Urologic Surgery

The safety and efficacy of the Hugo RAS system for urologic procedures was established in the Expand URO IDE study.

The new guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for treating patients with traumatic injuries to the kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra, and genitalia.

The da Vinci 5 platform is approved for use across urologic, gynecologic, and general laparoscopic procedures in adult and pediatric patients.

“On the intention-to-treat efficacy analysis...the median PFS was numerically higher for the paclitaxel arm," said Aditya Dhanawat, MBBS, MD, DM.

This approval marks the first clearance of a stapler designed for single-port robotic surgery in the US.

“Then recently, of course, with the single-port device, that has truly allowed us to be less invasive with our robotic approaches,” says Adam Lorentz, MD, FACS.

"It was a daunting task, although I will say the original core was exceptional, so I had a wonderful framework from which to work," says Jeffrey A. Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS.

“In that randomized trial, we have level 1 evidence showing that patients have less pain and faster return of bowel function when you work at low pressure,” says Ronney Abaza, MD.

“It's very rare that a patient has to stay in the hospital overnight after a robotic surgery as long as they're getting a good quality operation,” says Ronney Abaza, MD, FACS.

Data from a Mayo Clinic study show, despite some reports of discomfort and dissatisfaction, a majority of patients receiving penile prosthesis are satisfied 1 year in.

“[We’re] trying to anticipate with a smartwatch some of the catastrophic blood pressure changes and things that happen in these patients,” says Matthew J. Mellon, MD, FACS.

“You're going to be able to use these catheters over time, for long periods," says Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles, PhD.

"I just want to underscore how important and how incredible it was to participate in this, because there was a lot of dialogue among the faculty and also the course participants," says Ziho Lee, MD.

"Our hope is that if we can improve the experience of their initial treatment for urinary retention, then particularly the patients who actually need to catheterize to maintain their kidney health, they would not be afraid of catheterization," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD, MSc.

"A surprise finding was the increase in opioid fulfillment beyond the 7-day postoperative period, which was really unexpected," says Laura Gressler, MS, PhD.

"Based on our work, it does show that ileal ureter replacement can be an effective long-term option for patients with long-segment ureteral stricture disease," says Ziho Lee, MD.

"I actually worked with several different urologists while we were developing this," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD.

"Our goal is that people would not be getting catheterized when they actually do not have sufficient urinary retention," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD.

"Pathogens can stay there for a long time, even if the contamination was really quick...It happens really fast," says Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles, PhD.

“While we do see a decrease in opioid use, we still want to make sure that the pain is addressed and that it's addressed correctly,” says Laura Gressler, MS, PhD.

“We need formal recommendations for nonopioid pain management strategies and medications,” says Laura Gressler, MS, PhD.

"What we think is really nice about it is it's not required to have it into an electronic medical record for this to work on the wards," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD.

“It will be interesting to see how this plays out long-term in the changing political scheme, as well as the general trend of the current generation potentially having different thoughts in terms of wanting to have children or not in the future,” says Catherine S. Nam, MD.

“We believe this is going to be the next rendition of how we can train physicians, as well as make surgeons more effective at their job,” says Nitin K. Yerram, MD.

"My goal in the trip was not to see how many patients I could operate on, how many doctors I could train, [it was] to help 1 person train," says Joel Gelman, MD.