Abstract Successful pediatric urologic surgery requires careful consideration of many aspects of the perioperative period. In this chapter we review important aspects of the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative period. Preoperatively…
Abstract With improvements in optics and miniaturization of technology, endoscopic urologic procedures in children have advanced tremendously over the last few decades. Surgeries have become more precise, and smaller instruments…
Abstract Considerable efforts have aimed to optimize the techniques and outcomes of open radical prostatectomy, especially with the aim of obtaining the “trifecta” of cancer control, early return of urinary…
Abstract Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) has become a commonly employed method of surgical treatment for prostate cancer. The relative merits of the procedure, as compared to open radical prostatectomy…
Abstract Upper-tract drainage is a frequently performed urologic procedure for intrinsic and extrinsic obstruction. It can be achieved by retrograde stent placement, percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement, or antegrade stent placement….
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the intraoperative and postoperative complications of robotic-assisted ureteral reconstructive surgeries including pyeloplasty, ureteroureterostomy, ileal ureter, ureteral reimplantation with or without psoas hitch and…
Abstract Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is an attractive and well-tolerated option for treatment of renal and ureteral calculi. Complications are infrequent, with the most common being bleeding, infection, and distal…
Abstract Laparoscopy has evolved significantly from its first inception and is considered a very safe and effective surgical approach. Obese patients have similar rates of complications to nonobese patients. Given…
Abstract Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery was approved in the United States in 2000 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The robotic platform overcomes many of the disadvantages inherent with laparoscopic…
Abstract There are many known complications associated with transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy, including hematuria, hematochezia, hematospermia, infection, and urinary symptoms. Bleeding is the most common complication and usually self-resolving. Severe hematuria…
