Source: Journal of Robotic Surgery, Volume 1, Number 4 / February, 2008

Conclusion

Urological surgeons should be encouraged to perform a thorough inguinal exam during preoperative evaluation and intraoperatively to detect subclinical hernias. Inguinal herniorrhaphy done concurrently at the time of RALP is safe, with no added morbidity and should be routinely performed.

This is a paper Dr. Ahlering and I wrote which is a review of our results and techniques of fixing hernias during dvP.

Since conferring with Dr Ahlering on this paper, I have changed my technique to resemble his more.

The main point of the article is that hernias are common and it is beneficial for patients to have them fixed.

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Source:
Journal of Robotic Surgery, Volume 2, Number 3 / September, 2008

Conclusions

We report a large, multi-institutional series of RPN for renal tumors, confirming safety and feasibility reported in previous small, single-institution studies. Although we report the initial experience in RPN at each center, immediate oncologic results and perioperative outcomes approached those of more mature laparoscopic series. Robotic assistance may facilitate the technical challenges of precise tumor resection and renal reconstruction within acceptable warm ischemia times. Long-term outcomes are needed to establish the role of RPN in nephron-sparing surgery.

This was a large multi-institutional study that I was part of. This was the largest robotic partial nephrectomy study reported.

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First Annual Worldwide Robotic Renal Symposium
I had the honor of being selected on the faculty for the 1st robotic conference dedicated to kidney surgery. This should be an excellent conference for urologists who are performing robotic surgery for prostate cancer and would like to learn about current techniques for kidney surgery including partial nephrectomy. Transplant surgeons who currently perform laparoscopic donor nephrectomies and would like to learn about robotic surgery are also good candidates.

Location:
Eric P. Newman Education Center
Washington University Medical Center - St. Louis, Missouri
Course Chair:
Sam B. Bhayani, M.D.
Presented By:
The Division of Urologic Surgery
Sponsored By:
Washington University School of Medicine
Continuing Medical Education

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I was honored to be chosen as a top physician in NJ by my peers. This meant a lot to me after being in practice in NJ for only 4 1/2 years. I want to congratulate my partners who shared in this honor: Dr. Eric Seaman and Dr. Yithak Berger.

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