectomy, Vaginal-Sparing, and Prostate-Sparing
Fig. 8.1 Laparoscopic circumscription (a) of the tumor under endoscopic guidance (b) Cautery lines are kept superficial until four 2–0 vicryl stay sutures have been placed lateral to the proposed…
Robot-Assisted Anterior Pelvic Exenteration for Bladder Cancer in the Female
Fig. 7.1 Port placement including robotic ports (red) (a) and assistant ports (green) (b) Fig. 7.2 Dissection (a) and bipolar fulguration and division (b) of ovarian pedicles (IP ligament) Procedural…
Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: Room Setup, Patient Positioning, Instrumentation, and Anesthetic Considerations
Fig. 4.1 Room monitors. (a) Demonstrated the assistant on the patient’s right-hand side with a monitor directly across from their position to prevent neck and trunk torque during the case….
Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion
Fig. 10.1 The 6-cm incision provides excellent exposure of small bowel for neobladder reconstruction Once the neobladder is complete, we estimate the most dependent portion where we think the urethra…
Future Directions in Robotic Surgery for Bladder Cancer
, Muhammad Shamim Khan1 and Prokar Dasgupta2 (1) Department of Urology, Kings College London, Kings Health Partners, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, UK (2) Kings College London, Kings Health Partners, Guy’s Hospital,…
Intracorporeal Ileal Neobladder
Robotic (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) Laparoscopic Three 8 mm robotic ports Two 12 mm ports Hot Shears™ (Monopolar Curved Scissors) One 15 mm port Maryland™ Bipolar Forceps One 5…
Robot-Assisted Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit
Robotic Cadière forceps Small grasping retractor Additional Pre-cut suture (15–20 cm) Endovascular stapler with vascular and small bowel loads—60 mm Laparoscopic babcock 4-0 absorbable monofilament suture 4-0 equivalent barbed suture…
