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Instructional Course

Instructional Course - Available with the Platinum and Silver packages or Individual Course Ticket

066IC - Practical and Evidence-Based Minimally Invasive and Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Pediatric Urology

Sunday, May 15, 2022

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: Room 207

Instructional Course Director(s)

Patricio C. Gargollo, MD

The Mayo Clinic, Mayo Medical School

Instructional Course Faculty(s)

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Aseem Ravindra Shukla, MD

Pediatric Urologist
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Michael C. Ost, MD

Professor of Urology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Chester J. Koh, MD

Pediatric Urologist
Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Learning Objectives:

Describe the basic equipment and staff requirements for robotic and laparoscopic surgery in pediatric urology
Summarize the operative set up for basic and advanced techniques in pediatric urology MIS
Delineate the limitations of MIS and robotic assisted surgery in pediatric urology
Identify the most common complications in pediatric urology MIS and robotic assisted surgery and how to avoid them

During the last 3decades there have been remarkable and unprecedented advances in the implementation and development of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). In pediatric urology the rate of progress in MIS has been slower but there has been a recent resurgence given the advent or robotic assisted surgery. The global increase in robotic platforms has created a significant international need for education in robotic assisted urology techniques in children. This course will cover the following topics:
• Starting a minimally invasive surgery/robotics program.
• The role and feasibility of MIS in pediatric patients.
• Procedure specific topics (pyeloplasty, ureteral reimplantation, reconstruction etc.).
• Avoiding complications in MIS.
• Future directions in MIS and robotic surgery in pediatric urology.
• Difficult case discussions/video footage review.