The urology resident will be exposed to and participate in all aspects of endourology and laparoscopic surgery. Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, ureteroscopy (flexible and rigid), and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy are routinely performed to manage patients harboring urinary calculi.
Advanced endourologic procedures such as endopyelotomy, incision and dilation of urinary tract strictures, and transureteral or percutaneous management of upper tract tumors are also performed. Newer forms of treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, such as bipolar vaporization, holmium laser enucleation and thermotherapy are considered minimally invasive procedures.
The Department of Urology has been a noted international leader in laparoscopic surgery since 1990. All common uro-laparoscopic procedures, such as pelvic lymph node dissection, renal biopsy, adrenalectomy and nephrectomy are performed. Advanced laparoscopic procedures have also been brought from the animal research laboratory into the clinical arena, such as laparoscopic pyeloplasty, partial nephrectomy, bladder suspension or sling, marsupialization of renal cysts or lymphoceles, donor nephrectomy and radical prostatectomy. The DaVinci robot is in use for performing surgical procedures such as pyeloplasty and radical prostatectomy.
Upon completion of training, the resident should be able to apply all aspects of minimally invasive urologic surgery to his/her practice.
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