Educational Courses
PCNL - Tips & Tricks
Friday, September 21
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Location: Room 243
Course Director(s)
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Faculty(s)
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Wael Gamal, MD
Professor and President of Endourology section Egyptian Urol. Ass.
Sohag University Hospital - Dept. of Urology - Egypt
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The course will provide practical instruction on all technical aspects of PCNL including patient positioning, access, stone fragmentation and removal and exit strategies. Variations on traditional approaches to PCNL including minimal dilation, novel lithotripsy methods and ambulatory PCNL will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine patient preparation for PCNL. Describe variations in patient positioning to facilitate PCNL surgery.
- Describe PCNL access techniques including with ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance control. Examine variations in methods for tract dilation including mini PCNL.
- Examine methods for stone fragmentation and removal including innovative technology and instrumentation. Describe exit strategies and means to facilitate ambulatory PCNL.