American Urological Association (AUA) Advanced Robotic Urology

Minimally invasive urology has evolved into an integral part of the treatment of urologic malignancy and benign conditions. The modern management of prostate and renal cancer requires a working knowledge of laparoscopic and robotic techniques. In order to perform advanced minimally invasive urology procedures, open surgical principles must be integrated with those of robotic-assisted laparoscopy.

This course provides a structured approach to advanced robotic surgery for urologic oncology, with a full day dedicated to each of the following areas: prostate cancer and renal malignancy. Though most of the renal day will be devoted to partial nephrectomy, also included will be radical nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy and pyeloplasty. The specific surgical techniques will be presented in a step-by-step operative outline.

Issues such as optimal positioning, port placement, dissection techniques, and methods to facilitate dissection and reconstruction will be discussed. The procedure will then be demonstrated in a live case surgery and video footage with expert faculty to provide commentary and offer specific tips and tricks related to each technique. Panel discussions with expert faculty will address methods to recognize and address complications and problems for each of the surgical procedures.