Simple prostatectomy
Introduction With rapid changes in medical technologies, there has been significant growth in surgical approaches for the management of benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) and bladder outlet obstruction. Despite more surgical…
Extraperitoneal robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
Introduction Prostate cancer is the most common solid malignancy in the United States and most Western countries. , The definitive surgical extirpation for the majority of localized prostate cancer cases…
Laparoscopic orchiectomy
Indications and contraindications The need to surgically remove an intraabdominal testicle or gonad is a rare event in children and is limited to gonadectomy in patients with gonadal dysgenesis and…
Transperitoneal radical prostatectomy
Indications and contraindications Prostate cancer is risk stratified on the basis of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), tumor grade, and clinical stage. Very low-risk disease is defined as a PSA level level…
Laparoscopic and robotic boari flap ureteral reimplantation
Reconstructive management of the ureter is a challenging procedure and represents an evolving field in urology, especially in minimally invasive techniques. Treatment of ureteral defects, such as ureteral stricture, fistula,…
Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection
Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND) was first described in 1991 and has since evolved from both a medical and a technical standpoint, particularly with the introduction of the robotic…
Robotic adrenalectomy
Robotic adrenalectomy, a progression from laparoscopic adrenalectomy, has become increasingly popular since its initial report in 2002. This chapter describes contemporary indications, techniques, and perioperative management for robotic adrenalectomy. Anatomy…
Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy
Indications and contraindications Donor nephrectomy is unique among surgeries performed in urology. Unlike most procedures offered to patients, there are no discrete medical indications—it is elective in the truest sense…
Laparoscopic appendiceal onlay flap and bowel reconfiguration for complex ureteral stricture reconstruction
Introduction A variety of pathologic conditions may result in ureteral stricture disease. These include urolithiasis, genitourinary infection, retroperitoneal fibrosis, radiation therapy, external trauma, and iatrogenic injury. Strictures below the pelvic…
Pyelolithotomy, ureterolithotomy, and anatrophic nephrolithotomy
Indications With the use of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) and advances in endoscopic technology and instrumentation, open surgery, once the mainstay treatment of ureteral stones, is now uncommon. Laparoscopic or robotic-assisted…
