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Nicholas Williams, Chris Allender, Jenna Bowen, Marc Gumbleton, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Tim Harrah, Jamie Li, Boston, MA, Hrishi Joshi*, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Claudia Janssen*, Wolfgang Jaeger, Dennis Solomon, Ladan Fazli, Ralph Buttyan, Ben H. Chew, Chun Y. Seow, Dirk Lange, Vancouver, Canada
Alexander P. Duryea*, William W. Roberts, Charles A. Cain, Hedieh A. Tamaddoni, Timothy L. Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
Alexey Martov, Dimitry Ergakov*, Moscow, Russian Federation, Valery Diamant, Katsrin, Israel, Artem Borisik, Andrey Andronov, Moscow, Russian Federation, Vladimir Chernenko, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Yichun Chiu*, Po-An Chen, Huihua Chiang, Thomas Hsueh, Shing-Hwa Lu, Allen Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Jonathan Mobley*, Jeremiah Morrissey, Sam Bhayani, Joseph Song, Joel Vetter, Evan Kharasch, Robert Figenshau, St. Louis, MO
Achim Lusch*, Emon Heidari, Ryan Leary, Zhamshid Okhunov, Jamie Wikenheiser, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Achim Lusch*, Christopher Blair, Molly Baker, Zhamshid Okhunov, Victor Huynh, Xiaolin Zi, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Jeffrey Gahan*, Jodi Antonelli, Bedir Selahattin, Yunbo Ma, Steve Faddegon, Payal Kapur, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
Ben Woodson*, Liang Wang, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Sara Best*, E. Jason Abel, Matthew Houlihan, Kevin Eliceiri, Madison, WI
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James C Williams, Jr., James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
Sri Sivalingam*, Stephen Nakada, Priyanka Sehgal, Tom Crenshaw, Kristina Penniston, Madison, WI
Claudia Janssen*, Wolfgang Jaeger, Igor Moskalev, Ben H. Chew, Dirk Lange, Vancouver, Canada
Matthias Eder*, Elena Foditsch, Reinhold Zimmermann, Maurizio Musso, Guenther Redhammer, Paolo Sereni, Salzburg, Austria
Fabio Torricelli*, Shubha De, Ina Tien, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Dean Assimos*, Ross Holmes, John Knight, Birmingham, AL
Benjamin Meister*, Marie-Claire Rassweiler, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
Reinhold Zimmermann*, Markus Wallner, Salzburg, Austria, Roswitha Siener, Bonn, Germany, Gunter Janetschek, Esra Foditsch, Salzburg, Austria
Xiao Qing Wang, Hong Li Shan, Zhi Hua Lu, Yu Chuan Hou, Chun Xi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Francesco Porpiglia*, Daniele Amparore, Riccardo Bertolo, Fabrizio Mele, Diletta Garrou, Giovanni Cattaneo, Matteo Manfredi, Cristian Fiori, Orbassano (Torino), Italy
Yaniv Shilo*, Joseph E. Pichamuthu, Timothy D. Averch, Stephen V. Jackman, David A. Vorp, Pittsburgh, PA
Philip Dorsey*, Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA, Janet Colli, Memphis, TN, Kate Elfer, Theodore Saitz, Ross McCaslin, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Sree Harsha Mandava*, Benjamin Woodson, Liang Wang, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
David Fumo*, Toledo, OH, Pengbo Jiang, Hackensack, NJ, Khaled Shahrour, Toledo, OH, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ, Samay Jain, Toledo, OH
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Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James A McAteer, James C Williams, Jr., James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
Shubha De*, Jiangbo Li, Fabio Torricelli, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Ranan Dasgupta*, Saskia Verhagen, Jeremy Cox, London, United Kingdom
Fabio Torricelli*, Shubha De, XIaobo Liu, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Shubha De, Robert Brown*, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Haresh Thummar*, R Ganatra, Rajkot, India
Yung Tan*, Doh Cha, Edan Shapiro, Ciara Marley, Mantu Gupta, New York, NY
Itay Sagy*, Bezalel Sivan, Petach Tikva, Israel, Ruth Frid, Ytzhak Mastai, Ramat-Gan, Israel, Pinchas M. Livne, David Lifshitz, Petach Tikva, Israel
Sadrollah Mehrabi*, Yasuj, Iran, Farhad Mehrabi, Shiraz, Iran
Alexander Gudkov, Dimitry Ergakov*, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Valery Diamant, Katsrin, Israel, Maxim Lozovsky, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Gennady Chepovetsky, Katsrin, Israel, Marat Lerner, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Alexey Martov, Moscow, Russian Federation, Alexander Gudkov, Dimitry Ergakov*, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Valery Diamant, Gennady Chepovetsky, Katsrin, Israel, Marat Lerner, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Erdal Alkan, Mirac Turan, Oguz Ozkanli, Egemen Avcý, Mehmet Murad Basar, Yusuf Oguz Acar, Derya Balbay*, Istanbul, Turkey
Benjamin Meister*, Marie-Claire Rassweiler, Christel Weiß, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Axel Haecker, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
Ahmed Ali*, Liam Farrell, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
Paul Erotocritou*, Miles Walkden, Daron Smith, London, United Kingdom
Erdal Alkan, Oguz Ozkanli, Egemen Avcý, Mirac Turan, Mehmet Murad Basar, Yusuf Oguz Acar, Derya Balbay*, Istanbul, Turkey
Jack Lambert*, Norfolk, VA, Nicole Miller, Nashville, TN, Justin Watson, Michael Fabrizio, Mark Sawyer, Norfolk, VA
Michael Moran*, Tucson, AZ
Muhammad Ridha, M Ayodhia Soebadi*, Doddy M Soebadi, Surabaya, Indonesia
Wolfgang Brummeisl*, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Thomas Knoll, Sindelfingen, Germany, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany, Kai Koehrmann, Mannheim, Germany, Wolf Wieland, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Regensburg, Germany
Heshmatollah Sofi Majidpour*, Hooshmand Sofi Majidpour, Sanandaj, Iran
Alessio Zordani, Marco Rosa*, Alessandro Mofferdin, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Eugenio Martorana, Salvatore MIcali, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
Yoram I. Siegel, Shmuel Roizman*, Sigalit Haruz-Waschitz, Zerifin, Israel, Avi Ben-Shlomo, yAvne, Israel, David Yudelevich, Amir Cooper, Yaniv Shilo, Amnon Zisman, Zerifin, Israel
Sameer Deshmukh*, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA
Jitendra Jagtap*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
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Hai Ming Wang, Hai Tao Zhang, Ning Xu*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Zhong Shuai Cao, Hong Li Shan*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Hai Ming Wang, Ming Ming Shao, Ning Xu*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Ali Hamidi Madani*, Hamidreza Baghani Aval, Gholamreza Mokhtari, Hamidreza Nasseh, Samaneh Esmaeili, Rasht, Iran, Maryam Shakiba, Tehran, Iran, Reza Shahrokhi Damavand, Seyed Mohamad Seyed Saadat, Rasht, Iran
Aditi Kumar*, Aniruddha Chakravarti, Anthony D'Sa, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Jonathan Mobley*, Jeremiah Morrissey, Sam Bhayani, Joseph Song, Joel Vetter, Evan Kharasch, Robert Figenshau, St. Louis, MO
Xiao Qing Wang, Hong Li Shan, Yu Chuan Hou, Jing Hai Hu, Yuan Yuan Hao, Chun Xi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Xin Jiang, Shi Ying Li*, Jilin, China, People's Republic of
Yigit Akin*, Aliseydi Bozkurt, Erzincan, Turkey, Huseyin Serkan Erol, Mesut Halici, Fikret Celebi, Kubra Asena Kapakin Terim, Erzurum, Turkey, Hakan Gulmez, Ankara, Turkey, Mutlu Ates, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, Taha Abdulkadir Coban, Baris Nuhoglu, Erzincan, Turkey
Vladimir Mouraviev*, Matt Kardjian, Po Lam, Angelo Rosalio, Elan Salzhauer, Harvey Sauer, Syracuse, NY, Matvey Tsivian, Durham, NC, Christopher Pieczonka, Jeffrey Sekula, Ilija Aleksic, David Albala, Syracuse, NY
Marcel Hruza*, Ali Goezen, Heilbronn, Germany, Justo Lorenzo Bermejo, Heidelberg, Germany, Michael Schulze, Jan Klein, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith*, Tanta, Egypt, Cosimo De Carne, Francesco Fidanza, Stefano Puliatti, Eugenio Martorana, Salvatore MIcali, Modena, Italy
Joel Estanislao*, Jose Benito Abraham, Josefino Castillo, Michael Chua, Quezon, Philippines
Sompol Permpongkosol*, Bangkok, Thailand
Yu-Kai Su*, Shailen Sehgal, Ziho Lee, Philadelphia, PA, Yu-Chen Su, Los Angeles, CA, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Y. Hsueh*, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Guilherme de Almeida Prado Costa*, Ana Maria Autran-Gomez, Francois Audenet, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Dominique Prapotnich, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Sree Harsha Mandava*, Greg Mitchell, Larry Webber, Oliver Sartor, Raju Thomas, Benjmin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Simone Albisinni*, Ksenija Limeni Limeni, Lisa Ingels, Felix Kwizera, Renaud Bollens, Thierry Quackels, Marc Vanden Bossche, Alexandre Peltier, Eric Hawaux, Thierry Roumeguere, Roland Van Velthoven, Bruxelles, Belgium
Simone Albisinni*, Renaud Bollens, Bruxelles, Belgium, Jens Rassweiler, Dogu Teber, Heilbronn, Germany, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Piotr Chlosta, Krakow, Poland, Franco Gaboardi, Milan, Belgium, Claude Abbou, Alexandre De la taille, Creteil, France, Peter Rimington, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, Roland Van Velthoven, Bruxelles, Belgium
Thomas Tieu*, Sohail Siddique, Alex Gorbonos, Springfield, IL
Changjun Yin*, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
Pengfei Shao*, Changjun Yin, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
Yang Cheng-Kuang*, Ou Yen-Chuan, Taichung, Taiwan
Hoon Ah Jang*, Sung Gu Kang, Seok Ho Kang, Jun Choen, Jae Hyun Bae, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Philip Bucur*, Achim Lusch, Ashleigh Menhadji, Michael A Liss, Zhamshid Okhunov, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Aaron Benson*, Marco Beccani, Christian Di Natali, Ryan Pickens, Pietro Valdastri, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
Aaron Benson*, Christian Di Natali, Marco Beccani, Ryan Pickens, Pietro Valdastri, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
Simpa Salami*, Arvin George, Nikhil Waingankar, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
Ramtin Khanipour*, Michael del Junco, Achim Lusch, Renai Yoon, Philip Bucur, Zhamshid Okhunov, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Wolfgang Jaeger*, Igor Moskalev, Claudia Janssen, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Dirk Lange, Peter Black, Vancouver, Canada
Susumu Akihama*, Kazuyuki Numakura, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Mitsuru Saito, Takamitsu Inoue, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
Toshiro Suzuki*, Nagoya-shi, Japan, Teruyuki Ogawa, Matsumoto-shi, Japan, Ryohei Hattori, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Takashi Fujita, Naoto Sassa, Yoshihisa Matsukawa, Masashi Kato, Nagoya-shi, Japan, Kazuo Mizutani, Tokyo, Japan, Yasushi Yoshino, Tokunori Yamamoto, Momokazu Gotoh, Nagoya-shi, Japan
Renai Yoon*, Adam Kaplan, Philip Bucur, Martin Hofmann, Michael del Junco, Reza Alipanah, Orange, CA, Elspeth M. McDougall, Vancouver, Canada, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Esra Foditsch*, Salzburg, Austria, Bogdan Hoinoiu, Cosmin Glameanu, Timisoara, Romania, Gunter Janetschek, Reinhold Zimmermann, Salzburg, Austria
Mathew Oommen, Janet Colli, Aaron Boonjindasup*, Christopher Keel, Philip Dorsey, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Aditi Kumar*, Janica Chavda, Tamer El-Husseiny, Nuwan Premachandra, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Sashi Kommu, London, United Kingdom, Aniruddha Chakravarti, birmingham, United Kingdom
Hossein Mirheydar*, Michael Liss, Ryan Kopp, Jason Woo, La Jolla, CA, James Masterson, San Diego, CA, Ramzi Jabaji, Kerrin Palazzi, Hak Lee, La Jolla, CA, Sean Stroup, San Diego, CA, Christopher Kane, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA
Ashish Parekh*, Kirk Tamaddon, Apurba Pathak, Los Angeles, CA
Homar Elias*, Hugo Quevedo, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil
Richard Knight*, San Antonio, TX, Kyle Weld, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Ahmed Ghazi*, Jorge Carrillo, Anees Fazili, Emelian Scosyrev, Jean Joseph, Rochester, NY
Reinhold Zimmermann*, Lukas Lusuardi, Martina Hager, Salzburg, Austria, Bogdan Hoinoiu, Timisoara, Romania, Esra Foditsch, Gunter Janetschek, Salzburg, Austria
Yao-Chou Tsai*, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Hiro Ishii*, Southampton, United Kingdom, Chandra Shekhar Biyani, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Jon Dyer, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
Ugur Boylu*, Cem Basatac, Guven Turan, Fikret Fatih Onol, Eyup Gumus, Istanbul, Turkey
Palaniappa Shanmugaraju*, Tsong Kwong, Croydon, United Kingdom
Khushabu Kasabwala*, Andrew Tracey, Lisa Wolkin, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Paul W. Walker*, Michael A. White, Edwin E. Morales, San Antonio, TX, Uzoamaka O. Nwoye, Fort Sam Houston, TX, William J. Harmon, San Antonio, TX
AbdulRaouf Lamoshi, Mohamad Salkini*, Morgantown, WV
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Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Yong Hyun Park, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Yong-June Kim, cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Seok Ho Kang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Seok-Soo Byun, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Sung-Hoo Hong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Achim Lusch*, Philip Bucur, Zhamshid Okhunov, Orange, CA, Ithaar Derweesh, Michael A Liss, San Diego, CA, Louis R Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY, M Pilar Laguna, Jean J De La Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Matvey Tsivian, Thomas J Polascik, Durham, NC, H Christoph Klingler, Tobias Klatte, Vienna, Austria, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Sherita King*, Zachary Klaassen, Rabii Madi, William Shingleton, Augusta, GA
Jeffrey Gahan, Mansi Gaitonde, Monic Morgan*, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Clayton Trimmer, Dallas, TX
Christian Wülfing*, Niclas Flechtenmacher, Serkan Filiz, Johannes Göckschu, David Marghawal, Hamburg, Germany
Luca Lunelli*, Eric Barret, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Francois Rozet, Youness Ahallal, Petr Macek, Dominique Prapotnich, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Stavros Kontogiannis, Patras, Greece, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Christian Schwentner, Tuebingen, Germany, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
Humberto Laydner*, Ahmad Kassab, Ali Khalifeh, Riccardo Autorino, Robert Stein, Amr Fergany, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Pengbo Jiang*, RAPID (Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Integrated Database Study Group), Hackensack, NJ
Scott Johnson*, Khanh Pham, Milwaukee, WI, Frank Begun, Columbus, OH, Peter Langenstroer, Milwaukee, WI
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Arvin George*, Paras Shah, Jessica Kreshover, Sammy El-Samra, Simpa Salami, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
Cristian Fiori, Riccardo Bertolo, Matteo Manfredi, Fabrizio Mele, Giovanni Cattaneo, DIletta Garrou, Daniele Amparore, Roberta Aimar, Enrico Checcucci, Francesco Porpiglia*, Orbassano Torino, Italy
Sapan Ambani*, J. Stuart Wolf Jr., Ann Arbor, MI
Aaron Benson*, Trisha Juliano, Nashville, TN, Davis Viprakasit, Chapel Hill, NC, Ryan Pickens, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
Zachary Klaassen*, Junjian Huang, Sherita A. King, Qiang Li, W. Bruce Shingleton, Kelvin A. Moses, Martha K. Terris, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
Mark Ball*, Hiten Patel, Jeffrey Mullins, Brian Matlaga, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Andrew Wagner, Boston, MA, Alireza Moinzadeh, Burlington, MA, Peter Chang, Andrew Percy, Boston, MA, Diana Mehedint, Terrance Creighton, Buffalo, NY, Christopher Lebeis, Burlington, MA, Thomas Schwaab*, Buffalo, NY
Aaron Boonjindasup*, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Woodson, Raju Thomas, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Ben Woodson*, Liang Wang, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Yong Hyun Park, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Yong-June Kim, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Seok Ho Kang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Seok-Soo Byun, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Sung-Hoo Hong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Seung Hyun Jeon, ,
Michael Liss*, Kerrin Palazzi, La Jolla, CA, James Masterson, San Diego, CA, Reza Mehrazin, Memphis, TN, Sean Stroup, San Diego, CA, Ramzi Jabaji, Ryan Kopp, Hossein Mirheydar, Hak Lee, Christopher Kane, La Jolla, CA, James L'Esperance, San Diego, CA, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA
Ryan Hsi*, Sarah Holt, John Gore, Jonathan Harper, Seattle, WA
Samer Totonchi*, Robert Elgin, Michael Monahan, Farmington Hills, MI, William Johnston III, Novi, MI
Clinton Bahler*, Jason Sea, Rudy Bowens, Jagan Kansal, Christian Tabib, Chandru Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
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Sree Harsha Mandava*, Benjamin Woodson, Philip Dorsey, Raju Thomas, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Michael Johnson*, Jonathan Mobley, Sam Bhayani, Joel Vetter, Brian Benway, Saint Louis, MO
Ryan Hsi*, Barbrina Dunmire, Bryan Cunitz, Xuemei He, Mathew Sorensen, Jonathan Harper, Michael Bailey, Thomas Lendvay, Seattle, WA
Simpa Salami*, Sammy Elsamra, Justin Friedlander, Arvin George, Brian Duty, Zeph Okeke, Arthur Smith, New Hyde Park, NY
Kelly A. Healy*, Sanjay S. Kasturi, Demetrius H. Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
Alberto Jorge Camacho Castro*, México, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Victor Osornio, Mauricio Cantellano, Carlos Martínez, Gustavo Morales, Carlos Pacheco, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Abdullatif Aydina*, Gordon Muir, Mohammed Shamim Khan, Prokar Dasgupta, Kamran Ahmed, London, United Kingdom
Ali Bahsoun*, Michael Michael, Saied Froghi, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
Ryan Speir*, Lacey, WA, Timothy Brand, Tacoma, WA
Daniel Hay*, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
Abby Taylor*, Jacksonville, FL, Raaj Ruparel, Rochester, MN, Janil Patel, Jacksonville, FL, Vipul Patel, Orlando, FL, Todd Larson, Celebration, FL, Amy Lannen, Jacksonville, FL, Raymond Leveillee, Miami, FL, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL
Marcos Young*, Leticia Ruiz, Alejandro Manduley, Elias Bodden, Panama, Panama, Octavio Castillo, Santiago, Chile, Brian Matlaga, Baltimore, MD
Seok Cho*, Sung Gu Kang, Kyung Sook Yang, Byung-Ju Ryu, Hoon Ah Jang, Seok Ho Kang, Jeong Gu Lee, Je Jong Kim, Jun Cheon, Koo Han Yoo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ,
Ziho Lee*, Shailen Sehgal, Reid Graves, Yu-Kai Su, Elton Llukani, Kelly Monahan, Alice Mcgill, Phillip Mucksavage, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
Adam C Calaway*, Jason C Sea, Chandru P Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
Jason C Sea*, Adam Calaway, Clinton D Bahler, Christopher Southwood, Chandru P Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
Ryan Dorin*, Kyle Finnegan, Halil Kiziloz, Steven Shichman, Hartford, CT
Abby Taylor*, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL, Todd Larson, Seattle, WA, Amy Lannen, Jacksonville, FL, Raymond Leveilee, Coral Gables, FL
Sammy Elsamra*, Hector Motato, Justin Friedlander, Daniel Moreira, Arvin George, Brian Duty, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Brian Benway*, Leslie McIntosh, Linda Black, Joanne Morley, Sheri Long, Patricia Carter, Elizabeth Jones, Alethea Paradis, Arnold Bullock, Gerald Andriole, Saint Louis, MO
Roger Smith, Haidar Abdul-Muhsin*, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL
Edan Shapiro*, Ari Bergman, Rus Korets, Trushar Patel, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
Michael Michael, Stevenage, United Kingdom, Hamid Abboudi, Brighton, United Kingdom, Jean Ker, Dundee, United Kingdom, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom, Ali Bahsoun*,
Sarvpreet Singh Ubee*, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, Benjie Tang, Roos Eisma, Dundee, United Kingdom, Chandrashekhar Biyani, Wakefield, United Kingdom, Ghulam Nabi, Dundee, United Kingdom
Ashish Rawandale*, Lokesh Patni, Atul Mulay, Preeti Patil, Dhule, India
Allison Polland*, New York, NY, Alfred Winkler, Elmhurst, NY
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Joao Padua Manzano*, Frederico Teixeira Barbosa, José Ricardo Cruz Silvino Jr, Luciano Salles Lage, Adalberto Andriolo Jr, Roberto Soler, Joaquim Francisco De Almeida Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang*, Tzu-Ting Kuo, Hsiao-Jen Chung, Chih-Chieh Lin, Alex TL Lin, Kuang-Kuo Chen, Taipei, Taiwan
Michael Kozminski*, John Wei, Ann Arbor, MI, Jason Nelson, David Kent, Boston, MA
Bogdan Geavlete*, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Marian Jecu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
Jin Kyu Oh, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Hahn-Ey Lee*, Jae Hyun Jung, Chang Wook Jeong, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Ryan Pickens*, Nashville, TN, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN, Mitchell Humphreys, Scottsdale, AZ, Nicole Miller, Nashville, TN
Adam Gordon, Harleen Dhaliwal, Douglas Skarecky, Kathyrn Osann, Blanca Morales, Thomas Ahlering*, Orange, CA
Christopher Dixon*, NY, NY, Edwin Rijo-Cedano, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Dalibor Pacik, Vitislav Vit, Gabriele Varga, Brno, Czech Republic, Lance Mynderse, Dennis Hanson, Rochester, MN, Thayne Larson, Scottsdale, AZ
Mark Ball*, Max Kates, Brian Matlaga, Baltimore, MD
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
Mohamed Etafy*, Gamal Morsi, Atef Hammouda, M Hammouda, Assiut, Egypt, Enmar Habib, Cairo, Egypt
Sung Chul Kam*, Jae Hwi Choi, Seong Uk Jeh, Jeong Seok Hwa, Jae Seog Hyun, Jinju, Korea, Republic of
Jeong Man Cho*, Sun Choel Shin, Hee Ju Cho, Jung Yoon Kang, Tag Keun Yoo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
David Zimmermann*, Patrick Honeck, Thomas Knoll, Gunnar Wendt-Nordahl, Sindelfingen, Germany
Bogdan Geavlete*, Razvan Multescu, Dragos Georgescu, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
Dong Soo Park*, Seung Ryeol Lee, Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of
Pablo Contreras*, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francisco Lopez, Ramiro Castilla, Carlos Ameri, Gonzalo Vitagliano, Osvaldo Mazza, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ferdinando De Marco*, Grottaferrata, Italy, Markus Rheinwald, Wessling, Germany, Thomas Bayer, Kempten, Germany
Alexander Bachmann*, Basel, Switzerland, Andrea Tubaro, Rome, Italy, Neil Barber, Camberley Surrey, United Kingdom, Frank d'Ancona, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Gordon Muir, London, United Kingdom, Ulrich Witzsch, Frankfurt, Germany, Marc-Oliver Grimm, Jena, Germany, Joan Benejam, Manacor, Spain, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Anthony Riddick, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Sascha Pahernik, Heidelberg, Germany, Johannes Hermanus Roelink, Almelo/Hengelo, Netherlands, Filip Ameye, Gent, Belgium, Christian Saussine, Strasbourg, France, Frank Bruyere, Tours, France, Wolfgang Loidl, Linz, Austria, Timothy Larner, Brighton, United Kingdom, Nirjan Gogoi, Dewsbury, United Kingdom, Richard Hindley, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Rolf Muschter, Rotenburg, Germany, Andrew Thorpe, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Nitin Shrotri, Kent, United Kingdom, Stuart Graham, London, United Kingdom, Moritz Franz Hamann, Kiel, Germany, Kurt Miller, Berlin, Germany, Martin Schostak, Magdeburg, Germany, Carlos Capitan, Madrid, Spain, Helmut Knispel, Berlin, Germany, James Andrew Thomas, Wales, United Kingdom
Hayato Takeda*, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Yasutomo Suzuki, Mamoru Oki, Jun Hasegawa, Yukihiro Kondo, Tokyo, Japan
Lukas Lusuardi*, Martina Hager, Manuela Sieberer, Stephan Hruby, Birgit Kloss, Günter Janetschek, Salzburg, Austria
Dong Gil Shin*, Jeong Zoo Lee, Tae Gyeong Jeon, Tae Nam Kim, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Moon Kee Chung, Yangsan, Korea, Republic of, Chang Yell Lee, Busan, Korea, Republic of
Arup Mandal*, Sudheer Devana, Shrawan Singh, Ravimohan Mavuduru, Chandigarh, India
Andrew Tracey*, Chris Wright, Shailja Mehta, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Hisham Mosli*, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mahmood Hai*, Westland, MI
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Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James C Williams, Jr., Indianapolis, IN, Jessica A Mandeville, Reading, MA, James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
James Borin*, Jared Cohen, Janae Preece, Baltimore, MD
Arvind K. Shah*, Kewei Xu, Jian Huang, Tianxin Lin, Hao Liu, Hai Huang, Chun Jiang, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
Sri Sivalingam*, Shannon Cannon, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
Brian T. Kadow*, Yaniv Shilo, Julie M. Riley, Stephen V. Jackman, Timothy D. Averch, Pittsburgh, PA
Emrah Yuruk, Murat Binbay*, Istanbul, Turkey, Mahir Seyrek, Canakkale, Turkey, Tolga Akman, Yalcin Berberoglu, Ahmet Muslumanoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Andrew Callen*, Thomas Chi, Joe Miller, Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA
Andrew Callen*, Thomas Chi, Joe Miller, Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA
Patrick Cockerill*, Marcelino Rivera, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Andrea G. Lantz*, Padraic O'Malley, Michael Ordon, Jason Y. Lee, Toronto, Canada
Caleb C Ng, Caroline L Wallner, Gene O Huang, Steven R Engebretsen, Roger Li, Michelle A Lightfoot*, Don C Arnold II, Gaudencio Olgin, Muhannad M Alsyouf, Javier L Arenas, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
Darren Beiko*, Andrea Kokorovic, Gregory Roberts, Kingston, Canada, Mohamed Elkoushy, Sero Andonian, Montreal, Canada
Boyd Viers*, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Jacob A Martin, Michael J Lee, Janna M Vassantachart, Gaudencio Olgin, Steven R Engebretsen, Gene O Huang, Michelle A Lightfoot*, Don C Arnold II, Jason C Smith, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Orange, CA, Daniel Moreira, Arvin George, Sammy Elsamra, New Hyde Park, NY, Brian Duty, Portland, OR, Hector Motato, New Hyde Park, NY, Edan Shapiro, NY, NY, Achim Lusch, Fotima Asqarova, Orange, CA, Chad Tracy, Iowa city, IA, Mantu Gupta, NY, NY, Vincent Bird, Gainsville, FL, Jorge Moreno, Mexico, Mexico, Kevan Sternberg, Vermont, VT, Arthur Smith, New Hyde Park, NY, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Fabio C. Vicentini, Giovanni S. Marchini*, Eduardo Mazzucchi, Joaquim F. A. Claro, Miguel Srougi, São Paulo, Brazil
Omer Raheem*, San Diego, CA, William Shi, San Diego , CA, Craig Schallhorn, Lindsay Kiyawa, David Wenzler, Charles Lakin, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA
Elizabeth Johnson, Lebanon, NH, Seth Bechis*, Sameer Deshmukh, Boston, MA, Paholo Barboglio-Romo, Lebanon, NH, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA, Vernon Pais, Lebanon, NH
Min Soo Choo*, Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jin-Woo Jung, Byung Ki Lee, Yong Hyun Park, Sangchul Lee, Seong Jin Jeong, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
Itay Sagy*, McKalba-Batarin Kaltungo, Marc Lubin, Einav Cohen, Ronen Holland, Pinchas M. Livne, David Lifshitz, Petach Tikva, Israel
Cesare Marco Scoffone*, Cecilia Maria Cracco, Torino, Italy
Deirdre Connolly*, Joseph Caputo, Justina Tam, Crista Cerrone, Jonathan Melquist, Kevin Gioia, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY
Madhu Agrawal*, Agra, India
Jae Young Choi*, Bum Soo Kim, Jun Nyung Lee, Se Yun Kwon, Hyun Tae Kim, Tae-Hwan Kim, Eun Sang Yoo, Tae Gyun Kwon, Sung Kwang Chung, Bup Wan Kim, Yoon Kyu Park, Jae Soo Kim, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Ugur Boylu*, Cem Basatac, Abdurrahman Inkaya, Fikret Fatih Onol, Eyup Gumus, Istanbul, Turkey
Guido Giusti*, Silvia Proietti, Roberto Peschechera, Davide Giraudo, Gianluigi Taverna, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Rozzano (MI), Italy
Room Grand Chenier @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Ted Manny*, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Daniel Martinez*, Cesar Ercole, Justin Parker, Bryan Allen, Mary K. Hall, Tampa, FL
Soroush Rais-Bahrami*, Baris Turkbey, Ardeshir Rastinehad, Annerleim Walton-Diaz, Anthony Hoang, M. Minhaj Siddiqui, Lambros Stamatakis, Hong Truong, Jeffrey Nix, Srinivas Vourganti, Kinzya Grant, Maria Merino, Bradford Wood, Peter Choyke, Peter Pinto, Bethesda, MD
Mark Hockenberry*, Zachary Smith, Reid Graves, Abdo Kabarriti, Phillip Mucksavage, Philadelphia, PA
Bailey Zampella*, Yungkhan Tan, Natasha Leigh, Crystal Castaneda, Mantu Gupta, New York, NY
Tharsika Karunakaran, Samir Mehta*, Jacques Roux, Stuart Graham, London, United Kingdom
Gaudencio Olgin*, Jason C Smith, Caroline L Wallner, Steven R Engebretsen, Gene O Huang, David J Culpepper, Andrew T Mai, Caleb C Ng, Jonathan D Creech, Christopher S Chung, Don C Arnold II, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
Rocco Papalia, Rome, Italy, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu*, Los Angeles, CA, Valeria Panebianco, Rome, Italy, Andre K. Berger, Vinay Duddalwar, Los Angeles, CA, Giuseppe Simone, Rome, Italy, Scott Leslie, Los Angeles, CA, Salvatore Guaglianone, Rome, Italy, Tapas Tejura, Los Angeles, CA, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Carlo Catalano, Rome, Italy, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy, Inderbir Gill, Los Angeles, CA
Igor Sorokin*, Robert Tartaglione, Allen Herr, Paul Feustel, Laura Chang-Kit, Albany, NY
Shuji Isotani*, Masahiro Inoue, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, Hiroshi Shimoyama, Yasuhiro Noma, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, Shino Tokiwa, Keisuke Saito, Takashi Yoshi, Hisamitsu Ide, Satoru Muto, Koji Takeshita, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, Shigeo Horie, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, Raizo Yamaguchi, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Chad R. Tracy*, Amit Gupta, Iowa City, IA, Jeffrey Gahan, Dallas, TX, Zhamshid Okhunov, South Orange, CA, Sammy E Elsamra, Nithin Theckumparampil, New Hyde Park, NY, Maurilio Garcia-Gil, Dallas, TX, Shiliang Sun, Iowa City, IA, Igor Lubko, New Hyde Park, NY, Sandy Lall, South Orange, CA, Louis R. Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY, Jaime Landman, South Orange, CA, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
Ted Manny*, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Mark Ball*, Vivek Arora, Mary Beth Brady, Ashish Shah, James Black, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Anees Fazili*, Tiffany Lee, Sriram Venigalla, Louis Eichel, Rochester, NY
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Samuel Juncal, Arvin George, Orange, CA, Sammy Elsamra, New Hyde Park, CA, Daniel Moreira, New Hyde Park, NY, Nithin Theckumparampil, Orange, CA, Martin Hofmann, , , Fotima Asqarova, Puja Patel, Orange, CA, Louis Kavoussi, Igor Lobko, New Hyde Park, NY, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Srinivas Vourganti*, Michael Weintraub, Quentin Li, Piyush Agarwal, Bethesda, MD
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Alberto Perez-Lanzac, Mohammad Helmy, Ashleigh Menhadji, Philip Bucur, Surendra Kolla, Jane Cho, Kathy Osann, Achim Lusch, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Dmitriy Kurbatov*, Alexandr Lepetukhin, Ivan Sitkin, Sergey Dubsky, Moscow, Russian Federation
David Hatcher*, Joshua Cohn, Chicago, IL, Robert Silvers, Michael McGuire, Evanston, IL
Samay Jain*, Khaled Shahrour, Toledo, OH
Kara L Watts*, Tian C Zhou, Joseph Divito, David M Hoenig, Bronx, NY
Giovanni S. Marchini*, Fernanda Berto, Fabio C. Vicentini, Eduardo Mazzucchi, Miguel Srougi, São Paulo, Brazil
Robert Larke*, Vassilis Siomos, Brian Flynn, Aurora, CO
Paul Healy*, Dublin, Ireland, Saraswathy Suresh Babu, Leicester, United Kingdom, Priya Kumar, Preston, United Kingdom, Masood Khan, Leicester, United Kingdom
Michael Fuoco*, Tamas Ungi, Rob Siemens, Gabor Fichtinger, Darren Beiko, Kingston, Canada
Samay Jain, Toledo, OH, Andrew Tracey*, Nina Harkhani, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Room Armstrong @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Melanie Gan*, Aalst, Belgium, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy, Vincenzo Ficarra, Padua, Italy, Geert De Naeyer, Aalst, Belgium, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY, Alexandre Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium
Jitendra Jagtap*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Nadiad, India, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Giuseppe Simone*, Rocco Papalia, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
Bilal Firat Alp, Seref Basal*, Ankara, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Sami Uguz, Agri, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Corlu, Turkey, Ibrahim Yidirim, Ankara, Turkey
Ilter Tufek*, Omer Burak Argun, Selcuk Keskin, Ahmet Sahin, Ali Riza Kural, Istanbul, Turkey
Paul Sturch*, Matt Bultitude, Declan Cahill, Prokar Dasgupta, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
Michael Weintraub*, Minhaj Siddiqui, Srinivas Vourganti, Brian Shuch, Jeffrey Nix, Chris Ricketts, W. Marston Linehan, Piyush K. Agarwal, Bethesda, MD
Scott Tobis, Anees Fazili*, Guan Wu, Jean Joseph, Rochester, NY
Vikram Narayan*, Joseph Ellen, Christopher Nelsen, Li-Ming Su, Gainesville, FL
Gautam Jayram*, Petra Szima-Cotter, Mohamad Allaf, Misop Han, Baltimore, MD
Jagan Kansal*, Jason C Sea, Clinton D Bahler, Chandru P Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
Ziho Lee*, Christopher Reilly, Blake Moore, Daniel Parker, Linsey Parkes, Eric Choi, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Room Grand Ballroom E @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Kirsten Foell*, R. John D'A. Honey, Toronto, Canada
Zhang Shudong*, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Stavros Kontogiannis, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
Prem Kumar*, Mohan Keshavamurthy, Shakir Tabrez, Uday Bhaskar, Mohan Balaiah Ashwathaiah, Bangalore, India
Shahrokh Sakhaei, Kermanshah, Iran, Babak Kazemzadehazad*, Tehran, Iran
Ioannis Kartalas Goumas*, Emanuele Itri, Francesco Dell'Aglio, Fabrizio Pozzoni, Lorenzo Innocenti, Gianpaolo Zanetti, Vimercate, Italy
Cesare Marco Scoffone*, Fabiola Liberale, Cecilia Maria Cracco, Torino, Italy
Giampaolo Bianchi*, Alessio Zordani, Marco Rosa, Riccardo Galli, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith, Tanta, Egypt, Corradino Di Pietro, 41124, Italy, Salvatore MIcali, Modena, Italy
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Ahmed Fethi, Hicham Tazi, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Hicham Tazi, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Room Nottoway @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Patras, Greece, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
Hideo Yuki*, Miki Fuse, Tomoya Mizuno, Akinori Masuda, Hironori Betsunoh, Hideyuki Abe, Masahiro Yashi, Yoshitatsu Fukabori, Tomonori Yamanishi, Takao Kamai, Mibu-machi, Japan
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Mohammed Lezrek*, Omar Laghzaoui Boukaidi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Christopher Tenggardjaja*, Nitya Abraham, Georges Haber, Raymond Rackley, Cleveland, OH
Jeffrey Marotte*, Conway, AR, Wilson Alobuia, Little Rock, AR
Jasmir Nayak*, Joshua Koulack, Thomas McGregor, Winnipeg, Canada
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
Serdar Yalcin*, Bilal Firat Alp, Sercan Yilmaz, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey
Jamin Brahmbhatt, Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
Room Rhythms 1 @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Mary Achim*, Brian Chapin, Surena Matin, John Davis, Houston, TX
Onur Kaygisiz, Yakup Kordan, Bursa, Turkey, Cabir Alan, Çanakkale, Turkey, Burhan Coskun, Ömür Günseren, Bursa, Turkey, Ali Erhan Eren, Çanakkale, Turkey, Berna Aytaç, Hakan Vuruþkan*, Bursa, Turkey
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Arnaud Marien, Dennis J. Lee, Sheaumei Tsai, Scott Leslie, Raed Azhar, Sumeet Syan, Mihir M. Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Los Angeles, CA
Onur Kaygisiz, Yakup Kordan, Hakan Vuruskan*, Ömür Günseren, Burhan Coskun, Hakan Kilicarslan, Berna Aytaç, Ismet Yavascaoglu, Bursa, Turkey
Andrew Michigan*, Don T. Bui, Fray F. Marshall, John G. Pattaras, Atlanta, GA
Aria A. Razmaria*, Chciago, IL, Edris Negron, Gladell P. Paner, Chicago, IL, Michael McGuire, Evanston, IL, Gregory P. Zagaja, Arieh L. Shalhav, Scott E. Eggener, Chicago, IL
Saum Ghodoussipour, Kristen Coffey, Tamim Khaddash, John Gaughan, Zachary Smith*, Philadelphia, PA, Michael Louie, Chino, CA, Phillip Mucksavage, Philadelphia, PA, Aaron Bernie, ,
Naif Alhathal, Assaad El-Hakim*, Montreal, Canada, Vladimir Mouraviev, David M Albala, Matt Kardjian, Syracuse, NY, Pierre-Alain Hueber, Kevin C Zorn, MONTREAL, Canada
Oscar Schatloff, Zerifin, Israel, Haidar Abdul-Muhsin, Srinivas Samavedi*, Celebration, FL, Rafael Coelho, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bernardo Rocco, Milan, Italy, Kenneth Palmer, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL
Ariel Schulman*, Robert Lacivita, Peter Homel, Piyush Gupta, David Silver, Brooklyn, NY
Samuel Ohlander*, Victor Gappmaier, Leslie Deane, Chicago, IL
Yoko Kyono*, Kazunori Hattori, Kohsuke Hishiki, Kazuhito Matsushita, Masaki Shimbo, Fumiyasu Endo, Kenichi Tobisu, Osamu Muraishi, Tokyo, Japan
Yen-chuan Ou*, CK Yang, Taichung, Taiwan
Harleen Dhaliwal, Adam Gordon, Douglas Skarecky, Kathyrn Osann, Blanca Morales, Thomas Ahlering*, Orange, CA
Ziho Lee*, Shailen Sehgal, Reid Graves, Yu-Kai Su, Elton Llukani, Kelly Monahan, Alice Mcgill, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
Jinsung Park*, Dae-Seon Yoo, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Seong Cheol Kim, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Sejun Park, Hanjong Ahn, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Bogdan Petrut*, Hogea Maximilian, Vlad Schițcu, Andrei Kozan, Tiberiu Calistru, Alb Alexandra, Vasile Buda, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Gregory Mitchell*, Christopher Keel, Philip Dorsey, New Orleans, LA, Erik Castle, Scottsdale, AZ, Rodney Davis, Little Rock, AR, Raju Thomas, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Sarvpreet Ubee*, Masilamani Selvan, Phillip El-Dalil, Jane Boddy, Bhagyashree Netke, Rangaswamy Chandrashekar, Peter Cooke, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Takeshi Hashimoto*, Kunihiko Yoshioka, Jun Nakashima, Kazunori Namiki, Yutaka Horiguchi, Choichiro Ozu, Masaaki Tachibana, Tokyo, Japan
Ashley Brandon*, Boston, MA, Abdul Babaeer, Ingolf Tuerk, Brighton, MA
Christopher Lebeis*, Andrea Sorcini, David Canes, Alireza Moinzadeh, Burlington, MA
Yun-Sok Ha*, North Brunswick, NJ, Dong Il Kang, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Jeong Hyun Kim, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of, Jae Young Joung, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, Ji Hyeong Yu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Wun-Jae Kim, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Isaac Kim, New Brunswick, NJ
Risa Muneishi*, Ryuta Tanimoto, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Motoo Araki, Shin Ebara, Toyohiko Watanabe, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon, Okayama, Japan
Sung Gu Kang*, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Abdul Haidar, Orlando, FL, Srinivas Samavedi, Kenneth Palmer, Celebration, FL, Jun Cheon, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL
Prasanna Sooriakumaran*, Achilles Ploumidis, Leif Haendler, Tommy Nyberg, Mats Olsson, Stefan Carlsson, Gunnar Steineck, Peter Wiklund, Worcester Park, United Kingdom
Room Rhythms 2 @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Wolfgang Brummeisl*, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Thomas Knoll, Sindelfingen, Germany, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany, Kai Koehrmann, Mannheim, Germany, Wolf Wieland, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Regensburg, Germany
Timothy Tran*, Kathryn McGillen, Eugene Cone, Shadi Al Ekish, Damian Dupuy, Gyan Pareek, Providence, RI
Cheuk Fan Shum*, Amit Mukherjee, Chin Hu Ong, Tow Poh Lim, Chang Peng Colin Teo, Singapore, Singapore
Ye Lu*, Wai Man Yuen, Danny Gohel, Chi Fai Ng, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Andreas Neisius*, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Kuntz, Tim Schykowski, Gaston Astroza, Richard Shin, Ramy Youssef, Muhammad Iqbal, Michael Ferrandino, Michael Lipkin, W. Neal Simmons, Glenn Preminger, Pei Zhong, Durham, NC
Andreas Neisius*, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Kuntz, Tim Schykowski, Gaston Astroza, Richard Shin, Ramy Youssef, Muhammad Iqbal, Michael Ferrandino, Michael Lipkin, W. Neal Simmons, Glenn Preminger, Pei Zhong, Durham, NC
Adam Maxwell*, Bryan Cunitz, Wayne Kreider, Oleg Sapozhnikov, Ryan Hsi, Mathew Sorensen, Jonathan Harper, Michael Bailey, Seattle, WA
Ernesto Manuel Jr. Romero M.D.*, Omar Cortes, M.D., FPUA, FPCS, Michael Eufemio Jr. Macalalag, M.D., FPUA, FPCS, FPSO, Quezon City, Philippines
Marco Rosa*, Alessio Zordani, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Alessandro Mofferdin, Riccardo Galli, Salvatore MIcali, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
Won Sik Jeong*, Won Sik Ham, Hong Sang Moon, Tchun Yong Lee, Sung Yul Park, Kyung Hyun Moon, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Gregory Lieser*, Giovanni Marchini, Carl Sarkissian, Julie Cheng, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Andrea G. Lantz*, Daniela Ghiculete, Kirsten Foell, Tarek Alzahrani, R. John Honey, Kenneth T. Pace, Toronto, Canada
Geert Tally*, Kapellen, Belgium
Ben Tschobotko, Milad Hanna*, Ranan DasGupta, London, United Kingdom
Mano Roy, Danjuma U Kalba*, Nir Polak, Ronen Holland, Pinhas M Livne, David Lifshitz, Tel Aviv, Israel
Bilal Firat Alp*, Ankara, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Tekirdag, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ahmet Guven, Ayhan Ozcan, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey
Ercan Malkoc*, Tekirdag, Turkey, Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Sami Uguz, Agri, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Ferhat Ates, Istanbul, Turkey, Bulent Uysal, Yasemin Gulcan Kurt, Ayhan Ozcan, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey, Kenan Karademir, Istanbul, Turkey
Zafer Demirer*, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Tekirdag, Turkey, Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Sami Uguz, Agri, Turkey, Yavuz Poyrazoglu, Ankara, Turkey, Hasan Kocoglu, Kocaeli, Turkey, Emin Oztas, Yasemin Gulcan Kurt, Ayhan Ozcan, Seref Basal, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey
Saint Shiou-Sheng Chen*, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Han Jung*, Sang-Jin Yoon, Khae-Hawn Kim, Tae-Beom Kim, Jin-Kyu Oh, Kyung Jin Chung, Kwang Taek Kim, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Alessandro D'addessi*, Matteo Vittori, Silvia Baroni, Chiara De Waure, Matteo Raponi, Aniello Primiano, Francesco Sessa, Giuseppe Palermo, Pierfrancesco Bassi, Rome, Italy
Vitaly Sherman, Shmuel Roizman*, Amnon Zisman, Amir Cooper, Zoya Haitov, Yoram I. Siegel, Zerifin, Israel
Huang Donglong*, Shenzhen, China, People's Republic of
Geert Tally*, Kapellen, Belgium
Hamed El-Darawany*, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia
Michael Ordon*, R. John D'A. Honey, Kenneth T. Pace, Toronto, Canada
Room Rhythms 3 @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Mariaconsiglia Ferriero*, Giuseppe Simone, Rocco Papalia, Salvatore Guaglianone, Rome, Italy, Mihir Desai, Inderbir Gill, Los Angeles, CA, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
Joel Bass*, Po Lam, Christopher Pieczonka, Syracuse, NY, Patrick Campbell, Waltham, MA, David Albala, Howard Williams, Vladimir Mouraviev, Neil Mariados, Syracuse, NY
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Adrian Fairey, Sheaumei Tsai, Mehrdad Alemozaffar, Alvin Goh, Hamed Hamadi, Dennis J. Lee, Scott Leslie, Raed Azhar, Sumeet Syan, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Mihir M. Desai, Los Angeles, CA
Anees Fazili*, Helen Levey, Justin Houman, Changyong Feng, Hani Rashid, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
Jeffrey Leow*, Wei Jiang, Stephen Reese, Stuart Lipsitz, Boston, MA, Benjamin Chung, Stanford, CA, Steven Chang, Boston, MA
Kyo Chul Koo*, Sey Kiat Lim, Tae Young Shin, Young Eun Yoon, Sang Woon Kim, Koon Ho Rha, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Ahmed Abd El Latif*, Beni Suef, Egypt, Ranko Miocinovic, Detroit, MI, Adrian Hernandez, Ryan Berglund, Cleveland, OH
Xiaojun Tian*, Lulin Ma, Yi Huang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Jianlin Huang*, Yong Liao, Mingxing Qiu, Chengdu, China, People's Republic of
Sailaja Pisipati*, Datesh Daneshwar, Elizabeth Waine, Christian Bach, David Gillatt, Anthony Koupparis, Edward Rowe, Bristol, United Kingdom
Idir Ouzaid*, Riccardo Autorino, Emad Rizkala, Dinesh Samarasekera, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
Ryan Dorin*, Halili Kiziloz, Kyle Finnegan, Joseph Wagner, Anoop Meraney, Hartford, CT
Sunil Sinha*, Cape Town, South Africa
Jianfei Ye*, Jianfei Ye, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Amar Singh*, Sarah Hunt, Argil Wheelock, Norman Galen, Colin Goudelocke, Juan Class, Chattanooga, TN
Samuel Kaffenberger*, Aaron Benson, Ryan Pickens, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
Hao Liu, Tianxin Lin, Kewei Xu, Chun Jiang, Jinli Han, Hai Huang, Wen Dong, Xinxiang Fan, Hao Yu, Jian Huang*, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
Manickam Ramalingam*, Anandan Murugesan, Kallappan Senthil, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
Gongxian Wang*, NanChang, China, People's Republic of
Elizabeth Phillips, Vik Uberoi, Boston, MA, Audley Osbourne, Lewiston, ME, Ingolf Tuerk, Brighton, MA, Chris Hoover*, ,
Dana Kivlin*, Michael Hanzly, Jamison Jaffe, Justin Harmon, Philadelphia, PA
Sailaja Pisipati*, Datesh Daneshwar, Christian Bach, Elizabeth Waine, David Gillatt, Edward Rowe, Anthony Koupparis, Bristol, United Kingdom
Carson Wong*, Middleburg Heights, OH, Xiao Gu, Yangzhou, China, People's Republic of, Motoo Araki, Okayama, Japan, Sara Heider, Middleburg Heights, OH
Ana Maria Autran-Gomez*, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Nobuyuki Nakajima*, Yuuki Shimizu, Taro Higure, Mamoru Fukuda, Masayoshi Kawakami, Masahiro Nitta, Kazuya Hanai, Akio Hoshi, Takeshi Nomoto, Toshiro Terachi, Isehara, Japan
Gautam Mehra*, Min Li, Geoffrey Lane, Kaspar Althoefer, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
Room Grand Ballroom D @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Christopher Allam, J. Erby Wilkinson, Xu Cheng, Kimberly Ives, Timothy Hall, William Roberts*, Ann Arbor, MI
Barbara Cristina Gentile*, Roberto Giulianelli, Luca Albanesi, Francesco Attisani, Gabriella Mirabile, Francesco Pisanti, Manlio Schettini, David Granata, Rome, Italy
Bogdan Geavlete*, Razvan Multescu, Dragos Georgescu, Marian Jecu, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
Stefan Thueroff*, Munich, Germany, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany
Stefan Thueroff*, Derya Tilki, Munich, Germany, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany
Barbara Cristina Gentile*, Roberto Giulianelli, Luca Albanesi, Francesco Attisani, Gabriella Mirabile, Francesco Pisanti, Manlio Schettini, Rome, Italy
Kenji Kawamura*, Ishikawa, Japan
Yanbo Wang, Jingjing Guan, Min Liu, Haifeng Zhang, Chunxi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Christopher Jaeger*, Christopher Mitchell, Lance Mynderse, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Sung Han KIM, Kyanggi, Korea, Republic of, Minsoo Choo, Jae-Seung Paick, Hahn-Ey LEE*, Seung-June OH, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Bogdan Geavlete, Cristian Moldoveanu, Gheorghe Nita, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Petrisor Geavlete*, Bucharest, Romania
Bogdan Geavlete, Marian Jecu, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete*, Bucharest, Romania
Jin Kyu Oh*, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Hahn Ey Lee, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jungbum Bae, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Bogdan Geavlete*, Razvan Multescu, Dragos Georgescu, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
Rafael Sanchez-Salas*, Ana Maria Autran-Gomez, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Dong Soo Park*, Seung Ryeol Lee, Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of
Tommaso Brancato*, Roma, Italy, Francesca Suriano, Roberto D'Ascenzo, Pietro Nupieri, Gianni Paulis, Giuseppe Orsolini, Albano Laziale Roma, Italy, Rosaria Alvaro, Roma, Italy
Alireza Farshi Haghro*, Tabriz, Iran
Chinedu Mmeje*, Rafael Nunez-Nateras, Meng-Ru Cheng, Yu-Hui Chang, Mitchell Humphreys, Phoenix, AZ
Philip Emanuel Rieker*, Jan T. Klein, Michael Schulze, Marcel Hruza, Koray Genisoglu, Jens J. Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Fumiyasu Endo*, Masaki Shimbo, Kazuhito Matsushita, Kohsuke Hishiki, Yoko Kyono, Akiko Fujisaki, Takayuki Sugimura, Kazunori Hattori, Kenichi Tobisu, Osamu Muraishi, Tokyo, Japan
Sachin Agrawal*, Uwais Mufti, Rosemarie Richards, David Hrouda, Altaf Shamsuddin, London, United Kingdom
Jungbum Bae*, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, Hahn-Ey Lee, Kyung Chul Moon, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Salil Umranikar*, Solihull, United Kingdom, Salahuddin Ghiblawi, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Michael Moran*, Tucson, AZ
Room Grand Chenier @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Jason Bylund, Lexington, KY, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, Stephen Savage, Charleston, SC, Peter Clark, Stanley Herrell, Nashville, TN, Chad LaGrange, Omaha, NE, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY, Stephen Strup*, Lexington, KY
Petr Macek*, Eric Barret, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Marc Galiano, Luca Lunelli, Youness Ahallal, Laurent Mascle, Camilo Giedelman, Josep M Gaya, Dominique Prapotnich, Francois Rozet, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Alvin Goh*, Xiaoyun Xu, Houston, TX, Liang Gao, Rockingham, VT, Haijun Zhou, Michael Thrall, Xi Wang, Xu Chen, Zhengfan Liu, Houston, TX, Ganesh Palapattu, Ann Arbor, MI, Stephen Wong, Houston, TX
James Siegert*, Cameron Jirschele, Thai Nguyen, Joliet, IL
Ryan Pickens*, Knoxville, TN, Massimliano Simi, Duke Herrell, Pietro Valdastri, Nashville, TN
James Rosoff, charleston, SC, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, S. Duke Herrell, Peter Clark, Nashville, TN, Stephen Strup, Lexington, KY, Chad LaGrange, Albequerque, NM, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY, Stephen Savage*, Charleston, SC
Xiaobo Ding*, Liang Chen, Jiping Wang, Changchun, China, People's Republic of, Gang Jin, Herbin, China, People's Republic of
Landon Trost, Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Jamin Brahmbhatt, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
Joshua Stern*, Larchmont, NY, Elena Elena Sazykina, Mexico City, Mexico, Jon Schwartz, Houston, TX
Ill Young Seo*, Tae Hoon Oh, Jae Whan Lee, Iksan, Korea, Republic of
Riccardo Autorino*, Cleveland, OH, Francesco Porpiglia, Orbassano, Italy, Vincenzo Pagliarulo, Bari, Italy, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy, Mario Falsaperla, Catania, Italy, Antonio Celia, Bassano del Grappa, Italy, Alberto Breda, Barcelona, Italy, Francesco Greco, Halle/Salle, Germany, Antonio Cicione, Braga, Portugal, Marco De Sio, Napoli, Italy, Alberto Saita, Catania, Italy, Angelo Venneri Becci, Bari, Italy, Monica Zacchero, Novara, Italy, Riccardo Bertolo, Orbassano, Italy, Paolo Fornara, Halle/Salle, Germany, Christian Fiori, Orbassano, Italy, Carlo Terrone, Novara, Italy, Estevao Lima, Braga, Portugal, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA, Peter Clark, Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN, Stephen Savage, Charlston, SC, Stephen Strup, Lexington, KY, David Schulsinger, NY, NY, Chad LaGrange, Omaha, NE
Riccardo Autorino*, Cleveland, OH, Antonio Cicione, Braga, Portugal, Alberto Breda, Barcelona, Spain, Marco De Sio, Napoli, Italy, Rocco Damiano, Catanzaro, Italy, Francesco Greco, Halle/Salle, Germany, Ferdinando Fusco, Napoli, Italy, Emanuel Carvalho-Dias, Paulo Mota, Crisitina Noguiera, Pedro Pinho, Braga, Portugal, Vincenzo Mirone, Napoli, Italy, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Estevao Lima, Braga, Portugal
Christian Chaussy*, Regensburg, Germany, Derya Tilki, Stefan Thueroff, Muenchen, Germany
Sara Best*, E. Jason Abel, Madison, WI, Ali Khalifeh, Cleveland, OH, Meghan Lubner, Sutchin Patel, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Ziho Lee*, Shailen Sehgal, Reid Graves, Yu-Kai Su, Elton Llukani, Kelly Monahan, Alice Mcgill, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
Jae Dong Chung*, Seung Hyun Ahn, Jong Kyou Kwon, Tae-Hyoung Kim, Soon Chul Myung, Young Tae Moon, Kyung Do Kim, In Ho Chang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Joseph Liao*, Daniel Bui, Jen-Jane Liu, Kathleen Mach, Stanford, CA, Theodore Harris, Palo Alto, CA, John Leppert, Stanford, CA
Oleg Teodorovich, Stanislav Naryshkin*, Gennady Borisenko, Elena Rasshchupkina, Alina Ivannikova, Andrey Ryazantsew, David Kochiev, Moscow, Russian Federation
Amr Abdel Hamid*, El Minia, Egypt
Yi-Chia Lin*, Chen-Kun Liaw, Te-Fu Tsai, Kuang-Yu Chou, Hung-En Chen, Thomas I.S. Hwang, Taipei, Taiwan
Matvey Tsivian, Michael Abern, Peter Qi, John Yoo, Paul Evans, Charles Kim, Michael Lipkin, Thomas Polascik, Michael Ferrandino*, Durham, NC
Paras Shah*, Arvin George, Louis Kavoussi, Manaf Alom, Sammy Elsamra, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Nikhil Waingankar, New Hyde Park, NY
Ashleigh Menhadji*, Vien Nguyen, Jane Cho, Ringo Chu, Kathyrn Osann, Philip Bucur, Puja Patel, Achim Lusch, Orange, CA, Elspeth McDougall, Vancouver, Canada, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Ashleigh Menhadji, Vien Nguyen*, Jane Cho, Ringo Chu, Kathyrn Osann, Philip Bucur, Puja Patel, Achim Lusch, Orange, CA, Elspeth McDougall, Vancouver, Canada, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Saum Ghodoussipour*, Kristen Coffey, Tamim Khaddash, John Gaughan, Philadelphia, PA, Michael Louie, Irvine, CA, Phillip Mucksavage, Philadelphia, PA
Room Armstrong @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Joao Padua Manzano*, Frederico Teixeira Barbosa, Gabriel Moulin Gouvea, Adalberto Andriolo Jr, Roberto Soler, Joaquim Francisco De Almeida Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ioannis Kartalas Goumas*, Emanuele Itri, Francesco Dell'Aglio, Fabrizio Pozzoni, Lorenzo Innocenti, Gianpaolo Zanetti, Vimercate, Italy
Ivano Vavassori*, Yasser Hussein, Giovanni Giliberto, Luca Cau, Francesca Ceresoli, Treviglio, Italy
Francesco Pisanti*, Luca Albanesi, Francesco Attisani, Barbara Cristina Gentile, Luca Mavilla, Gabriella Mirabile, Manlio Schettini, Roberto Giulianelli, Rome, Italy
Takao Mishima*, Tadashi Matsuda, Hirakata, Japan, Jiro Harada, Kenta Takayasu, Gen Kawa, Osaka, Japan, Shigenori Kurumada, Atsushi Yoshimizu, Niigata, Japan
Hahn-Ey Lee*, Myong Kim, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Hicham Tazi, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Marc Bjurlin*, Arielle Miller, Suzannah Sorin, Benjamin Brucker, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
Jacob Khurgin*, Ronak Gor, Justin Harmon, Philadelphia, PA
Peter Chang*, Daniel Welchons, Peter Steinberg, Andrew Wagner, Boston, MA
Haluk Akpinar*, Fatih Altunrende, Mehmet Hakan Tekelioglu, Erdal Ergin, Istanbul, Turkey
Shih-Che Tseng*, Wei-Ting Kuo, Jentai Lin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Room Grand Ballroom E @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Ma Lulin*, Zhang Shudong, Qiu Min, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Theodoros Tokas*, Ali Serdar Gözen, Rakesh Rajmohan, Bernardo Aguilar-Davidov, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Wing Hang Au*, Chi-Fai Kan, Ho-Yin Ngai, Lap-Yin Ho, Steve Wai-Hee Chan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Trevor Churk Fai Li*, Wai Hee Steve Chan, kowloon, Hong Kong
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
Abraham Kurien*, Nagarajan Palaniappan, Ranjit Vijayan, Ashish Verma, Chennai, India
Thomas Frye*, Alex Gorbonos, Springfield, IL
René Sotelo*, Juan Castro, Ruben Contreras, Oswaldo Carmona, Javier Manrique, Robert De Andrade, Golena Fernandez, Roberto Garza, Roberto Cisneros, Caracas, Venezuela, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA
Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Jamin Brahmbhatt, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
Christopher Keel*, Erik Castle, Benjamin Woodson, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Mathew Oommen, Janet Colli, Ashley Bowen, Kush Patel, Philip Dorsey*, Andrew Pridjian, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Room Nottoway @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Christian Schwentner*, Tuebingen, Germany
Ashish Rawandale*, Lokesh Patni, Preeti Patil, Dhule, India
Yoshiyuki Miyaji*, Keita Hirata, Hiroyasu Takasaki, Seitetsu Kin, Aya Takahara, Kazuhiko Fukumoto, Mikako Kaifu, Tomohiro Fujii, Yoshimasa Jo, Teruhiko Yokoyama, Atsushi Nagai, Kurashiki, Japan
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Andreas Bourdoumis, Stefanos Kachrilas*, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Andreas Bourdoumis, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
Aaron Katz*, Ajayram Ullal, Anne Darves-Bornoz, Maureen Regan, Scott Quarrier, Mineola, NY
Gautam Jayram*, Mark Ball, Trinity Bivalacqua, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Wonho Jung*, Seol Ho Choo, Seong Soo Jeon, Hyung Keun Park, Deok Hyun Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Wisoot Kongchsreonsombat*, Bangkok, Thailand
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Riccardo Autorino, Christopher Starks, Edmund S Sabanegh, Jihad H Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Room Rhythms 1 @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Ben Woodson*, Sree Mandava, Phil Dorsey, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Ben Woodson*, Sree Mandava, Michael Maddox, Alex Beazer, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Qi Hui Chen, Zhi Hua Lu, Xiao Qing Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Matheus Tannus, Salvador, Brazil, Suzan Goldman, Cassio Andreoni*, Sao Paulo, Brazil
David Albala*, Colin O'Keefe, Po Lam, Andres Madissoo, Angelo DeRosalia, Elan Salzhauer, Harvey Sauer, Ilija Aleksic, Vladimir Mouraviev, Syracuse, NY
Kyrollis Attalla*, Emad Rizkala, Riccardo Autorino, Ali Khalifeh, Dinesh Samarasekera, Humberto Laydner, Georges Pascal-Haber, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Fernando Kim, David Sehrt, Wilson Molina*, Kyle Rove, Jason Phillips, Aurora, CO
Zhong Wu*, Hao Wen Jiang, Chen-Chen Feng, Peng Gao, Lu Jia Wang, Qiang Ding, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of
Kwang Taek Kim*, Chang Hee Kim, Khae Hawn Kim, Sang Jin Yoon, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Rocco Papalia*, Giuseppe Simone, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Manuela Costantini, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
Aaron Boonjindasup*, Daniel Rittenberg, Eric Shaw, Phillip Dorsey, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Papalia Rocco*, Giuseppe Simone, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Manuela Costantini, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
Christopher Reilly*, Elton Llukani, Blake Moore, Ziho Lee, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Mohammed Bhuiyan*, MF Islam, ZH Bhuiyan, KMH Tawhid, NIU Ahmed, K Salahuddin, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kristen Scarpato*, Farmington, CT, Halil Kiziloz, Kyle Finnegan, Ryan Dorin, Steven Shichman, Anoop Meraney, Joseph Wagner, Stuart Kesler, Hartford, CT
Young Eun Yoon*, Kyung Hwa Choi, Kyo Chul Koo, Joo Yong Lee, Won Sik Ham, Koon Ho Rha, Young Deuk Choi, Woong Kyu Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Oner Sanli, Tzevat Tefik*, Tayfun Oktar, Mazhar Ortac, Selcuk Erdem, Emre Salabas, Mohammad Khodr, Serkan Karakus, Asif Sadiqli, Feyyaz Ural, Baris Yucel, Faruk Ozcan, Ismet Nane, Murat Tunc, Istanbul, Turkey
David Albala*, Harvey Sauer, Po Lam, Elan Salzhauer, Angelo Rosalio, Jeffrey Sekula, Benjamin McHone, Vladimir Mouraviev, Syracuse, NY
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Dennis J. Lee, Sheaumei Tsai, Scott Leslie, Raed Azhar, Sumeet Syan, Mihir M. Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Los Angeles, CA
Ben Xu*, Qian Zhang, Jie Jin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Ben Xu*, Qian Zhang, Jie Jin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Alireza Aminsharifi, Firoozeh Afsar*, Shiraz, Iran
Junjian Huang*, Zachary Klaassen, Qiang Li, W. Bruce Shingleton, Kelvin A. Moses, Martha K. Terris, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
Min Qiu*, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Gordon Fifer*, Michael Woods, Matthew Nielsen, Eric Wallen, Mathew Raynor, Chapel Hill, NC
Hitoshi Yanaihara*, Fuminari Hanashima, Hiroshi Kaguyama, Koichirou Ogihara, Hirofumi Sakamoto, Kayo Aonuma, Kaori Matsuda, Yoko Nakahira, Hirotaka Asakura, Saitama, Japan
Room Rhythms 2 @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Achim Lusch*, Zhamshid Okhunov, Renai Yoon, Michael A Del Junco, Ramtin Khanipour, Ashleigh Menhadji, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Sri Sivalingam*, Priyanka Sehgal, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
Didi Pathak*, Mark Katz, Richard Babayan, David Wang, Boston, MA
Elias Hyams, Lebanon, NH, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX, Vernon Pais, Lebanon, NH, Glenn Preminger, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC, James Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA, Ojas Shah, New York, NY, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA, Michelle Semins, Pittsburgh, PA, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL, Brian Matlaga*, Baltimore, MD
Sri Sivalingam*, Ian Stormont, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
Jonathan Mobley*, Goutham Vemana, Robert Figenshau, Gerald Andriole, Marshall Strother, Joel Vetter, Brian Benway, St. Louis, MO
Bryan Hinck*, Fabio Torricelli, Shubha De, Mark Noble, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Sima Porten, Andrew Park, Charles Guo, Ashish Kamat, Lianchun Xiao, Surena Matin*, Houston, TX
Shubha De, Fabio Torricelli, Ganesh Kartha*, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Nir Kleinmann*, Scott G Hubosky, Kelly A Healy, Marluce Bibbo, Demetrius H Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
Giovanni Marchini, Raman Unnikrishnan*, Shubha De, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Gaudencio Olgin*, Gene O Huang, Steven R Engebretsen, Don C Arnold II, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
Priyanka Sehgal*, Sri Sivalingam, Kristina Penniston, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
Daniel Martinez*, Tampa, FL, Hubert Swana, Mark Rich, Orlando, FL
Linan Zhang, Tianjin, China, People's Republic of, Rahul Khare, Aaron Martin, Kyle Wu, Kevin Cleary, Craig Peters*, Washington, DC
Azik Hoffman, Danjuma U Kalba*, Ofer Yossepowitch, Dov Lask, Pinhas M Livne, Ronen Holland, David Lifshitz, Tel Aviv, Israel
Joseph Song*, St Louis, MO, Youssef Tanagho, Saint Louis, MO, Mohammed Haseebuddin, Brian Benway, St Louis, MO, Alana Desai, Sam Bhayani, Robert Figenshau, Saint Louis, MO
Marcelino Rivera*, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Francesco Berardinelli, Luca Cindolo, Petros Sountoulides*, Fabrizio Pellegrini, Fabio Neri, Fabiola Tanburro, Luigi Schips, Vasto, Italy
Saeed M. Al-Qahtani*, Julien Letendre, Sabrina Benbouzid, Gauthier Raynal, Achilles Ploumidis, Sixtina De medina, Mohamed Tligui, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
Nir Kleinmann*, Kelly Healy, Scott Hubosky, Philadelphia, PA, David Margel, Toronto, Canada, Marluce Bibbo, Demetrius Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
Jorge Campos Castellanos*, Huixquilucan, Mexico
Samuel Parker*, Sashi Kommu, Munir Ahmed, London, United Kingdom
Maxx Gallegos*, Maire Brennen, Michael Yap, Stephanie Tran, Antonia Harford, Susan Paine, Michael Davis, Albuquerque, NM
Sachin Agrawal*, Taufiq Shaikh, David Hrouda, Altaf Shamsuddin, london, United Kingdom
Basharat Hussain*, Wai Man Chow, Manchester, United Kingdom, Khalid Ahmed, Oldham, United Kingdom, John Calleary, Manchester, United Kingdom, Mukesh Gupta, Oldham, United Kingdom, Jacob Cherian, Manchester, United Kingdom, Zahid Hussain, Arun Jain, Ramesh Vennam, Raveendra Surange, Oldham, United Kingdom
Room Rhythms 3 @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Jeffrey Gahan*, Michael Richter, Casey Seideman, Danny Chan, Mathew Weaver, Dallas, TX, Ephrem Olweny, New Bruswick, NJ, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
Yunbo Ma, Selhattin Bedir, Monica Morgan*, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Jeffrey Gahan, Dallas, TX
Nithin Theckumparampil*, Sammy Elsamra, Hector Motato, Arvin George, New Hyde Park, NY, Justin Friedlander, Ne, NY, Jay Motola, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Sung-Hoo Hong, Hyuk Jin Cho, Tae Kon Hwang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Samuel Juncal*, Zhamshid Okhunov, Michael Ordon, Achim Lusch, Philip Bucur, Orange, CA, Arvin George, Fatima Askarova, Louis Kavoussi, New York, NY, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Samuel Juncal*, Michael Ordon, Zhamshid Okhunov, Achim Lusch, Orange, CA, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Fabio Torricelli, Shubha De*, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Jonathan D Creech, David J Culpepper, Gene O Huang, Caroline L Wallner, Steven R Engebretsen, Gaudencio Olgin, Don C Arnold II, Roger Li*, Michelle A Lightfoot, Herbert C Ruckle, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
Nina Harkani*, Khushabu Kasabwala, Pengbo Jiang, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Peter Sunaryo*, Nina Harkhani, Pengbo Jiang, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
M. Pilar Laguna*, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ferran Algaba, Barcelona, Spain, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX, Ralph Clayman, Irvine, CA, Inderbir Gill, Los Angeles, CA, Guillermo Gueglio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Markus Hohenfellner, Heidelberg, Germany, Adrian Joyce, Leeds, United Kingdom, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA, Hein Van Poppel, Leuven, Belgium
Rafael Sanchez-Salas*, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Joseph Song*, Goutham Vemana, Jonathan Mobley, Sam Bhayani, St Louis, MO
Sammy Elsamra*, Hector Motato, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Richard Johnston*, Natalya Lopushnyan, Thomas Hefty, Paul Kozlowski, Seattle, WA
Alexandre Ingels*, Eric Barret, Francois Audenet, Luca Lunelli, Guilherme Prada Costa, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Stephane Lenoir, Pierre Validire, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Andreas Bourdoumis, Stefanos Kachrilas*, Sona Kapoor, Faruquz Zaman, Shafi Wardak, Athanasios Papatsoris, Noor Buchholz, Junaid Masood, London, United Kingdom
Lingbo Yang, Yuchuan Hou*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Ryan Dorin*, Max Jackson, Halil Kiziloz, Kyle Finnegan, Stuart Kesler, Anoop Meraney, Steven Shichman, Hartford, CT
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Ali Khalifeh, Riccardo Autorino, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Blake Hamilton*, Salt Lake City, UT
Wansuk Kim*, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Cheryn Song, Hanjong Ahn, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Takuya Sadahira*, Ryuta Tanimoto, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Shin Ebara, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon, Okayama, Japan
Leah Chiles*, Patrick Lowry, Mohanram Narayanan, Daniel Jupiter, Temple, TX
Room Grand Ballroom D @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Anne Dudley*, Michelle Semins, Pittsburgh, PA
Remzi Saglam, Ahmet Y. Muslumanoglu*, Emrah Yuruk, Zafer Tokatli, Ahmet Sinan Kabakci, Mut Safak, Ankara, Turkey, Abdullah Armagan, Istanbul, Turkey, Atilla Semercioz, Murat Binbay, Ankara, Turkey
Casey A. Dauw, M.D.*, Brent K. Hollenbeck, M.D., M.S., Samuel R. Kaufman, M.A., Jeffrey S. Montgomery, M.D., M.H.S.A., Alon Z. Weizer, M.D., William W. Roberts, M.D., Gary J. Faerber, M.D., J. Stuart Wolf, Jr., M.D., John M. Hollingsworth III, M.D., M.S., Ann Arbor, MI
Anne Dudley*, Julie Riley, Michelle Semins, Pittsburgh, PA
Boyd Viers*, Xiangling Wang, Xujian Li, Terri Vrtiska, John Lieske, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Sarah Coleman*, Emad Rizkala, Christine Tran, Isac Wahib, David Goldfarb, Stuart Flechner, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Eugene Cone, Durham, NC, Brian Eisner, Michal Ursiny, Boston, MA, Gyan Pareek*, Providence, RI
Roger Low, Sacramento, CA, Mike Nguyen, Los Angeles, CA, Manoj Monga*, Cleveland, OH
Kristina Penniston, Rachel Bell, Stephen Nakada*, Madison, WI
Michael Conlin*, Brian Duty, Gregory Adams, Matthias Schabel, Eugene Fuchs, Portland, OR
Abdulla Al-Ansari*, Abdulla Al-Naimi, Abdulkader Alobaidy, Khalid Assadiq, Mohamed Azmi, Doha, Qatar, Ahmed Shokeir, Almansoura, Egypt
Jinsung Park*, Seung Hyo Woo, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Seung Wook Lee, Guri, Korea, Republic of
Tarek Alzahrani*, Daniela Ghiculete, Andrea G Lantz, Kenneth T Pace, Jason Y Lee, R. John Honey, Toronto, Canada
Nathan Grunewald, Alison Marciniak, Carley Davis*, Milwaukee, WI
Roger Sur*, San Diego, CA, Scott Olsen, Salt Lake City, UT, Ojas Shah, New York, NY
Byung Ki Lee*, Jin-Woo Jung, Yong Hyun Park, Sangchul Lee, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Dong-Hoon Lim, MIn-Seok Kim*, Joon Roh, Chul-Sung Kim, Dong-Hoon Yoo, Ju-Sung Kim, Sang-joon Jun, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of
Herman Bagga*, Ayesha Appa, Ralph Wang, Thomas Chi, Joe Miller, Jersey Neilson, Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA
Kelly A. Healy*, Ryan C. Cleary, Demetrius H. Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
Jessica Lange*, Winston-Salem, NC, Patrick Mufarrij, Washington, D.C., DC, Linda Easter, Winston-Salem, NC, John Knight, Ross Holmes, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL
Zafer Tokatli*, Ankara, Turkey, Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu, Murat Binbay, Abdülkadir Tepeler, Istanbul, Turkey, Evren Süer, Remzi Saglam, Ankara, Turkey
Kara L Watts*, Tian C Zhou, Joseph Divito, David M Hoenig, Bronx, NY
Raman Unnikrishnan*, Fabio Torricelli, Shubha De, Nima Almassi, Carl Sarkissian, Ina Li, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Jodi Antonelli, Justin Friedlander*, Dallas, TX, Craig Langman, Chicago, IL, John Poindexter, Beverley Huet, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX
Ryan Mori*, Shubha De, Giovanni Marchini, Carl Sarkissian, Devin Tian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Rajesh Kukreja*, Indore, India
Room Grand Chenier @ Sheraton New Orleans
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James Borin*, Jeff McDaniel, Baltimore, MD
Philippe Violette*, Stephen Pautler, London, Canada
Hoyt Doak*, Farmington, CT, Ryan Dorin, Halil Kiziloz, Joseph Wagner, Hartford, CT
Edris Negron*, Kyle Richards, Joshua Cohn, Scott Eggener, Gregory Zagaja, Arieh Shalhav, Chicago, IL
Ali Gözen*, Theodoros Tokas, Heilbronn, Germany, Gökhan Atis, istanbul, Turkey, Marcel Hruza, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Stacey Carter*, Los Angeles, CA, Stuart Lipsitz, Boston, MA, Ya-Chen Shih, Chicago, IL, Paul Nguyen, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Boston, MA, Jim Hu, Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Gilbert*, Jordan Angell, Ronney Abaza, Dublin, OH
Sang Woon Kim*, Kyo Chul Koo, Young Eun Yoon, Yong Seung Lee, Joo Yong Lee, Woong Kyu Han, Byung Ha Chung, Koon Ho Rha, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Xin Gao*, Ke Li, Dongen Jiang, Jelin Li, Li Lu, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
Jaspreet Parihar*, Isaac Kim, New Brunswick, NJ
Katherine Rotker*, Michael Maddox, Shadi Al Ekish, Gyan Pareek, Dragan Golijanin, Joseph Renzulli, Providence, RI
Michael Large, Edris Negron*, Joshua A. Cohn, Gregory Zagaja, Scott Eggener, Arieh Shalhav, Chicago, IL
Edan Shapiro*, Matthew Pagano, Kyle Scarberry, Trushar Patel, Ari Bergman, Arindam RoyChoudhury, James McKiernan, Mitchell Benson, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
Assaad El-Hakim*, Naif Alhathal, Talal Al-Qaoud, Ginette Gagné, Suzanne Larocque, Ronald Denis, Kevin C Zorn, Montreal, Canada
Kau Han Lee*, Chien-Liang Liu, Steven K Huan, Tainan, Taiwan
Wei-Chun Weng*, Chun-Kuang Yang, Yen-Chuan Ou, Taichung, Taiwan
Youness Ahallal*, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Laurent Mascle, Luca Lunelli, Petr Macek, Camilo Giedelman, Dominique Prapotnich, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Wesley White, Knoxville, TN, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, James Bienvenu*, Frederick Klein, Bedford Waters, Knoxville, TN
David Duchene*, Daniel Zainfeld, Kirk Redger, Andrew Windsperger, Kansas City, KS
Bi Hai*, Ma Lu-lin, Hou Xiao-fei, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Ahmed Ghazi*, Nandini Venkateswaran, Vineet Agrawal, Emelian Scosyrev, Jean Joseph, Rochester, NY
Kyungtae Ko*, Woo Suk Choi, Ja Hyeon Ku, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Cheol Kwak, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Julie Riley*, Albuquerque, NM, Yaniv Shilo, Michael Ost, Pittsburgh, PA
Tracy Marien, New york, NY, Darko Kröpfl, Lukas Hohenhorst, Essen, Germany, Matthew Bilbily*, New york, NY, Gaurav Rao, Buffalo, NY, Ojas Shah, Michael Stifelman, New york, NY
Masahiro Sugiura*, Kazuhiro Araki, Kyokusin Ho, Masahiko Inahara, Ichihara, Japan, Syuko Cho, Nobuyuki Sekita, Chiba, Japan, Hiroshi Masuda, Yukio Naya, Ichihara, Japan
Shakir Tabrez, Mohan keshavmurthy, Prem kumar*, Uday Bhaskar, Mohan Balaiah Ashwathaiah, Bangalore, India
Room Armstrong @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Ma Lulin*, Zhang Shudong, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Zhang Shudong*, Ma Lulin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Ahmed Mansour*, Ibrahim Eraky, Ahmed R. El-Nahas, Bedeir Ali-El-dein, Ahmed Shokeir, Mansoura, Egypt
Christian Wülfing*, Niclas Flechtenmacher, Serkan Filiz, Johannes Göckschu, Jörn Bode, David Marghawal, Hamburg, Germany
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Stavros Kontogiannis, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
Venugopal Ganapathy*, Haris C H, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Sudin S R, Kollam, India, Navin C Angus, Ginson V George, Sandeep Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Suchindra P Unni, Kochi, India, Jibu K Pillai, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Jithunath M R, Thrissur, India
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
Vikas Agarwal*, Atul Goswami, Delhi, India
Amit Bhattu*, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jitendra Jagtap, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish vyas, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Maria C Mir, Riccardo Autorino, Joseph Klink, Andrew J Stephenson, Jihad H Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
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Alireza Aminsharifi*, Shiraz, Iran
Roberto Sanseverino*, Tommaso Realfonso, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Giovanni Molisso, Giorgio Napodano, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
Filippo Nigro, Paolo Ferrarese, Enrico Scremin, Giuseppe Benedetto, Ciro Ammendola, Andrea Tasca*, Vicenza, Italy
João Cabral*, Isaac Braga, Nuno Azevedo, Avelino Fraga, Frederico Branco, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
Daniel Oliveira-Reis*, Isaac Braga, Nuno Azevedo, Avelino Fraga, Severino Ribeiro, José Soares, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
Dmitry Perlin*, Ilya Alexandrov, Alexey Nikolaev, Olga Shevchenko, Vladislav Efremov, Voljsky, Russian Federation
Mathew Oommen, Kush Patel, Philip Dorsey*, Janet Colli, Michael Pinsky, Benjamin Lee, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Gamal Ghoniem, Zhamshid Okhunov*, Jordan Siegel, Mina Samaan, Orange, CA, Hanul Choi,
Jonathan Melquist*, Rosa Park, Stony Brook, NY, Rahuldev Bhalla, New Bruinswick, NJ
Samay Jain*, Khaled Shahrour, Toledo, OH
Omer Burak Argun*, Ilter Tufek, Selcuk Keskin, Hakan Ozveri, Ahmet Sahin, Ali Riza Kural, Istanbul, Turkey
Omer Burak Argun*, Ilter Tufek, Selcuk Keskin, Ahmet Sahin, Ali Riza Kural, Istanbul, Turkey
Room Nottoway @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Julien Letendre*, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
Jorge Campos Castellanos*, Huixquilucan, Mexico
Jorge Campos Castellanos*, Huixquilucan, Mexico
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Alberto Perez-Lanzac de Lorca*, Jesus Rosety Rodriguez, Angela Conde Giles, Cristina Leon Delgado, Javier Amores, Javier Cañete, Rodrigo Garcia-Baquero, Maria Jose Ledo Cepero, Juan Solo Villalva, Blanca Madurga Patuel, Jose Luis Alvarez-Ossorio Fernandez, cadiz, Spain
Oktay Demirkesen*, Cetin Demirdag, Cagatay Dogan, Bulent Alici, Istanbul, Turkey
Remzi Saglam*, Ankara, Turkey, Jens J. Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu, Istanbul, Turkey, Ahmet Sinan Kabakci, Ankara, Turkey
Nilkamal Joshi*, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Samuel Grimsley*, Kesapavilla Subramonian, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Basharat Hussain*, Wai Man Chow, Manchester, United Kingdom
Ariel Schulman*, William Hilton, Antoun Toubaji, Hikmat Al-Ahmadie, Jonathan Coleman, New York, NY
Min S Jun, Gene O Huang, Roger Li*, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
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Renai Yoon*, Samir Shreim, Atreya Dash, Ralph Clayman, William Sohn, Hak J. Lee, Irvine, CA
Marcelino Rivera*, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Andreas Bourdoumis, Faruquz Zaman, Christian Bach, Anuj Goyal, Athanasios Papatsoris, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
Jaclyn Milose*, Brent Hollenbeck, Samuel Kaufman, Gary Faerber, J. Stuart Wolf, Jeffrey Montgomery, Alon Weizer, John Hollingsworth, Ann Arbor, MI
Shih-Chieh Jeff Chueh*, Fabio C. M. Torricelli, Shujane Shen, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Christopher Hartman*, Justin Friedlander, Daniel Moreira, Sammy Elsamra, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Jae Dong Chung*, Seung Hyun Ahn, Jong Kyou Kwon, Tae-Hyoung Kim, Soon Chul Myung, Young Tae Moon, Kyung Do Kim, In Ho Chang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Justin M. Watson*, Shaun Wason, Michael D. Fabrizio, Norfolk, VA, Nicole L. Miller, Nashville, TN, Mark D. Sawyer, Norfolk, VA
Jodi Antonelli*, Daniel Mollengarden, Jeffrey Shoss, Yair Lotan, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX
Shubha De*, Giovanni Marchini, Benjamin Larson, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Mohammed Bhuiyan*, MF Islam, ZH Bhuiyan, KMH Tawhid, NIU Ahmed, K Salahuddin, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Adam Kadlec*, Maywood, IL, Samuel Ohlander, James Hotaling, Chicago, IL, Jessica Hannick, Maywood, IL, Craig Niederberger, Chicago, IL, Thomas Turk, Maywood, IL
Mitra de Cogain*, Amy Krambeck, Eric Bergstralh, Xujian Li, John Lieske, Rochester, MN
Mitra de Cogain*, Amy Krambeck, Eric Bergstralh, Xujian Li, John Lieske, Rochester, MN
Yinghao Sun*, Xiaofeng Gao, Shanghai,China, China, People's Republic of, Ling Li, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of, Yonghan Peng, Shanghai, China, China, People's Republic of
Mahmoud Elnagar*, Naimat Alsayegh, Alain, United Arab Emirates, Bedier Ali-El-Dein, Mansoura, Egypt, Saeed Alqahtani, Paris, France, Sanjeev Mehta, Ahmadabad, India, Nilkamal Joshi, Alain, United Arab Emirates, Emad Elsobky, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
James Williams*, Indianapolis, IN, Kalba Usman, Ruth Tor, Petach Tikva, Israel, James McAteer, Indianapolis, IN, David Lifshitz, Petach Tikva, Israel
Thomas Knoll*, Patrick Honeck, Sindelfingen, Germany, Ulf Balsmeyer, Dirk Fahlenkamp, Chemnitz, Germany, Gunnar Wendt-Nordahl, Sindelfingen, Germany
Sara Best, Jonathan Shiau*, Rachel Bell, Kristina Penniston, Madison, WI
Adam Shrewsberry*, Steven Gerhard, Tania Solomon, Dana Nickleach, Yuan Liu, John Pattaras, Kenneth Ogan, Atlanta, GA
LCDR James H Masterson, Jason R Woo, David C Chang, CDR James O L'Esperance, San Diego, CA, Marshall L Stoller, San Francisco, CA, Roger L Sur*, San Diego, CA
Jitendra Jagtap*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Benjamin Katz*, Mohit Sirohi, New York, NY, Daniel Moreira, New Hyde Park, NY, Caner Dinlenc, New York, NY
Courtney Shepard*, David Joseph, Dean Assimos, Betsy Hopson, Ralee Bishop, Birmingham, AL
Justin Friedlander*, Daniel Moreira, Chris Hartman, Sammy Elsamra, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Evren Suer, Omer Gulpinar, Cihat Ozcan*, Cagatay Gogus, Seymur Kerimov, Siddik Mut Safak, Ankara, Turkey
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Ahmed Moharram*, Giza, Egypt
Mohammad Aslzare*, Amirabbas Asadpour, Mohammad Alipour, Mohammadreza Darabi Mahboub, Morteza Taghavi, Alireza Ghoreifi, Mashhad, Iran
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Elenko Popov, Andreas Bourdoumis, Faruquz Zaman, Christian Bach, Anuj Goyal, Athanasios Papatsoris, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
Changjun Yin*, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
Young Gon Kim, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Beom Jeong*, Jeonju, Korea, Republic of
Jan-Peter Jessen, Gunnar Wendt-Nordahl, Thomas Knoll, Patrick Honeck*, Sindelfingen, Germany
Amar Singh*, Sarah Hunt, Argil Wheelock, Norman Galen, Colin Goudelocke, Juan Class, Chattanooga, TN
Jin Ho Choe*, Hui Dai Lee, Se Hwan Park, Dae Gi Jo, Hyo Serk Lee, Joong Shik Lee, Ju Tae Seo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Yong Hyun Park*, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, Jae Young Park, Ansan, Korea, Republic of, Hyunsoo Ahn, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Gautam Jayram*, Mark Ball, Trinity Bivalacqua, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Wissem Hmida, Ghassen Tlili*, Faouzi Mallat, Sidiya Chavey, Nadia Mama, Mahdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sousse, Tunisia
Sean Stroup*, San Diego, CA, Michael Liss, Kerrin Palazzi, La Jolla, CA, James Masterson, San Diego, CA, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA, James L'Esperance, San Diego, CA
Christian Schwentner*, Tilman Todenhöfer, Georgios Gakis, Stefan Aufderklamm, Tuebingen, Germany
Brett Parker*, Mohammad Malik, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Murat Dursun, Mustafa Erkoc, Eyyup Danis, Recep Bayraktarli, Tahsin Yasar, Istanbul, Turkey
Khalid Al Otaibi, Reem Al Damanhori*, Alkhobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Yoheeswaran Nallaswami*, Sangeetha Karunanidhi, Erode, India
Wissem Hmida, Ghassen Tlili*, Faouzi Mallat, Sidiya Chavey, Nadia Mama, Mahdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sousse, Tunisia
Octavio Castillo, Ivar Vidal-Mora, Daniel Revello*, Matias Poblete, Andres Silva, Jorge Lopez-Vallejo, Santiago, Chile
Xiao Qing Wang, Yan Wang, Hai Feng Zhang, Hai Ming Wang, Chun Xi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Janica Chavda*, Aditi Kumar, Tamer El-Husseiny, Nuwan Premachandra, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Sashi Kommu, London, United Kingdom, Aniruddha Chakravarti, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Jorge Clavijo-Eisele*, Mark Rogers, Shahzad Laghari, Lucy Nicholson, Grimsby, United Kingdom, Diego Abreu, Montevideo, Uruguay
Syed Ali Shahzad*, Ugo Otite, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Junichi Inokuchi*, Takeshi Ohdaira, Keijiro Kiyoshima, Katsunori Tatsugami, Akira Yokomizo, Makoto Hashizume, Seiji Naito, Fukuoka, Japan
Bianjiang Liu, Jie Li, Jiexiu Zhang, Pengchao Li, Zengjun Wang*, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
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Yong Hyun Park*, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, Hyunsoo Ahn, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jung Keun Lee, Byung Ki Lee, Jin-Woo Jeong, Chang Wook Jeong, Seok-Soo Byun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Nicholas Faure Walker*, Oussama Elhage, Corinna Slawinski, Ben Challacombe, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
Osayuki Nehikhare*, Ahalya Kadirvelarasan, Paul Sturch, Amit Patel, Matthew Brown, Nikita Joji, Gordan Kooiman, Tim O'Brien, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
Ryan Hsi*, Liam Macleod, John Gore, Jonathan Wright, Jonathan Harper, Seattle, WA
Marc Bjurlin*, New York, NY, Hamed Ahmadi, Los Angeles, CA, Tyler McClintock, James Wysock, New York, NY, Mihir Desai, Monish Aron, Inderber Gill, Los Angeles, CA, William Huang, Samir Taneja, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Priayanka Arshanapalli, Tim Large*, Jason Sea, Clint Bahler, Thomas Gardner, Chandru Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
Amar Singh*, Sarah Hunt, Argil Wheelock, Norman Galen, Colin Goudelocke, Juan Class, Chattanooga, TN
Alonso Carrasco*, Matthew Gettman, George Chow, Matthew Tollefson, Rochester, MN
Liam C. Macleod*, Ryan S. Hsi, John L. Gore, Jonathan L. Wright, Jonathan D. Harper, Seattle, WA
Daniel Gilbert*, Dublin, OH, Iahn Gonsenhauser, Columbus, OH, Ronney Abaza, Dublin, OH
Edris Negron*, Kyle Richards, Joshua Cohn, Zoe Steinberg, Scott Eggener, Arieh Shalhav, Chicago, IL
Qiang Li*, Zachary Klaassen, Bruce Shingleton, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Hyuk Jin Cho, Sung-Hoo Hong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Christopher Reilly*, Elton Llukani, Blake Moore, Ziho Lee, David Lee, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Mark Ball*, Michael Gorin, Gautam Jayram, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Scott Tobis, Helen Levey*, Anees Fazili, Justin Houman, Deep Trivedi, Bryce Allio, Tamara John, Emelian Scosyrev, Jean Joseph, Hani Rashid, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
Christopher Reilly*, Elton Llukani, Blake Moore, Ziho Lee, David Lee, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Samuel Juncal*, Michael Ordon, Achim Lusch, Zhamshid Okhunov, Orange, CA, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
David Koslov*, Louis Spencer Krane, Winston Salem, NC, Theodore Manny, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Philip Dorsey*, Eric Shaw, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Clairese Webb*, Mohamed Kamel, Ehab Eltahawy, Mohammed Elfaramawi, Rodney Davis, Nabil Bissada, Little Rock, AR
Tarik Esen, Omer Acar*, Ahmet Musaoglu, Metin Vural, Istanbul, Turkey
Takahiro Hirayama*, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Morihiro Nishi, Kenichi Tabata, Daisuke Ishii, Tetsuo Fujita, Kazunari Yoshida, Masatugu Iwamura, Kanagawa, Japan
Changjun Yin*, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
Room Grand Ballroom D @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Mohamed Mohamed*, Mostafa Shamaa, Hassan A.elwahab, Gamal Elatrash, Ismailia, Egypt
Shailja Mehta*, Chris Wright, Khushabu Kasabwala, Jennifer Yates, Michael Shapiro, Nicole Ali, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Mei Wang*, Kate Elfer, Nguyen Hoang, Damir Khismatullin, J. Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA
Kate Elfer, New Orleans, LA, Andrew Moore*, Hillary Kimbrell, New Orelans, LA, J. Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA
Mieke Bus*, Berrend Muller, Daniel de Bruin, Dirk Faber, Maria Laguna Pes, Ton van Leeuwen, Theo de Reijke, Jean de la Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aaron D Weiss*, John G Pattaras, Atlanta, GA
Hong Truong*, Jennifer Logan, Baris Turkbey, M. Minhaj Siddiqui, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Anthony Hoang, Chad Pusateri, Brian Shuch, Annerleim Walton-Diaz, Srinivas Vourganti, Jeffrey Nix, Lambros Stamatakis, Peter L. Choyke, Bradford J. Wood, Peter A. Pinto, Bethesda, MD
Jorge David Magaña Rodriguez*, Christian Isaac Villeda, Carolina Culebro Garcia, Ricarlo Alonso Castillejos Molina, Bernardo Gabilondo Pliego, Jorge Vazquez Lamadrid, Carlos E Mendez Probst, Mexico, Mexico
Manuel Ritter*, Marie-Claire Rassweiler, Carolin Hörmann, Mannheim, Germany, Alexandre E. Pelzer, Ingolstadt, Germany, Axel Häcker, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Mannheim, Germany
Karli Pease*, Gideon Lorber, Raymond Leveillee, Nelson Salas, Miami, FL
Marie-Claire Rassweiler*, Mannheim, Germany, Rosemarie Banckwitz, Christoph Koehler, Bernd Mueller-Allisaat, Forchheim, Germany, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Axel Haecker, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
Heng-Jun Xiao*, De-Juan Wang, Jun Chen, Jun Pang, Yun Luo, Xiao-Peng Liu, Yan Zhang, Jin-Ming Di, Jian-Guang Qiu, Xiang-Fu Zhou, Xin Gao, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
Brian Duty*, Nick Tadros, Michael Conlin, Portland, OR
Karli Pease*, Arturo Castro, Raymond Leveillee, Nelson Salas, Miami, FL
Aaron Bernie*, Ranjith Ramasamy, Adnan Ali, Ashutosh Tewari, New York, NY, Zachary Smith,
Serdar Celik*, Canan Altay, Sakir Ongun, Gorkem Uz, Ozan Bozkurt, Omer Demir, Mustafa Secil, Guven Aslan, Izmir, Turkey
Joseph V. DiTrolio, M.D.*, Roseland, NJ, Nina N. Harkhani, Newark, NJ, Rahuldev Bhalla, M.D., Millburn, NJ
Saher Anwer*, Tim Bryant, Iain Wilson, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
Lulin Ma*, Xiaojun Tian, Yi Huang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Luke Dixon*, Alberto Coscione, Mathias Winkler, London, United Kingdom
Waseem Akhter*, Sally Benton, Frank Chinegwundoh, London, United Kingdom
Jian Bo Lu, Xiao Qing Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Andy Huang*, Allen Chiu, Thomas Hsueh, Taipei CIty, Taiwan
Mohamed Bakr*, Hassan Abd Elwahab, Gamal Elatrash, Mostafa Shamaa, Ismailia, Egypt
Prashant Pattnaik, Mumbai, India, Prashant Pattnaik, Prashant Pattnaik*, Mumbai, India
Arif Hamid*, Srinagar, India
Nilkamal Joshi*, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Andrius Gaizauskas*, Sergejus Gaizauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania
Room Grand Chenier @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Alberto Coscione*, Luke Dixon, Lisa Henderson, Rebecca Powell, Sachin Agrawal, Altaf Shamsuddin, London, United Kingdom
Ana Carvalho, Prof. S. Salek, Hrishi Joshi*, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Andreas Bourdoumis, Faruquz Zaman, Christian Bach, Anuj Goyal, Athanasios Papatsoris, Noor Buchholz, Junaid Masood, London, United Kingdom
Casey A. Dauw, M.D.*, Gary J. Faerber, M.D., John M. Hollingsworth III, M.D., M.S, William W. Roberts, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI, J. Stuart Wolf Jr., M.D., 48109, MI
Jentai Lin*, Chia-Cheng Yu, Tony Wu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Crystal Castaneda*, Yungkhan Tan, Edan Shapiro, Natasha Leigh, Mantu Gupta, New York, NY
Edan Shapiro*, William Berg, Ari Bergman, Kyle Scarberry, Trushar Patel, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
Dipak Rajyaguru*, Mehsana, India, Jitendra Amlani, Rajkot, India, Ashwin Gami, Palanpur, India
Rafael Sanchez-Salas*, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Christian Schwentner*, Tilman Todenhöfer, Stefan Aufderklamm, Georgios Gakis, Tuebingen, Germany
JungHoon Lee*, Jae Hyun Jung, Sung Han KIM, EunSik Lee, EunSik Lee, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Kazuyuki Numakura*, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Susumu Akihama, Mitsuru Saito, Takamitsu Inoue, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
Wonho Jung*, Seol Ho Choo, Seong Soo Jeon, Hyung Keun Park, Deok Hyun Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Janki Patel*, Kamran Ahmed, London, United Kingdom, Khurshid Guru, Buffalo, NY, Howard Marsh, Kent, United Kingdom, Mohammed Shamim Khan, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
Andreas Janitzky, Markus Porsch, Uwe-Bernd Liehr, Martin Schostak*, Magdeburg, Germany
Angela Gillan*, Paimaun Zakikhani, Bhavan Rai, Campbell Tait, Ghulam Nabi, Dundee, United Kingdom
Idir Ouzaid*, Riccardo Autorino, Richard Fatica, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
Jacob Jorns*, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, Christine Lohse, Rochester, MN, Adrienne Williams, Michelle Arnold, Jacksonville, FL, John Cheville, Bradley Leibovich, Rochester, MN, Alexander Parker, Jacksonville, FL
Soo-dong Kim*, Seong Guk Yoon, Gyung Tak Sung, Busan, Korea, Republic of
Shuaiqi Chen, Tao Yang, Yuchuan Hou*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Herman Bagga*, Joe Miller, Thomas Chi, San Francisco, CA, Michael Blomeyer, Walnut Creek, CA, Marshall Stoller, Maxwell Meng, San Francisco, CA
Augustine Takure, Sikiru Adebayo, Olayiwola Shittu, Linus Okeke, Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Augustine Takure*, Ibadan, Nigeria
Chris Smith*, Don Griffith, Houston, TX
Cheol Kyu Oh*, Seok San Park, Sang Hyun Park, Jae Seung Chung, Seong Cheol Kim, Busan, Korea, Republic of
Christopher Miller, David Kurz, Philadelphia, PA, Saum Ghodoussipour, Los Angeles, CA, John Graham Jr., Brooklyn, NY, Phillip Mucksavage*, Philadelphia, PA
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Aryeh Keehn*, David Hoenig, Bronx, NY
Peter Kronenberg*, Amadora, Portugal, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
Jodi Antonelli*, Jeffrey Gahan, Justin Friedlander, Heather Beardsley, Margaret Pearle, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
Mathew Oommen*, Ahmet Gudeloglu, Kevin Lee, Jamin Brahmbhatt, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
James Borin*, Jeff McDaniel, Sarah Chan, Baltimore, MD
Sammy Elsamra*, Nithin Theckumparampil, Justin Friedlander, Hector Motato, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Mathew Oommen, Kush Patel, Arthur Caire, Philip Dorsey*, Ben Woodson, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Sandro Gaspar*, José Dias, Tito Leitão, Ricardo Silva, Joao Lopes, Tomé Lopes, Lisboa, Portugal
Khalid Alotaibi*, khobar, Saudi Arabia
Hakan Kilicarslan*, Onur Kaygisiz, Hakan Vuruskan, Yakup Kordan, Sinan Celen, Burhan Coskun, Bursa, Turkey
Andreas Bourdoumis, Stefanos Kachrilas*, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
Joel E Abbott*, Roger W Jump III, Detroit, MI, Arman Cicic, Des Moines, IA, Julio G Davalos, Baltimore, MD
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Achilles Ploumidis*, Melanie Gan, Geert De Naeyer, Peter Schatteman, Aalst, Belgium, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy, Alexandre Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium
Anne-Françoise Spinoit*, Achilles Ploumidis, Melanie Gan, Geert De Naeyer, Peter Schatteman, Alexandre Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy
Camilo Giedelman*, Bogota, Colombia, Francois Rozet, Rafael Sanchez-salas, Eric Barret, Marc Galiano, Luca Lunelli, Youness Ahallal, Paris, France, Petr Macek, Prague, Czech Republic, Laurent Mascle, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Ahmed M. Mansour*, Hassan Abol-Enein, Mansoura, Egypt, Murugesan Manoharan, Miami, FL
Theodoros Tokas*, Ali Serdar Gözen, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Raguram Ganesamoni*, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Amit Bhattu*, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Shashikant Mishra, Jitendra Jagtap, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish vyas, Arvind Ganpule, Ravindra Sabnis, Nadiad, India, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Giuseppe Simone*, Rocco Papalia, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
Won Sik Jeong*, Won Sik Ham, Hong Sang Moon, Tchun Yong Lee, Sung Yul Park, Kyung Hyun Moon Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Erdal Alkan, Oguz Ozkanli, Merve Yilmaz, Derya Balbay*, Istanbul, Turkey
Paul Sturch*, Declan Cahill, Prokar Dasgupta, Rikki Vendivil, Ashish Chandra, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
Wassim Bazzi*, New York, NY, Jonathan Silberstein, New Orleans, LA, Vincent Laudone, New York, NY
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Arup Mandal*, Ravimohan Mavuduru, Shrawan Singh, Sudheer Devana, Chandigarh, India
Roberto Sanseverino*, Giorgio Napodano, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Carmine Cicalese, Tommaso Realfonso, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
Mamoru Fukuda*, Masayoshi Kawakami, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Toshiro Terachi, Isehara City, Japan
Mohamed Kamel*, Rodney Davis, C Mark Jackson, J Taylor Moore, Little Rock, AR
Vassilis Siomos*, Thomas Pshak, Brian Flynn, Aurora, CO
Erin M. Burns*, Jonathan Picard, Rana C. Pullatt, Charleston, SC
Philip Bucur, B.S.*, Adam Spjute, B.A., Renai Yoon, B.S., Ashleigh Menhadji, B.S., Samir Shreim, Ph.D., Victor Huynh, B.S., Atreya Dash, M.D., Ralph Clayman, M.D., Hak Lee, M.D., William Sohn, M.D., Orange, CA
Ketan Badani, Ari Bergman*, Edan Shapiro, Trushar Patel, New York, NY
Jamin Brahmbhatt, Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
Ryan Hsi*, Bryan Cunitz, Barbrina Dunmire, Marla Paun, Jonathan Harper, Michael Bailey, Mathew Sorensen, Seattle, WA
Mohamed Kamel*, Rodney Davis, C Mark Jackson, Samy M Heshmat, Little Rock, AR
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Riccardo Autorino*, Georges-Pascal Haber, Humberto Laydner, Dinesh Samarasekera, Ali Khalifeh, Idir Ouzaid, Luis Felipe Brandao, Cleveland, OH, Marco De Sio, Napoli, Italy, Francesco Porpiglia, Orbassano, Italy, Robert J. Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Murad Al Nasser*, Ali Goezen, Theodore Tokas, Giovannalberto Pini, Marcel Hruza, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
Bogdan Petrut*, Hogea Maximilian, Vlad Schițcu, Andrei Kozan, Tiberiu Calistru, Alb Alexandra, Vasile Buda, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Eric Moskowitz*, Derek Prabharasuth, Andrew Fishman, Michael Grasso, Valhalla, NY
Rudolph Bowens*, J Sea, C Bahler, C Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
Piruz Motamedinia*, Trushar Patel, Yungkhan Tan, Vijay Goru, Edan Shapiro, Ari Bergman, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
Osayuki Nehikhare*, Ahalya Kadirvelarasan, Paul Sturch, Amit Patel, Matthew Brown, Gordan Kooiman, Tim O'Brien, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
Jianfei Ye*, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Jianfei Ye*, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Yichang Hao*, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Ahmed Alasker, Steve Williams*, Reza Ghavamian, Bronx, NY
Shadi Al Ekish, Michael Maddox*, Andrew Leone, Gyan Pareek, Dragan Golijanin, Providence, RI
Tania González, María Elena Suárez, Mayuri Machado, David Perdomo*, Havana, Cuba
Katsunori Tatsugami*, Junichi Inokuchi, Takumi Adachi, Seiji Naito, Fukuoka, Japan
Bi Hai*, Hou Xiao-fei, Ma Lu-lin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Noriaki Utsunomiya*, Yuka Kono, Daisaku Nishihara, Keiyu Matsumoto, Takashi Matsuoka, Toshifumi Yano, Hiroyuki Tsunemori, Takuya Okada, Takehiko Segawa, Koei Muguruma, Mutsushi Kawakita, Kobe, Japan
Ivar Vidal-Mora, Octavio Castillo, Daniel Revello*, Matias Poblete, Santiago, Chile
Zachary Klaassen*, Qiang Li, Rabii Madi, W. Bruce Shingleton, Augusta, GA
Changjun Yin*, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
Kyungtae Ko*, Jeong Woo Lee, Woo Suk Choi, Yong Hyun Park, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Chien-Hui Ou*, Wen-Horng Yang, Tainan, Taiwan
Joon Woo Kim*, Yoon Hyoung Lee, Joon Beom Kwon, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, Kang Soo Sim, Andong, Korea, Republic of, Jae Soo Kim, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Jhih Cheng Wang*, Yu-Feng Tian, Steven K. Huan, Ling-Hsien Lee, Tainan City, Taiwan, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Kazunori Namiki*, Yohei Sawada, Hidenori Okubo, Ryo Iseki, Takeshi Hashimoto, Naoya Satake, Yoshihiro Nakagami, Yutaka Horiguchi, Kunihiko Yoshioka, Masaaki Tachibana, Tokyo, Japan
Dapeng Wu*, Guodong Zhu, Wenbin Song, Linlin Zhang, Zhishang Yang, Dalin He, Xi'an, China, People's Republic of
Room Rhythms 2 @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Nicholas J Kuntz, Andreas Neisius, Durham, NC, Gastón M Astroza, Santiago, Chile, Matvey Tsivian, Richard H Shin*, Muhammad W Iqbal, Ramy Youssef, Michael N Ferrandino, Glenn M Preminger, Michael E Lipkin, Durham, NC
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Huseyin Besiroðlu, Murat Dursun, Suleyman Sahin, Ismail Koklu, Mustafa Erkoc, Eyyup Danis, Muammer Bozkurt, Galip Dedekarginoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Huseyin Besiroðlu, Murat Dursun, Suleyman Sahin, Ismail Koklu, Mustafa Erkoc, Eyyup Danis, Muammer Bozkurt, Galip Dedekarginoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Gautam Jayram*, Jason Michaud, Brian Matlaga, Baltimore, MD
Ravindra Sabnis*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Arvind Ganpule, Shashikant Mishra, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Sammy Elsamra*, Hector Motato, Zhamshid Okhunov, Arvin George, Nikhil Waingankar, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Benjamin Larson*, Shubha De, Fabio Torricelli, Manoj Monga, Mark Noble, Cleveland, OH
Sameer Deshmukh*, Seth Bechis, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA
Kirsten Foell*, Michael Ordon, Andrea G. Lantz, Kenneth T. Pace, R. John D'A. Honey, Toronto, Canada
Aaron Benson*, Trisha Juliano, Ryan Pickens, Nicole Miller, Nashville, TN
Amin Herati*, Sammy Elsamra, Hector Motato, Daniel Moreira, Arvin George, Manaf Alom, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
Sung Yong Cho, Jae Hyun Jung*, Min Soo Choo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Islah Munjih Ab Rashid, Kyung Tae Ko, Seung Bae Lee, Hwancheol Son, Hyeon Jeong, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seung-june Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Raguram Ganesamoni*, Ravindra Sabnis, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Dedan Opondo, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Stavros Gravas*, Larissa, Greece, Adrian Joyce, Leeds, United Kingdom, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX, Tadashi Matsuda, Osaka, Japan, Ying Hao Sun, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL, John Denstedt, London, Canada, Jean de la Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Matthew Ferroni*, Pittsburgh, PA, Julie Riley, Albuquerque, NM, Timothy Averch, Stephen Jackman, Michael Ost, Pittsburgh, PA
Paras Singh*, Ramin Mandegaran, Gideon Ellis, Anthie Papadopoulou, Neil Davies, Antony Goode, Nick Woodward, Dominic Yu, Darrell Allen, Leye Ajayi, London, United Kingdom
Johann Ingimarsson*, Lebanon, NH, Seth Bechis, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA, Vernon Pais Jr., Lebanon, NH
Christian Villeda Sandoval*, Carlos Mendez Probst, Mexico City, Mexico
Chunping Li, Yanbo Wang, Fengming Jiang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Go Anan*, Yutaka Chiba, Ikuo Maehara, Sendai, Japan
Yan Wang*, Yanbo Wang, Yuchuan Hou, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Amit Bhattu*, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Raguram Ganesamoni, Shashikant Mishra, Nadiad, India, Narendra Parekh, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Jitendra Jagtap, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish vyas, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Bannakij Lojanapiwat*, Thongchai Nakamon, Pruit Kittirattrakarn, Chiangmai, Thailand
Guohua Zeng*, Zhijian Zhao, Wenqi Wu, Guanghzou, China, People's Republic of
Guohua Zeng*, Zhijian Zhao, Wenqi Wu, Guanghzou, China, People's Republic of
Room Rhythms 3 @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Helen Nicholson*, Henry Woo, Sydney, Australia
Christopher Netsch, Alexander Engbert, Thorsten Bach, Sophie Knipper*, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany
Stefano Mattioli*, Alessandro Picinotti, Andreina Burgio, Arezzo, Italy
Waleed Hasan*, Hussain Al Durazi, Noor Al-Nooh, Zainab Ebrahim, Manama, Bahrain
Binod Sinha*, Edison, NJ
Marcelino Rivera*, Igor Frank, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Masaki Shimbo*, Fumiyasu Endo, Kazuhito Matsushita, Yoko Kyono, Kazunori Hattori, Osamu Muraishi, Kosuke Hishiki, Tokyo, Japan
Fengming Jiang*, Yanbo Wang, Chunping Li, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Marcelino Rivera*, Igor Frank, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
Wai Man Chow*, Basharat Hussain, Manchester, United Kingdom
Bogdan Geavlete*, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Marian Jecu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
Amar Patel*, Rafael Nunez, M.D., Chinedu Mmeje, M.D., Mitchell Humphreys, M.D., Phoenix, AZ
Christopher Dixon*, NY, NY, Edwin Rijo-Cedano, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Dalibor Pacik, Vitislav Vit, Gabriele Varga, Brno, Czech Republic, Lance Mynderse, Dennis Hanson, Rochester, MN, Thayne Larson, Scottsdale, AZ
Sanjay Razdan*, Alaa Hamada, Yubiry Morales, Miami, FL
Peter Gilling*, Rana Reuther, Mark Fraundorfer, Tauranga, New Zealand
Jean de la Rosette*, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Seiji Naito, Fukuoka, Japan, Hassan Razvi, London, Canada, Alexander Bachmann, Basel, Switzerland, Gerasimos Alivizatos, Athens, Greece, Gopal Badlani, Winston-Salem, NC, Carson Wong, Middleburg Heights, OH, Alexis Te, New York, NY, Carl-Jørgen Arum, Trondheim, Norway
Andreas Gross*, Christian Tiburtius, Sophie Knipper, Christopher Netsch, Hamburg, Germany
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
Sung Chul Kam*, Jae Hwi Choi, Seong Uk Jeh, Jeong Seok Hwa, Jae Seog Hyun, Jinju, Korea, Republic of
David Cahn, Curtis Ross*, Michelle Persun, Richard Harkaway, Philip Ginsberg, Philadelphia, PA
Bogdan Geavlete, Cristian Moldoveanu, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete*, Bucharest, Romania
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Huseyin Besiroðlu, Istanbul, Turkey, Emre Can Polat, Sanliurfa, Turkey, murat dursun, Mustafa Erkoc, Recep Bayraktarli, Mine Adas, Istanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Bilgehan Yüksel*, Manisa, Turkey, Ayhan Karaköse, Sacit Nuri Görgel, Izmir, Turkey, Necip Pirinççi, Van, Turkey, Yusuf Ziya Ateþçi, Izmir, Turkey, Bilal Gümüþ, Manisa, Turkey
Sung Han KIM*, Kyanggi, Korea, Republic of, Hahn-Ey LEE, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June OH, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Aryeh Keehn*, Reza Ghavamian, Joseph Divito, Abhishek Srivastava, Joshua Stern, Bronx, NY
Louis Revenig*, Daniel Canter, Viraj Master, John Pattaras, Joshua Preiss, Maxwell Taylor, Kenneth Ogan, Atlanta, GA
Room Grand Ballroom D @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Gengqing Wu, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Yijun Xue, Xiaoning Wang, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Min LIu, Folin Liu, Hui Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Xiaoning Wang, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Min Liu, Hui Xu, Gang Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yuting Wu, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Hui Xu, Yunfeng Liao, Gang Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Shih-Chieh Chueh*, Cleveland, OH, Bashir Sankari, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Anthony Avallone, Cleveland, OH
Michael Liss*, La Jolla, CA, Sean Stroup, San Diego, CA, Ryan Kopp, Jason Woo, Hak Lee, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA
Francesco Greco*, Halle Saale, Germany, Christopher Springer, Vienna, Austria, Paolo Fornara, Paolo Fornara, Halle Saale, Germany
Takamitsu Inoue*, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Kazuyuki Numakura, Mitsuru Saito, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
Gang Zhu*, Yan qun Zhang, Pengjie Wu, Shengjie Liu, Bin Jin, Ben Wan, Jianye Wang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yijun Xue, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Min Liu, Jun Yang, Zhong Xin, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Guoxi Zhang, Xiaofeng Zou*, Xiaoning Wang, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Min Liu, Ruiquan Xu, Yuhua Zou, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Guoxi Zhang, Hui Xu, Xiaofeng Zou*, Min Liu, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Bo Jiang, Ruiquan Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Li Chen, Guoxi Zhang, Xiaofeng Zou*, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Hui Xu, Ju Yang, Min Liu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Zhang Shudong*, Ma Lulin, Qiu Min, Bi Hai, beijing, China, People's Republic of
Kwang Taek Kim*, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Yong Hyun Park, Seung-Yong Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Sang Jin Yoon, Chang Hee Kim, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Aly Abdel-Karim*, Ashraf Saad, Moussa Ahmed, Ahmed Abolfotof, Mostafa Elmissery, Haytham Badawy, Salah Elsalmy, Alexandria, Egypt
Shih-Chieh Chueh*, Cleveland, OH, Bashir Sankari, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, J Stephen Jones, Cleveland, OH
Giovannalberto Pini*, Nasreldin Mohammed, Francesco Greco, Vincenzo Maria Altieri, Paolo Fornara, Halle, Germany
Giovannalberto Pini*, Ascalone Luigi, Francesco Greco, Paolo Fornara, Halle, Germany
Lanying Liu, Meiying Meng, Lili Li, Xiaoying Zeng, Fangzhen Xiao, Yulan Huang, Guoxi Zhang, Xiaofeng Zou*, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Tetsuo Nozaki*, Akihiro Morii, Kenji Yasuda, Hideki Fuse, Toyama, Japan
Bi Hai*, Ma Lu-lin, Hou Xiao-fei, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Gang Zhu*, Shengjie Liu, Ya Qun Zhang, Pengjie Wu, Jianlong Wang, Hong Ma, Ben Wan, Jianye Wang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Justin Houman*, Scott Tobis, Changyong Feng, Vikram Dogra, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
Thomas Y. Hsueh*, Yi-Shen Lin, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Svetozar Subotic, Armin Halla*, Antje Feicke, Georg Müller, Basel, Switzerland, Thomas Gasser, Liestal, Switzerland, Stephen Wyler, Alexander Bachmann, Basel, Switzerland
Room Grand Chenier @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Stacey Carter*, Lorna Kwon, Jim Hu, Los Angeles, CA
Jitendra Amlani*, Deepak Rajyaguru, Aswin Gami, Rajkot, India
Dennis Lee, Leo Dalag, Mukil Patil, Roger De Filippo, Andy Chang, Los Angeles, CA, Chester Koh*, Houston, TX
Katherine Rotker*, Liza Aguiar, Kennon Miller, Pamela Ellsworth, Jeremy Aidlen, Anthony Caldamone, Providence, RI
Yigit Akin*, Erzincan, Turkey, Erol Guntekin, Mehmet Baykara, Selcuk Yucel, Antalya, Turkey
Waseem Aboul Ela*, Hani Morsi, Ahmed Shoman, Mohamed El Shiemy, Ahmed Shokry, Mohamed Eissa, Cairo, Egypt
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Eugene A. Minevich, Brian A. VanderBrink, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
Bülent Erkurt, Turhan Caskurlu, Gokhan Atis*, Cenk Gurbuz, Sabri Pelit, Ozgur Arikan, Bulent Altay, Istanbul, Turkey
Adam Maxwell*, Ryan Hsi, Michael Bailey, Seattle, WA, Pasquale Casale, New York, NY, Thomas Lendvay, Seattle, WA
Amlesh Seth*, Rajan Gupta, Ashish Saini, Prabhjot Singh, PN Dogra, New Delhi, India
Hubert Swana*, Orlando, FL, Tariq Hakky, Tampa, FL, Mark Rich, Orlando, FL
Marino Cabrera*, Camilo Orjuela, Yair Cadena, Adolfo Serrano, Bogota, Colombia
Nobuhiro Haga*, Yuichi Sato, Tomoyuki Koguchi, Junya Hata, Tomomichi Yabe, Hidenori Akaihata, Norio Takahashi, Tomohiko Yanagida, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Fukushima, Japan
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, Edward Riachy, Brian A. VanderBrink, Shumyle Alam, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Eugene A. Minevich, Curtis A. Sheldon, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, Brian A. VanderBrink, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Shumyle Alam, Eugene A. Minevich, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
Sidiya Chavey*, Sousse, Tunisia, Wissem Hmida, Faouzi Mallat, Sana Mosbahi, Mehdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sahloul, Tunisia
Guohua Zeng*, Zhijian Zhao, Wenqi Wu, Guanghzou, China, People's Republic of
Faouzi Mallat*, Wissem Hmida, Nawel Bjaoui, Faouzi Mosbah, Sahloul, Tunisia
Antonio Salvaggio*, Angelo Cafarelli, Donato Dente, Abano Terme (Padua), Italy, Emanuele Cappa, Chieti, Italy, Angelo Porreca, Abano Terme (Padua), Italy
Taek Sang Kim*, Jung Hyun Oh, Hyun Yul Rhew, Busan, Korea, Republic of
Abhinav Sidana*, James F Donovan, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Cincinnati, OH
Lawrence Wyner*, Huntington, WV
Mamdouh Ahmed*, Abdulnaser Al Said, Kuwait, Kuwait
Alaa Hamada*, Sanjay Razdan, Jolly Varki, Yubiry Morales, Miami, FL
Room Armstrong @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Folin Liu, Hui Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yunfeng Liao, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Min Liu, Hui Xu, Gang Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Rihai Xiao, Yuanhu Yuan, Yijun Xue, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Folin Liu, Hui Xu, Min Liu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
Raguram Ganesamoni*, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
Lokesh Sinha, Rajendra Godbole, Dombivli, India, Prashanth Rao, Pradeep Rao*, Mumbai, India
Salvatore MIcali*, Eugenio Martorana, Alessio Zordani, Marco Rosa, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith, Tanta, Egypt, Francesco Fidanza, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
Salvatore MIcali*, Eugenio Martorana, Alessio Zordani, Riccardo Galli, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith, Tanta, Egypt, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
Takamitsu Inoue*, Shintaro Narita, Mitsuru Saito, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
Kazunori Iwasaki*, Toshitaka Shin, Mutsushi Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Sumino, Takeo Nomura, Fuminori Sato, Hiromitsu Mimata, Oita, Japan
Chang Wook Jeong*, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jin-Woo Jung, Byung Ki Lee, Sangchul Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Seung Bae Lee, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
Shubha De, Robert Brown*, Giovanni Marchini, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Golena Fernández, Marino Cabrera, Oscar Martin, Juan Arriaga, Caracas, Venezuela, David Canes, Burlington, MA
Room Grand Ballroom E @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Roberto Sanseverino*, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Giovanni Molisso, Carmine Cicalese, Giorgio Napodano, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
Roberto Sanseverino*, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Giovanni Molisso, Carmine Cicalese, Giuseppe Lubrano, Giorgio Napodano, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
Giuseppe Simone*, Rocco Papalia, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
Dai Kouguchi*, Morihiro Nishi, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Takahiro Hirayama, Teppei Oyama, Tetsuo Fujita, Kazunari Yoshida, Masatsugu Iwamura, Sagamihara, Japan
Byung Ki Lee*, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jin-Woo Jung, Jung Keun Lee, Yong Hyun Park, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
Redouane Rabii*, Mohamed El Mrini, Youssef Elkattani, Rachid Aboutaieb, Fathi Meziane, Casablanca, Morocco
Krishanu Das*, Muscat, Oman
Isaac Braga*, João Cabral, Nuno Louro, Avelino Fraga, José Soares, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
Diogo Gil Sousa*, Filipe Coutinho, Avelino Fraga, José Soares, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
Room Nottoway @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Derek Prabharasuth, Valhalla, NY, Farshid Hajimirzaee*, Gregory Lovallo, Mutahar Ahmed, Hackensack, NJ
Tracy Marien*, New York, NY, Darko Kropfl, Michael Musch, Lukas Hohenhorst, Essen, Germany, Matthew Bilbily, Suzannah Sorin, New York, NY, Gaurav Rao, Buffalo, NY, Ojas Shah, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
Gordon Fifer*, Matthew Raynor, Eric Wallen, Michael Woods, Matthew Nielsen, Chapel Hill, NC
Kush Patel*, Mathew Oommen, Janet Colli, Philip Dorsey, Arthur Caire, Christopher Keel, Albert Sam, Anil Paramesh, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Emad Rizkala, Riccardo Autorino, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Riccardo Autorino, Ali Khalifeh, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Humberto Laydner, Ali Khalifeh, Luis Felipe Brandao, Riccardo Autorino, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Michael Johnson*, Jonathan Mobley, R. Sherburne Figenshau, Saint Louis, MO
Richard Link*, Dominic Lee, Houston, TX
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Marino Cabrera, Golena Fernández, Eric Saenz, Caracas, Venezuela, David Canes, Burlington, MA
Alvin Goh*, Houston, TX, Andre Abreu, Los Angeles, CA, Miguel Mercado, Houston, TX, Rene Sotelo, Golena Fernandez, Caracas, Venezuela, Monish Aron, Inderbir Gill, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA
Idir Ouzaid*, Riccardo Autorino, Emad Rizkala, Dinesh Samarasekera, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
Room Rhythms 1 @ Sheraton New Orleans
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Mark Ball*, Michael Gorin, Phillip Pierorazio, Gautam Jayram, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Ill Young Seo*, Tae Hoon Oh, Jea Whan Lee, Iksan/Jeonbuk, Korea, Republic of
Brandy Hood*, Spencer Krane, Theodore Manny, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Arvin George*, Amin Herati, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Nikhil Waingankar, Zhamshid Okhunov, Louis Kavoussi, Lee Richstone, New Hyde Park, NY
Arvin George*, Paras Shah, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Zhamshid Okhunov, Sammy El-Samra, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
Steve K Williams*, Jared Winoker, Abhishek Srivastava, Reza Ghavamian, Bronx, NY
Joseph Song*, Youssef Tanagho, Saint Louis, MO, Sam Bhayani, St Louis, MO, Robert Figenshau, Saint Louis, MO
James Bienvenu*, Brent Hardin, Eric Heidel, Frederick Klein, Knoxville, TN, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, Wesley White, Knoxville, TN
Andrew Leone*, William Loverme, Providence, RI, Sammy Elsamra, New Hyde Park, NY, Michael Maddox, Shadi Al-Ekish, Damian Dupuy, Gyan Pareek, Dragan Golijanin, Providence, RI
Greg Gin*, Alexandra Maschino, Massimiliano Spaliviero, Melanie Bernstein, Jonathan Coleman, New York, NY
Takaharu Ichikawa*, Kurashiki, Japan, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Susumu Yamane, Shunji Hayata, Tottori, Japan, Tomoko Sako, Youichi Shiotsuka, Yasuo Yamamoto, Noritaka Ishito, Hitoshi Takamoto, Kurashiki, Japan
Aaron Weinberg*, Christopher Deibert, Bronx, NY, Tim Wen, Mitchell Benson, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
Luca Lunelli*, Eric Barret, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Youness Ahallal, Laurent Mascle, Petr Macek, Camilo Giedelman, Dominique Prapotnich, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Fahd Khan*, Wasim Mahmalji, Sanjeev Madaan, Ian K. Dickinson, Kent, United Kingdom, Frank X. Keeley, Bristol, United Kingdom, Brunolf Lagerveld, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Seshadri Sriprasad, Kent, United Kingdom
Oscar Fugita*, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo Kawano, Hamilto Yamamoto, Joao Amaro, Rodrigo Guerra, Botucatu, Brazil, Marcos Nogueira, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Horacio Consolmagno, São Paulo, Brazil, Americo Sakai, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Young Eun Yoon, Kwang Suk Lee*, Kyung Hwa Choi, Sang Woon Kim, Ji Yong Ha, Won Sik Ham, Koon Ho Rha, Young Deuk Choi, Woong Kyu Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Redouane Rabii*, Mohamed El Mrini, Youssef Elkattani, Rachid Aboutaieb, Fathi Meziane, casablanca, Morocco
Yasuyuki Naitoh*, Akihiro Kawauchi, Fumiya Hongo, Jintetsu Soh, Kazumi Kamoi, Tsuneharu Miki, Kyoto, Japan
Philip Dorsey*, New Orleans, LA, Janet Colli, Memphis, TN, Benjamin R Lee, New Orleans, LA
Boris Komyakov, Bakhman Guliev*, Ruslan Aliev, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
Derek Prabharasuth*, Eric Moskowitz, Andrew Fishman, Michael Grasso, Valhalla, NY
Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Seref Basal*, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Corlu, Turkey, Hasan Cem Irkilata, Ibrahim Yidirim, Ankara, Turkey
Gordon Fifer*, Matthew Raynor, Michael Woods, Eric Wallen, Raj Pruthi, Chapel Hill, NC
Mohamad Salkini*, AbdulRaouf Lamoshi, Morgantown, WV
Venugopal Ganapathy, Haris C H*, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Sudin S R, Kollam, India, Navin C Angus, Ginson V George, Sandeep Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Suchindra P Unni, Kochi, India, Jibu K Pillai, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Jithunath M R, Thrissur, India
Room Rhythms 2 @ Sheraton New Orleans
*Presenting author
Omer Raheem, Michael Liss, La Jolla, CA, Reza Mehrazin, Memphis, TN, Jason Woo, Sean Stroup, Ithaar Derweesh*, La Jolla, CA
Michael Johnson*, Jonathan Mobley, Joel Vetter, R. Sherburne Figenshau, Sam Bhayani, Saint Louis, MO
Yoshihide Higuchi*, Akihiro Kanematsu, Kimihiro Shimatani, Takeshi Hanasaki, Toeki Yo, Yukako Nakanishi, Yoshikazu Togo, Shuken Go, Toru Suzuki, Michio Nojima, Shingo Yamamoto, Nishinomiya, Japan
Nikhil Waingankar*, Arvin George, Mostafa Sadek, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
Selcuk Erdem*, Abubekir Boyuk, Tzevat Tefik, Feyyaz Ural, Halim Issever, Ismet Nane, Oner Sanli, Istanbul, Turkey
Joseph Song*, Eric Kim, Jonathan Mobley, Goutham Vemana, Youssef Tanagho, Joel Vetter, Sam Bhayani, Robert Figenshau, St Louis, MO
Alonso Carrasco*, Matthew Gettman, George Chow, Matthew Tollefson, Rochester, MN
Brian Le, Richard Matulewicz, Samuel Eaton*, Kent Perry, Robert Nadler, Chicago, IL
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Helen Levey*, Justin Houman, Anees Fazili, Hani Rashid, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
Claire Webster*, Coventry, United Kingdom, Salil Umranikar, Solihull, United Kingdom, Husam Ibrahim, Anthony Blacker, Michael Wills, Coventry, United Kingdom
Hongxian Zhang*, Xian Zhang, Lei Zhao, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
Andrea G. Lantz*, Michael Ordon, Kenneth T. Pace, R. John Honey, Toronto, Canada
Fang Zhenqiang*, Ye Gang, He Fan, Shen Chongxing, Wang Xiangwei, Yi Shanhong, Jia Weisheng, Chongqing, China, People's Republic of
Simon Ouellet*, Michel Carmel, Arold Martel, Robert Sabbagh, Sherbrooke, Canada
Peter Clark*, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, Stephen Savage, Charleston, SC, Stephen Strup, Lexington, KY, Chad LaGrange, Omaha, NE, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY
Ganesh Sivarajan*, Glen Taksler, Dawn Walter, Marc Bjurlin, New York, NY, Cary Gross, New Haven, CT, R Ernest Sosa, Danil Makarov, New York, NY
Chien-Liang Liu*, Steven K Huan, Tainan, Taiwan, Allen W Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Hidehumi Kinoshita, Motohiko Sugi*, Tadashi Matsuda, Hirakata, Japan
Riccardo Autorino*, Ali Khalifeh, Humberto Laydner, Dinesh Samarasekera, Idir Ouzaid, Luis Felipe Brandao, Robert J. Stein, Georges-Pascal Haber, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Youssef Tanagho, Eric Kim*, Sam Bhayani, Robert Figenshau, St. Louis, MO
Ziho Lee*, Daniel Parker, Elton Llukani, Christopher Reilly, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Klink*, Ali Khalifeh, Dinesh Samarasekera, Kamol Panumatrassamee, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Sunghyun paick*, Sangrak Bae, Hyoungkeun Park, Yongsoo Lho, Hyeonggon Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Nicholas Tadros*, Michael Conlin, Portland, OR
Nicholas J Kuntz, Andreas Neisius, W. Neal Simmons, Muhammad W Iqbal, Richard H Shin*, Ramy Youssef, Michael N Ferrandino, Glenn M Preminger, Michael E Lipkin, Durham, NC
Nicholas Kuntz, Andreas Neisius, Matvey Tsivian, Momin Ghaffar, Richard Shin*, Muhammad W Iqbal, Ramy Youssef, Durham, NC, Nishant Patel, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA, Michael Ferrandino, Glenn Preminger, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC
Nicola Macchione, Milan, Italy, Francesco Sanguedolce*, London , United Kingdom, Stephan Hruby, Salzburg, Austria, Fabrizio Longo, Milan, Italy, Stefanos Kachrilas, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom, Emanuele Montanari, Milan, Italy
Jessica M. Yih*, Cleveland Heights, OH, Robert M. Kohut, Edward E. Cherullo, Cleveland, OH
Razvan Multescu*, Bogdan Geavlete, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
Steeve Doizi*, Sixtina Gil Diez De Medina, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
Patrick Mufarrij*, Washintong, DC, Jessica Lange, L. Spencer Krane, Kyle Wood, Winston-Salem, NC, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL
Nishant Patel*, San Diego, CA, Ben Chew, Vancouver, Canada, Bodo Knudsen, Columbus, OH, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA
Bodo Knudsen*, Columbus, OH, Shubha De, Cleveland, OH, Manog Monga, Celveland, OH
Kirsten Foell*, Andrea G. Lantz, Michael Ordon, Jason Y. Lee, Kenneth T. Pace, R. John D'A. Honey, Toronto, Canada
Christian Villeda Sandoval*, Daniel Olvera Posada, Mario Ramirez Bonilla, Francisco Rodriguez Covarrubias, Carlos Mendez Probst, Mexico City, Mexico
Dominic Lee*, Richard E. Link, Houston, TX
Sophie Knipper*, Christian Tiburtius, Christopher Netsch, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany
Jean de la Rosette*, Amsterdam, Netherlands, John Denstedt, London, Canada, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania, Francis Keeley, Bristol, United Kingdom, Tadashi Matsuda, Osaka, Japan, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX, Glenn Preminger, Durham, NC, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
Zhong Wu*, Chen-chen Feng, Peng Gao, Lu jia Wang, Qiang Ding, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of
Nikolaos Karpathakis, Konstantinos Fasoulakis, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Ioannis Bolonakis, Fragiskos Sofras, Charalampos Mamoulakis*, Heraklion, Greece
Carolyn Thomas*, Zubair Al-Qassim, Zeb Khan, Kettering, United Kingdom
Mohammad Malik*, Chris Wright, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
Saman Moazami*, Mira Herman, Abhishek Srivastava, David Hoenig, Joshua Stern, Bronx, NY
Shubha De, Fabio Torricelli, Carl Sarkissian*, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Cheng Yue*, Yan Zejun, Xie Guohai, Yuan Hesheng, Ningbo, China, People's Republic of
Syed Ali Shahzad*, Phil Polson, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Fahad Khan, Howard Marsh, Sri Sriprasad, Kent, United Kingdom, Raghu Devarajan, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Guido Giusti*, Rozzano (MI), Italy, Silvia Proietti, Rozzano, Italy, Roberto Peschechera, Davide Giraudo, Gianluigi Taverna, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Rozzano (MI), Italy
Andrew I. Fishman*, Jacob Cohen, Michael Grasso, Valhalla, NY
Hiro Ishii*, Tamsin Drake, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Nasim Irani*, Daryush Irani, Shiraz, Iran
Edward Mains*, Imran Ahmad, Sarath Nalagatla, Airdrie, United Kingdom
Tarek El-Leithy*, Hany Nour, Mohandessin City, Egypt
Abdulqadir Alobaidy*, doha, Qatar, Abdulla Al-Naimi, Doha,, Qatar, Khalid Assadiq, Haidar Alkhafaji, Abdulla Al-Ansari, doha, Qatar, Ahmed Shokeir, Almansoura, Egypt
Alexandra Zachou*, Calvin Nathaniel, Maneesh Ghei, Barry H. Maraj, London, United Kingdom
Ross Vint*, Sarath Nalagatla, Airdrie, United Kingdom
Yanbo Wang*, Ning Xu, Min Liu, Chunxi Wang, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Yanbo Wang*, Zhihua Lu, Jinghai Hu, Haifeng Zhang, Chunxi Wang, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Mohammad Reza Darabi Mahboub*, Mashhad , Iran, Mohammad Aslzare, Alireza Ghoreifi, Mashhad, Iran
Alireza Aminsharifi*, Shiraz, Iran
Viorel Bucuras*, Razvan Bardan, Adrian Muresan, Alin Cumpanas, Cristina Balarie, Ciprian Secasan, Timisoara, Romania
Daryush Irani, Nasim Irani*, Reza Haghpanah, Shiraz, Iran
Sadrollah Mehrabi Sisakht*, Yasuj, Iran
Seyed Habibollah Mousavi-Bahar*, abdolmajid iloon kashkouli, Babak Borzouei, hamadan, Iran
Nathaly Francois*, Springfield, IL
Mohmed eTafy*, miami, FL, gamal hasan, Ayut, Egypt, Hazem Deef, Asyut, Egypt, magdy badr, Ayut, Egypt, Sayeda Ali, Mamdouh Fareed, Sayed Mousa, cairo, Egypt, Emad Ali, Gamal Morsi, Ayut, Egypt
Katherine Hall*, Priyadarshi Kumar, Moeketsi Mokete, Preston, United Kingdom
Jingjing Guan*, Yanbo Wang, Xuesong Li, Yangyang Li, Zhengyi Lv, Xiaoming Yang, Qianqian Zhao, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
Scott Hubosky*, Nir Kleinmann, Demetrius Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
Shohei Ishida*, Toru Kimura, Takashi Kato, Yuta Sano, Fumitoshi Sakamoto, Tomonori Komatsu, Yoshikazu Tsuji, Tsuneo Kinukawa, NAGOYA, Japan
Thijs Campschroer*, Tycho Lock, Utrecht, Netherlands
Kae Ante-Sugihara*, Noritaka Ishito, Yumiko Yamashita, Tomoko Sako, Shohei Yokoyama, Yoichi Shiotsuka, Takaharu Ichikawa, Yasuo Yamamoto, Hitoshi Takamoto, Kurashiki, Japan
Kikuo Nutahara*, Mitaka, Japan, Junichi Matsuzaki, Yokohama, Japan, Soichi Mugiya, Hamamatsu, Japan, Akito Yamaguchi, Hukuoka, Japan
Yan Zejun*, Cheng Yue, Xie Guohai, Ningbo, China, People's Republic of
Ashvinkumar Gami*, Palanpur, India, Dipak Rajyaguru, Mahesana, India, Jitendra Amlani, Rajkot, India
Thijs Campschroer*, Tycho Lock, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Dr. Ruben Munoz Montastruc*, Dr. Ricard Recasens Guijuan, Dr. C. Berbegal Colas, Dr. D. Garcia Belmonte, Dra. Merce Pascual Queralt, Lleida, Spain
E. Will Kirby, David C. Johnson, James E. Ferguson, D. Kim Chantala, Davis P. Viprakasit*, Chapel Hill, NC
Muhammad Iqbal, Ramy Youssef*, Andreas Neisius, Nicholas Kuntz, Richard Shin, Jonathan Hanna, Michael Ferrandino, Glenn Preminger, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC
Won Tae Kim*, Sang-Cheol Lee, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Hoon Jang, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Yong-June Kim, Seok-Joong Yun, Wun-Jae Kim, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
Sangtae Park*, Glencoe, IL
Vik Uberoi*, David Wang, Boston, MA
Jonathan Henning*, Lincoln, NE, Mark Newton, Miriam Zimmerman, Chad Tracy, Iowa City, IA
Gregory Roberts*, Darren Beiko, Kingston, Canada, Dedan Opondo, Jean de la Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hassan Razvi, London, Canada
Yaniv Shilo*, Pittsburgh, PA, Ilia Beberashvili, Zerifin, Israel, Julie M. Riley, Jocelyn Kim, Stephen V. Jackman, Timothy D. Averch, Pittsburgh, PA
Marie-Claire Rassweiler*, Stefan Haneder, Joachim Brade, Benjamin Meister, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Axel Haecker, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
Norberto Bernardo*, Horacio Sangunetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maximiliano Lopez Silva, Javier Garcia Villalba, bu, Argentina, Osvaldo Mazza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dan Greene*, Shubha De, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Khurshid Ghani*, Detroit, MI, Florian Roghman, Montreal, Canada, Jesse Sammon, Detroit, MI, Vincent Trudeau, Montreal, Canada, Ramesh Kumar, Shyam Sukumar, James Peabody, Mani Menon, Detroit, MI, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Montreal, Canada
Filippo Nigro, Paolo Ferrarese, Ciro Ammendola, Enrico Scremin, Giuseppe Benedetto, Emiliano Bratti, Andrea Tasca*, Vicenza, Italy
Wissem Hmida*, Sousse, Tunisia, Faouzi Mallat, Mouna Ben Othmen, Ghassen Tlili, Mehdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sahloul, Tunisia
Yasunobu Hashimoto*, Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Takafumi Yagisaway, Yukiko Kouchi, Kawada-cho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Yoshiko Maeda, Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tomokazu Shimizu, Kazunari Tanabe, Kawada-cho, Shinyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hector Sandoval Barba*, Christian Villeda Sandoval, Ricardo Castillejos Molina, Monica Chapa Ibarguengoitia, Carlos Mendez Probst, Mexico City, Mexico
Farkhod Abdurakhmonov*, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Vikas Agarwal*, Atul Goswami, Delhi, India
Cheng Yue, Yan Zejun*, Xie Guohai, Ningbo, China, People's Republic of
Raghuram Devarajan*, Solihull, United Kingdom
Hoon Jang*, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Ho wun Kang, Dong Wook Kim, Won Tae Kim, Seok Joong Yoon, Sang Cheol Lee, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
Cenk Gurbuz*, Gokhan Atýþ, Ozgur Arikan, Ozgur Efilioglu, Onur Danacýoglu, Turhan Caskurlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Mohammad Reza Darabi Mahboub*, Mashhad , Iran, Rahim Taghavi, Mohammad Aslzare, Behtash Pedramrad, Mashhad, Iran
Hakan Kilicarslan*, Burhan Coskun, Yakup Kordan, Hakan Vuruskan, Onur Kaygisiz, Omur Gunseren, Bursa, Turkey
Mehmet Baykara*, Antalya, Turkey, Yigit Akin, Erzincan, Turkey, Selcuk Yucel, Arif Kol, Ilker Fatih Sahiner, Antalya, Turkey
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Bogdan Petrut*, Hogea Maximilian, Vlad Schitcu, Andrei Kozan, Tiberiu Calistru, Alb Alexandra, Vasile Buda, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Seok Kwan Hong*, Yee Mun Lee, Yew Lam Chong, Keng Siang Png, Singapore, Singapore
Worapat Attawettayanon, sompol permpongkosol*, Bangkok, Thailand
Ugur Boylu*, Cem Basatac, Ahmet Tahra, Fikret Fatih Onol, Eyup Gumus, Istanbul, Turkey
Seref Basal*, Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Corlu, Turkey, Emin Aydur, Ibrahim Yidirim, Ankara, Turkey
Yakup Kordan, Gokhun Ozmerdiven, Burhan Coskun, Onur Kaygisiz, Hakan Vuruskan, Hakan Kilicarslan*, Ismet Yavascaoglu, Bursa, Turkey
Arielle Miller*, Tracey Marien, Suzzane Sorin, Marc Bjurlin, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
Christopher Keel*, Arthur Caire, Benjamin Woodson, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Frederic Birkhauser, Caracas, Venezuela, Flavio Santinelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Arvind Gampule, Nadiad, India, Martin Piana, Santa Fe, Argentina, Roberto Garza, Golena Fernandez, Juan Castro, Cesar Ignacio, Roberto Cisneros, Caracas, Venezuela, David Canes, Burlington, MA, Ralph Clayman, Irvine, CA
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Caracas, Venezuela, Flavio Santinelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina, David Subira, Madrid, Spain, Cesar Ignacio, Golena Fernandez, Roberto Garza, Juan Castro, Frederic Birkhauser, Roberto Cisneros, Caracas, Venezuela, Ralph Clayman, Irvine, CA
Mohammed Zaher, Downer's Grove, IL, Samuel Ohlander*, Neha Malhotra, Wendy Padilla, Christopher Yang, Leslie Deane, Chicago, IL
Sanjay Razdan*, Alaa Hamada, Miami, FL, Shirin Razdan, Doral, FL, Mohamed Etafy, Miami, FL
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Blake W Moore*, Ziho Lee, Adam Reese, Jack H Mydlo, Daniel D Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Knight*, Michael White, San Antonio, TX
Sherita King*, Zachary Klaassen, Ray King, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
Khurshid Ghani*, Craig Rogers, Akshay Sood, Ramesh Kumar, Michael Ehlert, Wooju Jeong, Detroit, MI, Arvind Ganpule, Nadiad, India, Mahendra Bhandari, Detroit, MI, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India, Mani Menon, Detroit, MI
Mark Ball*, Gautam Jayram, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
Aryeh Keehn*, Reza Ghavamian, Bronx, NY
Luis Felipe Brandao*, Humberto Laydner, Riccardo Autorino, Ali Khalifeh, Dinesh Samarasekera, Emad Rizkala, Oliver Ko, Georges-Pascal Haber, Jihad Kaouk, Robert Stein, Cleveland, OH
Christopher Keel*, Kush Patel, Benjamin Woodson, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Dennis J. Lee, Sheaumei Tsai, Scott Leslie, Mihir M. Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Gilbert*, Jordan Angel, Ronney Abaza, Dublin, OH
Idir Ouzaid*, Edward Diaz, Riccardo Autorino, Dinesh Samarasekera, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Carmen Rodriguez, Golena Fernandez, Rafael Clavijo, Roberto Garza, Caracas, Venezuela
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Jacob Jorns*, Michael Erhard, Jacksonville, FL
Christopher Jaeger*, Candace Granberg, Rochester, MN
Carlos Villanueva*, Michael Belsante, Patricio Gargollo, Dallas, TX
Candace Granberg, Rochester, MN, Daniel DaJusta, Louisville, KY, Patricio C. Gargollo*, Dallas, TX
Mark Currin*, Todd Purves, Andrew Stec, Charleston, SC
Francesco Greco*, Giovannalberto Pini, Paolo Fornara, Halle, Germany
Maurilio Garcia-Gill, Jeffrey Gahan*, Jeffrey Caddedu, Dallas, TX
Kyohei Kuorse*, Takamatsu, Japan
Burhan Coskun, Onur Kaygisiz, Berna Aytac, Hakan Kilicarslan, Yakup Kordan, Hakan Vuruskan*, Bursa, Turkey
Samuel Eaton*, Robert Nadler, Kent Perry, Chicago, IL
John Gannon*, Jeffery Redshaw, Salt Lake City, UT, Jeff Piacitelli, Jay Bishoff, Murray, UT
Ramgopal Satyanarayana*, Devendar Katkoori, Ezekiel Young, Murugesan Manoharan, Miami, FL
MP1A BASIC RESEARCH: UPPER TRACT PHYSIOLOGY
EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS FOR A DRUG ELUTING URETERIC STENT USING EX-VIVO INVESTIGATION INTO THE UROTHELIAL PERMEABILITY
Nicholas Williams, Chris Allender, Jenna Bowen, Marc Gumbleton, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Tim Harrah, Jamie Li, Boston, MA, Hrishi Joshi*, Cardiff, United Kingdom
UNDERSTANDING STENT-INDUCED URETERAL APERISTALSIS
Claudia Janssen*, Wolfgang Jaeger, Dennis Solomon, Ladan Fazli, Ralph Buttyan, Ben H. Chew, Chun Y. Seow, Dirk Lange, Vancouver, Canada
Aside from the effects on the Shh pathway, ureteral dilation due to stenting completely abolished peristalsis in vivo and significantly decreased ureteral SM contractility ex vivo compared to un-stented controls. No spontaneous or stimulated peristalsis was observed within 30 minutes following stent removal.
ACOUSTIC BUBBLE REMOVAL TO ENHANCE THE EFFICACY OF SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY: AN IN-VITRO STUDY
Alexander P. Duryea*, William W. Roberts, Charles A. Cain, Hedieh A. Tamaddoni, Timothy L. Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
COMPARATIVE IN-VITRO STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NANOSECOND ELECTRICAL PULSE AND LASER LITHOTRIPTERS
Alexey Martov*, Moscow, Russian Federation, Valery Diamant, Katsrin, Israel, Artem Borisik, Andrey Andronov, Moscow, Russian Federation, Vladimir Chernenko, Tomsk, Russian Federation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nanosecond electropulse lithotripsy (NEPL) in comparison with established Ho: Yag laser lithotripsy (LL).
At the same time, no correlation among factors of specific volumetric energy, stone density and fiber diameter was observed for LL. In the case of NEPL, these parameters were clearly correlated.
DETECTING MICRO-STONES IN URINE WITH QUANTITATIVE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AFTER ESWL
Yichun Chiu*, Po-An Chen, Huihua Chiang, Thomas Hsueh, Shing-Hwa Lu, Allen Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
URINE AQUAPORIN-1 AND PERILIPIN-2: CAN THESE MARKERS ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION OF SMALL RENAL MASSES?
Jonathan Mobley*, Jeremiah Morrissey, Sam Bhayani, Joseph Song, Joel Vetter, Evan Kharasch, Robert Figenshau, St. Louis, MO
INTRA AND EXTRA-RENAL AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM REDEFINED
Achim Lusch*, Emon Heidari, Ryan Leary, Zhamshid Okhunov, Jamie Wikenheiser, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
SECRETED FACTORS FROM PERITUMOR ADIPOSE TISSUES OF CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA INCREASED THE MOTILITY OF HUMAN cc RCC CELL LINE CAKI-2 VIA ENHANCEMENT OF WNT SIGNALING
Achim Lusch*, Christopher Blair, Molly Baker, Zhamshid Okhunov, Victor Huynh, Xiaolin Zi, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
CAN REMOTE ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING CONFER PROTECTION AGAINST REPERFUSION INJURY FOLLOWING WARM ISCHEMIA IN A PORCINE SOLITARY-KIDNEY MODEL?
Jeffrey Gahan*, Jodi Antonelli, Bedir Selahattin, Yunbo Ma, Steve Faddegon, Payal Kapur, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
URINARY CYSTATIN C AND NGAL AS EARLY BIOMARKERS FOR ASSESSMENT OF RENAL ISCHEMIA- REPERFUSION INJURY: A SERUM MARKER TO REPLACE CREATININE?
Ben Woodson*, Liang Wang, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Findings with NGAL also demonstrated a peak level of damage at 30 minutes, with a 4.13 fold increase over controls. Allopurinol did appear to serve a renoprotective function in those animals undergoing 30 minute clamp times.
MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Sara Best*, E. Jason Abel, Matthew Houlihan, Kevin Eliceiri, Madison, WI
ADDITION OF SODIUM BICARBONATE TO IRRIGATION SOLUTION MAY ASSIST IN DISSOLUTION OF URIC ACID FRAGMENTS DURING URETEROSCOPY
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James C Williams, Jr., James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
DIETARY HYDROXYPROLINE INDUCED CALCIUM OXALATE LITHIASIS AND ASSOCIATED RENAL INJURY IN THE PORCINE MODEL
Sri Sivalingam*, Stephen Nakada, Priyanka Sehgal, Tom Crenshaw, Kristina Penniston, Madison, WI

papillary tips at 21 days, 4X magnification. H&E stain: (A) no crystals in CD kidney, and (B) crystals in TD kidney (arrows); Yasue stain: (C) no crystals in CD kidney & (D) crystals in TD kidney (arrows)

Cortical section, 21 days, H&E 20x. (A) normal glomerulus in control kidney; (B) peri-glomerular inflammation and fibrotic changes (white arrow), with crystal in proximal tubule (black arrow), (C) tubules surrounded by multinucleated giant cells (arrows), (D) 10X magnification, radiating regions in renal cortex with widening of interstitium with extracellar matrix (arrows) interpreted as fibrotic changes.
Claudia Janssen*, Wolfgang Jaeger, Igor Moskalev, Ben H. Chew, Dirk Lange, Vancouver, Canada
Furthermore, erythropoeitin (EPO), an endogenous hormone of the kidney, has been suggested to play protective roles against injury and damage in various organs. As such it may also be protective against the negative effects induced by UUO.
This study introduces a novel murine model of transient UUO that allows for the investigation of how the duration of UUO impacts the recovery of peristalsis, as well as whether EPO has protective effects on ureteral patency and function following UUO.
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC COMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF URINARY CALCULI
Matthias Eder*, Elena Foditsch, Reinhold Zimmermann, Maurizio Musso, Guenther Redhammer, Paolo Sereni, Salzburg, Austria
KIDNEY STONE PREVENTION: CAN OBESE PATIENTS FOLLOW A DIET?
Fabio Torricelli*, Shubha De, Ina Tien, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH

Changes in 24h urine collections before (blue) and after (red) dietary counseling
Dean Assimos*, Ross Holmes, John Knight, Birmingham, AL
STONE DEPICTION WITH THE URO DYNA-CT: STONES OF DIFFERENT COMPOSITIONS
Benjamin Meister*, Marie-Claire Rassweiler, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
1Ritter M, Weiss C, Rassweiler M-C. et al. Optimizing imaging quality in endourology with the Uro Dyna-CT: contrast agent dilution matters. World J Urol 2012; [Epub ahead of print]
IN VITRO STONE DISINTEGRATION OF STANDARDIZED BON(N) STONES TO COMPARE THE DIODE LASER 1.318 NM WITH THE HOLMIUM LASER 2.100 NM AND ESTABLISHING AN EX VIVO ANIMAL MODEL FOR IN SITU DIODE LASER EVALUATION
Reinhold Zimmermann*, Markus Wallner, Salzburg, Austria, Roswitha Siener, Bonn, Germany, Gunter Janetschek, Esra Foditsch, Salzburg, Austria
THE TENSION TEST AND IN VITRO DEGRADATION OF POLY (LACTIC ACID - GLYCOLIC ACID)/POLYCAPROLACTONE BIODEGRADABLE NANO-STRUCTURE URETERAL STENT FABRICATED BY ELECTROSPINNING
Xiao Qing Wang, Hong Li Shan, Zhi Hua Lu, Yu Chuan Hou, Chun Xi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
HOW TO DETECT ACUTE POST-OPERATIVE KIDNEY INJURY AFTER CLAMPLESS LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY? A PILOT STUDY
Francesco Porpiglia*, Daniele Amparore, Riccardo Bertolo, Fabrizio Mele, Diletta Garrou, Giovanni Cattaneo, Matteo Manfredi, Cristian Fiori, Orbassano (Torino), Italy
BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE URETER: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Yaniv Shilo*, Joseph E. Pichamuthu, Timothy D. Averch, Stephen V. Jackman, David A. Vorp, Pittsburgh, PA
SPECTROSCOPIC TISSUE ANALYSIS OF RENAL ISCHEMIA AND RECOVERY DURING SEGMENTAL RENAL ARTERY VS MAIN RENAL ARTERY CLAMPING
Philip Dorsey*, Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA, Janet Colli, Memphis, TN, Kate Elfer, Theodore Saitz, Ross McCaslin, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
NOVEL BIOMARKERS TO MEASURE CHANGES IN KIDNEY FUNCTION IN THE ADULT HUMAN
Sree Harsha Mandava*, Benjamin Woodson, Liang Wang, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
INCIDENCE OF HYBRID TUMORS FOUND IN EXCISED RENAL MASSES: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
David Fumo*, Toledo, OH, Pengbo Jiang, Hackensack, NJ, Khaled Shahrour, Toledo, OH, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ, Samay Jain, Toledo, OH
The breakdown of each hybrid tumor with its described histology is listed in table 1. A majority of the hybrid tumors were pT1a and were a combination of clear cell and papillary cell RCC. Thirteen of the hybrid tumors were smaller than 4 cm in size and three of these showed a combination of a malignant and benign histology.
MP1B BASIC RESEARCH: UROLITHIASIS
A URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRITE: IN VITRO ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL FLEXIBLE PROBE ULTRASONIC INTRACORPOREAL DEVICE
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James A McAteer, James C Williams, Jr., James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
ACTIVITY LEVELS AND STONE DISEASE: A POPULATION BASED ANALYSIS USING THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION DATABASE
Shubha De*, Jiangbo Li, Fabio Torricelli, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
HDL levels were also found to be significantly lower in those with stones, as compared to those without (49.4 vs. 52.9, p<0.001).
THE VALUE OF REPEATING A TEST: METABOLIC PROFILES
ranan dasgupta*, saskia verhagen, Jeremy Cox, London, United Kingdom
CHANGING TRENDS IN AMERICAN DIET AND THE RISING PREVALENCE OF KIDNEY STONES
Fabio Torricelli*, Shubha De, XIaobo Liu, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Spearman correlations were performed (p<0.05), using SAS 9.2.
HOW MUCH FORCE TO DISLODGE A STONE FROM RANDALL'S PLAQUE? INTRAOPERATIVE DISTRACTION FORCES
Shubha De, Robert Brown*, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
UPPER CALYCEAL PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL) UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Haresh Thummar*, R Ganatra, Rajkot, India
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL ACCESS SHEATH THAT ALLOWS SIMULTANEOUS SHEATH PLACEMENT AND SAFETY WIRE ACCESS
Yung tan*, Doh Cha, Edan Shapiro, Ciara Marley, Mantu Gupta, New York, NY
DISSOLUTION KINETICS OF URIC ACID STONES IN RELATION TO URIC ACID SOLUTION CONCENTRATION. AN IN VITRO STUDY
Itay Sagy*, Bezalel Sivan, Petach Tikva, Israel, Ruth Frid, Ytzhak Mastai, Ramat-Gan, Israel, Pinchas M. Livne, David Lifshitz, Petach Tikva, Israel
EFFECT OF HYDROPHILIC EXTRACT OF ALHAGI MAURORUM ON ETHYLENE GLYCOL-INDUCED RENAL STONE IN MALE WISTAR RATS
Sadrollah Mehrabi*, Yasuj, Iran, Farhad Mehrabi, Shiraz, Iran
Histologic view of Calcium oxalate crystal in rat renal tubules:H × E stain Zoom 10 × 40
COMPARISON OF THE IMPACT OF NANOSECOND ELECTROPULSE AND ELECTROHYDRAULIC LITHOTRIPTERS ON URINARY TRACT TISSUE
Alexander Gudkov*, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Valery Diamant, Katsrin, Israel, Maxim Lozovsky, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Gennady Chepovetsky, Katsrin, Israel, Marat Lerner, Tomsk, Russian Federation
STUDY OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NANOSECOND ELECTROPULSE AND ELECTROHYDRAULIC METHODS OF LITHOTRIPSY
Alexey Martov, Moscow, Russian Federation, Alexander Gudkov*, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Valery Diamant, Gennady Chepovetsky, Katsrin, Israel, Marat Lerner, Tomsk, Russian Federation
The purpose of this study is to compare nanosecond electropulse lithotripsy (NEPL) and electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) in order to demonstrate the differences between these stone fragmentation methods. While apparently similar since they are both based on electrical discharge, these methods differ according to the principles of fragmentation that they employ.
COMBINATION OF RIGID URETEROSCOPY WITH FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE OUTCOMES
Erdal Alkan, Mirac Turan, Oguz Ozkanli, Egemen Avcý, Mehmet Murad Basar, Yusuf Oguz Acar, Derya Balbay*, Istanbul, Turkey
SIZE-MEASUREMENT OF RENAL STONES WITH THE URO DYNA-CT
Benjamin Meister*, Marie-Claire Rassweiler, Christel Weiß, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Axel Haecker, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
IS LYMPHOCYTOPENIA A NEW MARKER FOR PYONEPHROTIC OBSTRUCTED KIDNEYS (POK) SECONDARY TO URINARY STONE DISEASE?
Ahmed Ali*, Liam Farrell, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
Table. Inflammatory markers and stone details (Pre and Post Nephrostomy (N)
AN IN VITRO COMPARISON OF THE USE OF ABDOMINAL AND BONE WINDOWS ON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS OF HOUNSFIELD UNITS AND SIZE OF STONES
Paul Erotocritou*, Miles Walkden, Daron Smith, London, United Kingdom
The objective of this study was to determine in vitro the effects on size and HU readings depending on the window used for analysis.
EFFECTIVENESS OF FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY FOR MULTIPLE UNILATERAL INTRARENAL STONES SMALLER THAN 2 CM
Erdal Alkan, Oguz Ozkanli, Egemen Avcý, Mirac Turan, Mehmet Murad Basar, Yusuf Oguz Acar, Derya Balbay*, Istanbul, Turkey
EXTERNAL VALIDATION OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED WEIGHT-BASED GOAL URINE VOLUME (WGUV) MODEL INTENDED TO IMPROVE EXPECTED CALIUM URINE CONCENTRATIONS
Jack Lambert*, Norfolk, VA, Nicole Miller, Nashville, TN, Justin Watson, Michael Fabrizio, Mark Sawyer, Norfolk, VA
THE ANIMAL MODEL IN STONE DISEASE: A TRIBUTE
Michael Moran*, Tucson, AZ
EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) FOR RENAL AND URETERAL STONES IN SOETOMO HOSPITAL FROM 2011 TO 2012
Muhammad Ridha, M Ayodhia Soebadi*, Doddy M Soebadi, Surabaya, Indonesia
FACILITY SITUATION OF STONE TREATMENT 2013 IN GERMANY: RESULTS FROM A NATION-WIDE HOSPITAL SURVEY
Wolfgang Brummeisl*, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Thomas Knoll, Sindelfingen, Germany, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany, Kai Koehrmann, Mannheim, Germany, Wolf Wieland, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Regensburg, Germany
On average, about 600 patients with urolithiasis are treated per year, ranging from 80 to 2100 cases. 27% of the patients are treated conservatively. ESWL is the preferred method for stone treatment for only 22% of the departments (vs. endourologic measures), however, only 2% do not perform ESWL.
Sorted by manufacturer, the following devices are used: 31% Siemens, 20% Dornier, 17% Wolf, 11% Storz, Phillips 8%, EDAP 5%, AST 3%, 5% others. The average age of the lithotriptsy devices is 9 years.
68% belive that ESWL will retain its importance in stone-therapy, 27% believe that it will diminish in relevance, while 5% expect that ESWL will gain importance for stone treatment.
STONE RADIODENSITY ON NON-CONTRAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IS A PARAMETER FOR PREDICTING OUTCOME OF EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR RENAL STONE
Heshmatollah sofi majidpour*, hooshmand sofi majidpour, sanandaj, Iran
The success rate of ESWL treatment depends on multiple factors, Unfavorable stone composition is considered a major cause of failure.
patients were excluded due to elevated creatinine levels (more than 2 mg/dL), single kidney or obstructed kidney.
Successful treatment of renal stones was defined as those patients who were stone free or had asymptomatic, clinically insignificant residual fragments<or=4 mm in diameter, as measured by KUB X-ray and ultrasonograhy, 3 months after a ESWL treatment.
The patients were further analyzed by dividing them into 6 groups according to stone density, stone size.
Group 1: 42 patients with attenuation value 500–700 HU, size 7–14 mm.
Group 2: 21 patients with attenuation value 700–900 HU, size 7–14 mm.
Group 3: 19 patients with attenuation value 900–1200 HU, size 7–14 mm.
Group 4: 37 patients with attenuation value 500–700 HU, size 15–21 mm.
Group 5: 21 patients with attenuation value 700–900 HU, size 15–21 mm.
Group 6: 11 patients with attenuation value 900–1200 HU, size 15–21 mm.
The relationship among the HU, size and the characteristics of the patients were analyzed
All ESWLs were undertaken by a STORZ SLK Lithotripter with fragmentation performed under fluoroscopic guidance.
The “low diameter group”: stone diameters of 7–14 mms, while, the “high diameter group”:15–21 mms.
ESWL treatment outcomes:
Group 1:95.2%(40 from 42)
Group 2:90.4%(19 from 21)
Group 3:84.2%(16 from 19)
Group 4:94.5%(35 from 37)
Group 5:85.7%(18 from 21)
Group 6:72.72%(8 from 11)
Analysis showing higher success rate in low density group 1&4.
These findings suggest that this information may be beneficial for selecting the preferred treatment option for patients with urinary calculi.
PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON BETWEEN TAMSULOSIN AND RENALIT COMBI COLIC AS A TREATMENT OF RENO-URETERAL CALCULI EXPULSION AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL)
Alessio Zordani, Marco Rosa*, Alessandro Mofferdin, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Eugenio Martorana, Salvatore Micali, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
RADIATION EXPOSURE IS 2.6 FOLD HIGHER AT ENDOSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY VERSUS SWL
Yoram I. Siegel, Shmuel Roizman*, sigalit Haruz-Waschitz, Zerifin, Israel, Avi Ben-Shlomo, yavne, Israel, David Yudelevich, Amir Cooper, Yaniv Shilo, Amnon Zisman, Zerifin, Israel
AGE PREDICTS SUCCESS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR URETERAL STONES
Sameer Deshmukh*, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA
EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR RENAL CALCULI: A REVIEW OF 4041 CONSECUTIVE CASES DONE OVER 20 YEARS
Jitendra Jagtap*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
MP2A BASIC RESEARCH: LOWER TRACT PHYSIOLOGY
ALDH1 EXPRESSION AS TUMOR STEM CELLS MARKER AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CLINICOPATHOLOGIC PARAMETERS AND PROGNOSIS IN INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER
Hai Ming Wang, Hai Tao Zhang, Ning Xu*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SERUM AMYLOID PROTEIN A IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS
Zhong Shuai Cao, Hong Li Shan*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
ALDH1 EXPRESSION AS TUMOR STEM CELLS MARKER AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN NONINVASIVE BLADDER CANCER
Hai Ming Wang, Ming Ming Shao, Ning Xu*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
EFFECTIVENESS OF TAMSULOSIN IN PREVENTION OF POST-OPERATIVE URINARY RETENTION: A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY
Ali Hamidi Madani*, Hamidreza Baghani Aval, Gholamreza Mokhtari, Hamidreza Nasseh, Samaneh Esmaeili, Rasht, Iran, Maryam Shakiba, Tehran, Iran, Reza Shahrokhi Damavand, Seyed Mohamad Seyed Saadat, Rasht, Iran
NON OBSTRUCTIVE URINARY TRACT DILATATION: LONG TERM FOLLOW UP OF A SINGLE CASE
Aditi Kumar*, Aniruddha Chakravarti, Anthony D'Sa, Birmingham, United Kingdom
URINE CONCENTRATIONS OF AQUAPORIN-1 AND PERILIPIN-2 NORMALIZE IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA FOLLOWING EXCISION OF TUMORS
Jonathan Mobley*, Jeremiah Morrissey, Sam Bhayani, Joseph Song, Joel Vetter, Evan Kharasch, Robert Figenshau, St. Louis, MO

Pre- and post-nephrectomy urine levels of AQP1 and PLIN2 in 47 patients with clear cell or papillary renal cell carcinoma.
Xiao Qing Wang, Hong Li Shan, Yu Chuan Hou, Jing Hai Hu, Yuan Yuan Hao, Chun Xi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
ASSOCIATION OF HYPERTENSION WITH SYMPTOMS OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Xin Jiang, Shi Ying Li*, Jilin, China, People's Republic of
IMPACT OF RHO-KINASE INHIBITOR HYDROXYFUSIDIL IN PROTAMINE SULPHATE INDUCED CYSTITIS IN RATS
Yigit Akin*, Aliseydi Bozkurt, Erzincan, Turkey, Huseyin Serkan Erol, Mesut Halici, Fikret Celebi, Kubra Asena Kapakin Terim, Erzurum, Turkey, Hakan Gulmez, Ankara, Turkey, Mutlu Ates, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, Taha Abdulkadir Coban, Baris Nuhoglu, Erzincan, Turkey
THE RECLASSIFICATION OF PREOPERATIVE HIGH RISK PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS AFTER ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY
Vladimir Mouraviev*, Matt Kardjian, Po Lam, Angelo Rosalio, Elan Salzhauer, Harvey Sauer, Syracuse, NY, Matvey Tsivian, Durham, NC, Christopher Pieczonka, Jeffrey Sekula, Ilija Aleksic, David Albala, Syracuse, NY
ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURES IN A LARGE COHORT OF 2800 PATIENTS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Marcel Hruza*, Ali Goezen, Heilbronn, Germany, Justo Lorenzo Bermejo, Heidelberg, Germany, Michael Schulze, Jan Klein, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RALP): “TRIFECTA” RESULTS IN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF ACTIVITY
Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith*, Tanta, Egypt, Cosimo De Carne, Francesco Fidanza, Stefano Puliatti, Eugenio Martorana, Salvatore Micali, Modena, Italy
12 months after surgery, the 94,7% of the patients had recovered Continence.
Sexuality has been evaluated in the patients with IIEF 1–5 and 15 higher than 16 in the pre-surgical evaluation, not having received adiuvant therapy and that have done the intervention by more that one year. The sum of 51.7% has recovered sexual potency, either through phD-Inibithors or spontaneously. The 14,5% has recovered it using PGE.
Of the above mentioned 263 patients that have undergone the operation at least one year earlier, 172 are the ones with IIEF 1–5; 15>16. Considering these 172 patients the triple result of the PSA reset, continence and potency has been obtained in 81 of the 172 patients, the 47,09%.
PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF OPEN RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY VERSUS ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY IN FILIPINO MEN: EXPERIENCE IN A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Joel Estanislao*, Jose Benito Abraham, Josefino Castillo, Michael Chua, Quezon, Philippines
UROLOGIC LAPAROSCOPE SURGERIES IN ELDERLY: ANALYSIS OF PRE-OPERATIVE RISK FACTORS AND POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Sompol Permpongkosol*, Bangkok, Thailand
POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGINS LOCATION IN ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY: ARE TRENDS CHANGING IN THE PT3 POPULATION?
Yu-Kai Su*, Shailen Sehgal, Ziho Lee, Philadelphia, PA, Yu-Chen Su, Los Angeles, CA, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
REMOVAL OF PELVIC SCHWANNOMA USING A HAND-ASSISTED TRANSPERITONEOSCOPIC APPROACH: DESCRIPTION OF AN EFFECTIVE NOVEL TECHNIQUE
Thomas Y. Hsueh*, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
PREDICTING MIDDLE-TERM SURVIVAL IN INTERMEDIATE RISK PROSTATE CANCER IN PATIENTS SUBMITTED TO ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP) AND LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (LRP) WITH AND WITHOUT
Guilherme de Almeida Prado Costa*, Ana Maria Autran-Gomez, Francois Audenet, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Dominique Prapotnich, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Objectives. The objective of the present study was to determine the potential independent predictive factors for biochemical recurrence [BCR]-free-survival in patients with intermediate risk PCa submitted to RARP and LRP with and without PLND.
STAGE MIGRATION OF PROSTATE CANCER FOLLOWING A NATIONAL DISASTER – ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY END RESULTS DATABASE
Sree Harsha Mandava*, Greg Mitchell, Larry Webber, Oliver Sartor, Raju Thomas, Benjmin Lee, New Orleans, LA
LONG TERM EVALUATION OF ONCOLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC OPEN-ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY: A MATCHED PAIR ANALYSIS
Simone Albisinni*, Ksenija Limeni Limeni, Lisa Ingels, Felix Kwizera, Renaud Bollens, Thierry Quackels, Marc Vanden Bossche, Alexandre Peltier, Eric Hawaux, Thierry Roumeguere, Roland Van Velthoven, Bruxelles, Belgium

Recurrence free survival according to surgical approach
Simone Albisinni*, Renaud Bollens, Bruxelles, Belgium, Jens Rassweiler, Dogu Teber, Heilbronn, Germany, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Piotr Chlosta, Krakow, Poland, Franco Gaboardi, Milan, Belgium, Claude Abbou, Alexandre De la taille, Creteil, France, Peter Rimington, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, Roland Van Velthoven, Bruxelles, Belgium

Recurrence free survival
Thomas Tieu*, Sohail Siddique, Alex Gorbonos, Springfield, IL
PURE-LAPAROSCOPIC ORTHOTOPIC ILEAL NEOBLADDER AND ILEAL CONDUIT DURING RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
Changjun Yin*, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC EXTENDED PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION DURING RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
Pengfei Shao*, Changjun Yin, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
COMPARISON OF OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY: A SINGLE-TEAM EXPERIENCE
Yang Cheng-Kuang*, Ou Yen-Chuan, Taichung, Taiwan
SINGLE SURGEON EXPERIENCE OF ROBOTIC VERSUS OPEN RADICAL CYSTECTOMY: COMPARISON OF QUALITY OF LYMPH NODE DISSECTION AND PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Hoon Ah Jang*, Sung Gu Kang, Seok Ho Kang, Jun Choen, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
MP2B BASIC RESEARCH: LAPAROSCOPY/ROBOTICS/LESS
EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISION ON LAPAROSCOPIC PERFORMANCE
Philip Bucur*, Achim Lusch, Ashleigh Menhadji, Michael A Liss, Zhamshid Okhunov, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
LAPAROSCOPIC WIRELESS PALPATION DEVICE: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF TISSUE STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS ON ELASTIC MODULI
Aaron Benson*, Marco Beccani, Christian Di Natali, Ryan Pickens, Pietro Valdastri, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
LAPAROSCOPIC WIRELESS PALPATION DEVICE: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF SIMULATED TUMOR DETECTION IN AN ELASTIC MODULUS
Aaron Benson*, Christian Di Natali, Marco Beccani, Ryan Pickens, Pietro Valdastri, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
The pseudo-stiffness achieved for the simulated tumors is 4.1 kPa/mm (±0.6 kPa/mm), and 1.2 kPa/mm (±0.5 kPa/mm) for the surrounding softer tissue sample. The percentage variation in the tumor pseudo-stiffness compared to the surrounding tissue was 342%. The real time 3-dimensional stiffness map obtained displays the three simulated tumors position (see Figure 1(A)) and associated pseudo-stiffness measurements (see Figure 1(B)).
OFF-CLAMP LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR HILAR TUMORS: ONCOLOGIC AND RENAL FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Simpa Salami*, Arvin George, Nikhil Waingankar, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
COMPARISON OF RENAL PARENCHYMAL CLOSING PRESSURE DURING OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RENAL RECONSTRUCTION
Ramtin Khanipour*, Michael Junco, del Achim Lusch, Renai Yoon, Philip Bucur, Zhamshid Okhunov, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
MINIMALLY-INVASIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF UROLOGIC CANCER XENOGRAFTS: A HIGH-PRECISION APPROACH BY ULTRASOUND-GUIDANCE
Wolfgang Jaeger*, Igor Moskalev, Claudia Janssen, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Dirk Lange, Peter Black, Vancouver, Canada
EARLY UNCLAMPING IN LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IMPROVES EARLY ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION REDUCTION RATE
Susumu Akihama*, Kazuyuki Numakura, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Mitsuru Saito, Takamitsu Inoue, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, akita, Japan
COMPARISON OF TISSUE DAMAGE AFTER USE OF BIPOLAR SEALING DEVICES IN AN ANIMAL MODEL
Toshiro Suzuki*, Nagoya-shi, Japan, Teruyuki Ogawa, Matsumoto-shi, Japan, Ryohei Hattori, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Takashi Fujita, Naoto Sassa, Yoshihisa Matsukawa, Masashi Kato, Nagoya-shi, Japan, Kazuo Mizutani, Tokyo, Japan, Yasushi Yoshino, Tokunori Yamamoto, Momokazu Gotoh, Nagoya-shi, Japan
COMPARISON OF THE ITRAINER AND STANDARD LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINER FOR BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC TASKS
Renai Yoon*, Adam Kaplan, Philip Bucur, Martin Hofmann, Michael del Junco, Reza Alipanah, Orange, CA, Elspeth M. McDougall, Vancouver, Canada, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
LAPAROSCOPIC ELECTRODE PLACEMENT ON THE PUDENDAL NERVE IN PIGS
Esra Foditsch*, Salzburg, Austria, Bogdan Hoinoiu, Cosmin Glameanu, Timisoara, Romania, Gunter Janetschek, Reinhold Zimmermann, Salzburg, Austria
LONG-TERM FOLLOW UP OF ROBOTIC PYELOPLASTY IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION
Mathew Oommen, Janet Colli, Aaron Boonjindasup*, Christopher Keel, Philip Dorsey, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
ARE LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMIES FEASIBLE FOR LARGER ADRENAL MASSES?
Aditi Kumar*, Janica Chavda, Tamer El-Husseiny, Nuwan Premachandra, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Sashi Kommu, London, United Kingdom, Aniruddha Chakravarti, birmingham, United Kingdom
HYBRID ROBOTIC TRANSRECTAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES) PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN THE PORCINE MODEL
Hossein Mirheydar*, Michael Liss, Ryan Kopp, Jason Woo, La Jolla, CA, James Masterson, San Diego, CA, Ramzi Jabaji, Kerrin Palazzi, Hak Lee, La Jolla, CA, Sean Stroup, San Diego, CA, Christopher Kane, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA
INITIAL EXPERIENCE WITH A NOVEL FASCIAL CLOSURE DEVICE: OPTION3TM
Ashish Parekh*, Kirk Tamaddon, Apurba Pathak, Los Angeles, CA
INTRACORPOREAL RENAL SHRINKING WITH HYPERTONIC SALINE SOLUTION FOR SINGLE-SITE-NEPHRECTOMY: ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND IMPACT ON THE INCISION FOR ORGAN REMOVAL
Homar Elias*, Hugo Quevedo, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil
TRANSCOLONIC EXTRACTION OF THE KIDNEY FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY: A SURVIVAL STUDY IN PIGS TO MINIMIZE FECAL CONTAMINATION
Richard Knight*, San Antonio, TX, Kyle Weld, Fort Sam Houston, TX
DIFFERENCES IN PERFORMANCE ACROSS DIFFERENT SURGICAL SUB-SPECIALTIES, UTILIZING LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC SIMULATORS
Ahmed Ghazi*, Jorge Carrillo, Anees Fazili, Emelian Scosyrev, Jean Joseph, Rochester, NY
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITHOUT ISCHEMIA USING A NEW 1,318 NM DIODE LASER IN A PORCINE SURVIVAL MODEL: FEASIBILITY AND HISTOLOGICAL RESULTS AFTER 4 WEEKS
Reinhold Zimmermann*, Lukas Lusuardi, Martina Hager, Salzburg, Austria, Bogdan Hoinoiu, Timisoara, Romania, Esra Foditsch, Gunter Janetschek, Salzburg, Austria
A CLINICAL COMPARISON OF A NOVEL COMMERCIAL SINGLE PORT AND A HOMEMADE SINGLE PORT IN SINGLE PORT ENDOSCOPIC TOTAL EXTRAPERITONEAL REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIAS
Yao-chou Tsai*, New Taipei City, Taiwan
DOES PLAYING VIDEO GAMES IMPROVE YOUR LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS? RESULTS FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Hiro Ishii*, Southampton, United Kingdom, Chandra Shekhar Biyani, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Jon Dyer, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
All the non-randomised studies and one of the randomised studies showed improved efficiency and performance compared to controls. Of the other randomised studies fewer errors were noted in tissue handling in two studies compared to controls. Only one of the eight studies showed no difference in outcomes.
COMPARATIVE OUTCOMES OF OPEN VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS ROBOTIC PYELOPLASTY FOR URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION
Ugur Boylu*, Cem Basatac, Guven Turan, Fikret Fatih Onol, Eyup Gumus, Istanbul, Turkey
IS LAPARASCOPIC RENAL SURGERY SAFE IN A DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL?
palaniappa shanmugaraju*, Croydon, United Kingdom
While laparacopic renal surgery was getting momentum in the United Kingdom since 2001, it was argued that its safety could be achieved only in the tertiary surgical centers. A few Urologists like me put a brave face and developed it in the Secondary Center and audited the results.
Three other Urology Colleagues in the United Kingdom who were already performing laparocopic renal surgery were identified as Mentors and they were given Honorary contract.
The whole team including the urologist, Consultant Anesthesiologist, Urology Trainee and three operating room nurses from Croydon hospital were taken to Mentor's hospitals for initial exposure.
Funding to buy laparascopic instruments were agreed and the first Nephrectomy was done in October 2004. First 22 of 84 cases were mentored.
A retrospective audit of the single surgeon's experience was carried out.
Period: October 2004 till October 2011.
Remaining 68 were analysed
30 males and 38 females were noted
Average age was 57 (range 19–84)
Of 68, 48 patients had nephrectomy for Renal Cell carcinoma (T1 or T2 category except one T3); 8 had nephro ureterectomy for Transitional cell carcinoma; 8 patients had simple nephrectomy for non functiong and 4 had deroofing of cyst to relieve pain
Average hospital stay was 5 (1–30 days)
Average Operating time was 180 minutes (60 minutes to 210 minutes)
Conversion was in 6 patients (8.8%)
Blood transfusion was in 4 patients (5.8%)
Mortality: Nil
Neuropraxia: Nil
Follow up ranged from 12 months to 8 years.
T3 Renal Cell carcinoma patient developed recurrence and died
Lot of time spent by mentors in travelling back and from the base hospital
One has to withstand the long learning curve
Morbidity: Conversion rate was 8.8% and the overall complication rate was 15% which were comparable to the National audit in England (Kim Davenport National Audit 2006 and 2008 & BJUI)
In conclusion, Laparascopic Renal surgery can be safely performed in a District General Hospital
MINIMALLY INVASIVE EXTIRPATIVE SURGERY FOR UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA: 10 YEAR SINGLE-INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE OF LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOT-ASSISTED NEPHROURETERECTOMY
Khushabu Kasabwala*, Andrew Tracey, Lisa Wolkin, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
IMPROVING POSTOPERATIVE PAIN FOLLOWING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED AND LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGIC SURGERIES: A COMPARISON OF LIPOSOME BUPIVACAINE TO ROPIVACAINE DELIVERED BY THE ON-Q PAIN RELIEF SYSTEM
Paul W. Walker*, Michael A. White, Edwin E. Morales, San Antonio, TX, Uzoamaka O. Nwoye, Fort Sam Houston, TX, William J. Harmon, San Antonio, TX
OFF-CLAMP ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY OUTCOMES
AbdulRaouf Lamoshi, Mohamad Salkini*, Morgantown, WV
MP01 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT I
IS THE ANATOMIC LOCATION OF RENAL MASS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR POST PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY RENAL FUNCTIONAL CHANGE?
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Yong Hyun Park, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Yong-June Kim, cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Seok Ho Kang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Seok-Soo Byun, seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Sung-Hoo Hong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
INTERMEDIATE TERM ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES OF RENAL CRYOABLATION: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTI-INSTITUTION ANALYSIS
Achim Lusch*, Philip Bucur, Zhamshid Okhunov, Orange, CA, Ithaar Derweesh, Michael A Liss, San Diego, CA, Louis R Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY, M Pilar Laguna, Jean J De La Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Matvey Tsivian, Thomas J Polascik, Durham, NC, H Christoph Klingler, Tobias Klatte, Vienna, Austria, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
The median follow-up for percutaneous and laparoscopic cryoablation patients was 65.5 month and 70.5 month, with a recurrence rate of 12.1% and 16.4%, respectively. The mean time to recurrence was 15.8 and 15.2 month, respectively. Eight patients died of cancer, 24 had locoregional recurrence and 2 patients had distant metastasis. 5 year overall, disease specific and disease free survival rates were 87.7%, 96.1% and 86.8%.
EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH ROBOTIC ANATROPHIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR MANAGEMENT OF STAGHORN CALCULI
Sherita King*, Zachary Klaassen, Rabii Madi, William Shingleton, Augusta, GA
RENAL FUNCTION OUTCOMES FOLLOWING SELECTIVE ANGIOEMBOLIZATION FOR IATROGENIC VASCULAR LESIONS AFTER PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Jeffrey Gahan, Mansi Gaitonde, Monic Morgan*, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Clayton Trimmer, Dallas, TX
A MODIFIED SUTURE TECHNIQUE USING A BARBED SUTURE IN RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY – A SINGLE SURGEON EXPERIENCE OF 150 CASES
Christian Wülfing*, Niclas Flechtenmacher, Serkan Filiz, Johannes Göckschu, David Marghawal, Hamburg, Germany
USE OF INDOCYANINE GREEN DYE WITH NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT FOR VASCULAR IDENTIFICATION AND CLAMPING DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Luca Lunelli*, Eric Barret, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Francois Rozet, Youness Ahallal, Petr Macek, Dominique Prapotnich, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
Indocyanine Green (ICG) is a fluorescent intravascular dye that absorbs and emits near-infrared light. Objective of the study is to evaluate vasculature under Near Infrared Fluorescence (NIRF) compared to the standard white light during PN.
Outcomes were feasibility of selective/zero clamping, warm ischemia time (WIT), operative time (OT), renal function (creatinine) at postoperative day 3 and aspect of the lesion under NIRF.
In ICG Group, 9 (45%) selective (n=6) and zero clamping (n=3) procedures were obtained. In Non-ICG Group, 5 (20.8%) selective (n=2) and zero clamping (n=3) PN were obtained (p=0.1). Mean WIT was shorter for ICG Group (18.1 vs 21.4 min) (p=0.22). OT was longer for ICG Group (140 and 127 min), (p=0.27). Significant (p=0,01) elevation of serum creatinine compared with preoperative was observed in Non-ICG Group. In terms of lesion aspect under NIRF, 55% were hypofluorescent, 15% isofluorescent and 30% were not assessed, due to overlying fat tissue. No relation between histology and degree of fluorescence can be inferred, since malignant and benign tumors showed similar fluorescence patterns.
Laparoscopic optical system can be used for LESS and Robotic settings.
ICG and NIRF contribute in evaluation of renal vasculature. When clamping is mandatory, a selective clamping can be facilitated.
HYBRID TRANSVAGINAL NEPHRECTOMY- THREE CENTERS' EXPANDING EXPERIENCE
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Stavros Kontogiannis, Patras, Greece, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Christian Schwentner, Tuebingen, Germany, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
856 ROBOTIC, LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMIES FOR T1A RENAL MASSES: COMPARISON OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Humberto Laydner*, Ahmad Kassab, Ali Khalifeh, Riccardo Autorino, Robert Stein, Amr Fergany, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
BMI: body mass index, ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists, RNS: RENAL nephrometry score, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, EBL: estimated blood loss, WIT: warm ischemia time, OPN: open partial nephrectomy, RN: radical nephrectomy, RCC: renal cell carcinoma, N/A: not applicable, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann–Whitney U-test for continuous variables, and Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. Continuous and categorical variables expressed as median (range) and n (%), respectively.
ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN 2500+ CONSECUTIVE CASES: A FIVE YEAR MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM THE ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY INTEGRATED DATABASE (RAPID) STUDY GROUP
Pengbo Jiang*, RAPID (Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Integrated Database Study Group), Hackensack, NJ
LAPAROSCOPIC CRYOABLATION FOR CLINICAL STAGE T1 RENAL MASSES: LONG-TERM ONCOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
Scott Johnson*, Khanh Pham, Milwaukee, WI, Frank Begun, Columbus, OH, Peter Langenstroer, Milwaukee, WI
DOES RENAL ARTERY AND VEIN CLAMPING IMPAIR SHORT OR LONG TERM RENAL FUNCTION AS COMPARED TO ARTERY ONLY CLAMPING? A NON-RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Table. 1.
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA RECURRENCE AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Arvin George*, Paras Shah, Jessica Kreshover, Sammy El-Samra, Simpa Salami, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
“MINI LAPAROSCOPIC” VERSUS “ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SINGLE SITE” PYELOPLASTY: PERIOPERATIVE AND COSMETIC RESULTS
Cristian Fiori, Riccardo Bertolo, Matteo Manfredi, Fabrizio Mele, Giovanni Cattaneo, DIletta Garrou, Daniele Amparore, Roberta Aimar, Enrico Checcucci, Francesco Porpiglia*, Orbassano Torino, Italy
COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND MICRO-LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE
Sapan Ambani*, J. Stuart Wolf Jr., Ann Arbor, MI
TRANSPERITONEAL PYELOPLASTY: MICROLAPAROSCOPY VERSUS CONVENTIONAL LAPAROSCOPY
Aaron Benson*, Trisha Juliano, Nashville, TN, Davis Viprakasit, Chapel Hill, NC, Ryan Pickens, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
SALVAGE ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: A VIABLE APPROACH FOR MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL TUMOR RECURRENCE FOLLOWING FAILED NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY
Zachary Klaassen*, Junjian Huang, Sherita A. King, Qiang Li, W. Bruce Shingleton, Kelvin A. Moses, Martha K. Terris, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
MINIMALLY INVASIVE RENAL SURGERY IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED HOSPITAL CHARGE
Mark Ball*, Hiten Patel, Jeffrey Mullins, Brian Matlaga, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
EARLY UNCLAMPING SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: A MULTICENTER PROSPECTIVE EXPERIENCE
Andrew Wagner, Boston, MA, Alireza Moinzadeh, Burlington, MA, Peter Chang, Andrew Percy, Boston, MA, Diana Mehedint, Terrance Creighton, Buffalo, NY, Christopher Lebeis, Burlington, MA, Thomas Schwaab*, Buffalo, NY
ASA American Society of Anesthesia eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, EBL estimated blood loss, WIT warm ischemia time, LOS length of stay, PSM positive surgical margin
LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: COST ANALYSIS OF PERI-OPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Aaron Boonjindasup*, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Woodson, Raju Thomas, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
IS CYSTATIN C USEFUL AS A BIOMARKER FOR ASSESSING AND STRATIFYING RENAL INJURY AFTER WARM ISCHEMIA FOLLOWING ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Ben Woodson*, Liang Wang, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Using the CKD-EPI 2012 equation with incorporation of cystatin C values into the calculations, we observed a 12.4% increase in the GFR on post-operative day 2 compared with the GFR calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. Serum cystatin C levels did increase at each post operative time point, but maintained baseline levels in the control group.
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY VERSUS ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: A MULTICENTER ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Yong Hyun Park, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Yong-June Kim, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Seok Ho Kang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Seok-Soo Byun, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Sung-Hoo Hong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Seung Hyun Jeon, Please choose an option below
Preoperative EGFR in LPN was higher than RAPN (p<0.001). Operative results with operative time (214 vs. 152 min, p<0.001), ischemic time (34 vs. 23 min, p<0.001) were significantly shorter in RAPN. Tumor size between two groups (2.26 vs. 2.56 cm, p=0.005) was significantly different. Subset analysis based on tumor location revealed that RAPN was done in technically difficult cases. But, estimated blood loss (EBL) data between two groups (358 vs. 277 cc, p<0.001) revealed RAPN is technically more feasible.
Surgical margin rate was similar between LPN (1%) and RAPN (1.6%) (p=0.573). Postoperative renal functional change was remarkable in LPN (15.46 ml/min/1.73 m2) than RAPN (13.41 ml/min/1.73 m2) (p=0.014).
MULTICENTER COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE TRENDS FOR ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Michael Liss*, Kerrin Palazzi, La Jolla, CA, James Masterson, San Diego, CA, Reza Mehrazin, Memphis, TN, Sean Stroup, San Diego, CA, Ramzi Jabaji, Ryan Kopp, Hossein Mirheydar, Hak Lee, Christopher Kane, La Jolla, CA, James L'Esperance, San Diego, CA, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA
NATIONAL TRENDS IN FOLLOW-UP ANATOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING AFTER PYELOPLASTY: IS SUCCESS OVERESTIMATED?
Ryan Hsi*, Sarah Holt, John Gore, Jonathan Harper, Seattle, WA
UPPER QUADRANT PORT PLACEMENT FOR ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RENAL SURGERY: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FLOATING ARM AND THE XL PROTYPE
Samer Totonchi*, Robert Elgin, Michael Monahan, Farmington Hills, MI, William Johnston III, Novi, MI
COMPARING RENAL FUNCTION AFTER OPEN AND ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Clinton Bahler*, Jason Sea, Rudy Bowens, Jagan Kansal, Christian Tabib, Chandru Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
MP02 EDUCATION & SIMULATORS
PRELIMINARY STRATIFICATION OF EXPERT VS NOVICE LAPAROSCOPISTS USING THE BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGIC SURGERY (BLUS) CURRICULUM
Sree Harsha Mandava*, Benjamin Woodson, Philip Dorsey, Raju Thomas, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
CITATION ANALYSIS: DOES INSTITUTIONAL H-INDEX CORRELATE WITH A PROGRAM'S RANK IN UROLOGY?
Michael Johnson*, Jonathan Mobley, Sam Bhayani, Joel Vetter, Brian Benway, Saint Louis, MO
CONTENT AND FACE VALIDATION OF A CURRICULUM FOR ULTRASONIC PROPULSION OF RENAL CALCULI IN A HUMAN PHANTOM
Ryan Hsi*, Barbrina Dunmire, Bryan Cunitz, Xuemei He, Mathew Sorensen, Jonathan Harper, Michael Bailey, Thomas Lendvay, Seattle, WA
PERCEPTION OF UROLOGISTS PERFORMING LIVE CASE DEMONSTRATION (LCD) - TO BE OR NOT TO BE?
Simpa Salami*, Sammy Elsamra, Justin Friedlander, Arvin George, Brian Duty, Zeph Okeke, Arthur Smith, New Hyde Park, NY
Eighty-six percent (86%) reported that LCD is an ethical practice, but 70.5% will allow themselves or a family member to be a patient for a LCD; 59.2 % reported that the patients' operative care was not delayed as a result of the LCD. Although 40.8 % reported that the patient's operative care was delayed, only in 2.6% of cases does the delay negatively impact the patient's care.
Ninety-one (91%) of respondents felt that LCD are beneficial, that they are a great way to educate. Although 35.9% reported that their benefits are limited to increasing attendance at meetings, 62.8% felt that LCDs would not be replaced by videos because the interaction afforded by LCD cannot be mimicked by videos. Considering the various factors and conditions associated with LCD, 84.6% would agree to participate in another LCD and 11.5% will participate in another LCD only at their home institution.
UTILIZATION OF LEARNING RESOURCES AMONG UROLOGY RESIDENCY APPLICANTS
Kelly A. Healy*, Sanjay S. Kasturi, Demetrius H. Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
EXPERIENCE IN 3D LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY IN PORCINE MODEL
Alberto Jorge Camacho Castro*, México, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Victor Osornio, Mauricio Cantellano, Carlos Martínez, Gustavo Morales, Carlos Pacheco, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
EVALUATION OF THE LEARNING CURVE FOR THE AMS GREENLIGHTTM SIM AND DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR GREEN LIGHT LASER PROSTATECTOMY
Abdullatif Aydin*, Gordon Muir, Mohammed Shamim Khan, Prokar Dasgupta, Kamran Ahmed, London, United Kingdom
CAN AT-HOME TRAINING RIVAL IN-LAB TRAINING IN THE ACQUISITION OF LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS?
Ali Bahsoun*, Michael Michael, Saied Froghi, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
‘At-Home’ laparoscopic training with its added benefits of convenience for both the trainees and the trainers is more ideal for learning accessible tasks due to it being equally as useful as ‘in-Lab’ training. With the adoption of home training lab time can become more focused on assessment and procedural skills making lab simulation time more productive for both trainees and trainers. The next few steps will be to design a home curriculum and prepare a library of tools and tasks.
A DA VINCI S TO SI CURRICULUM ON A 3D VR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SIMULATOR MAY BE EFFICIENTLY EMPLOYED TO FACILITATE SURGEON TRANSITION
Ryan Speir*, Lacey, WA, Timothy Brand, Tacoma, WA
EFFECT OF EXPERT MENTORING ON THE ACQUISITION OF ROBOTIC SURGICAL SKILLS - A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
Daniel Hay*, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
ASSESSMENT OF ROBOTIC SIMULATION PERFORMANCE BY UROLOGY TRAINEES IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Abby Taylor*, Jacksonville, FL, Raaj Ruparel, Rochester, MN, Janil Patel, Jacksonville, FL, Vipul Patel, Orlando, FL, Todd Larson, Celebration, FL, Amy Lannen, Jacksonville, FL, Raymond Leveillee, Miami, FL, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL
PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF THE DA VINCI SI ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM IN PANAMA. RESULTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SURGERY CLINICAL PATHWAY FOR TRAINING
Marcos Young*, Leticia Ruiz, Alejandro Manduley, Elias Bodden, Panama, Panama, Octavio Castillo, Santiago, Chile, Brian Matlaga, Baltimore, MD
AN EFFECTIVE REPETITIVE TRAINING SCHEDULE TO ACHIEVE SKILL ACQUISITION IN NOVEL ROBOTIC VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR
Seok Cho*, Sung Gu Kang, Kyung Sook Yang, Byung-Ju Ryu, Hoon Ah Jang, Seok Ho Kang, Jeong Gu Lee, Je Jong Kim, Jun Cheon, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Koo Han Yoo, Please choose an option below
DOES RESIDENT AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AFFECT OPERATIVE AND SHORT-TERM ONCOLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP)?
Ziho Lee*, Shailen Sehgal, Reid Graves, Yu-Kai Su, Elton Llukani, Kelly Monahan, Alice Mcgill, Phillip Mucksavage, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
CONSTRUCT, CONTENT AND FACE VALIDITY OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SIMULATOR
Adam C Calaway*, Jason C Sea, Chandru P Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
OUTCOMES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY UROLOGY WEEKEND ROBOTICS TRAINING PROGRAM
Jason C Sea*, Adam Calaway, Clinton D Bahler, Christopher Southwood, Chandru P Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
Results of the virtual reality exercises demonstrated that advanced trainees outperformed the novices in all 10 exercises evaluated (Table 4). Significance in the t-test was identified for thread the rings (p=0.013). T-test was also trending to significance for ring and rail 1 (p=0.066) 2 (p=0.083). Correlation and regression did not demonstrate factors in virtual simulation that could predict outcomes (data not shown).
COMPARISON OF COMPUTER GENERATED PERFORMANCE METRICS IN THE DAVINCI SKILLS SIMULATOR- WHICH DEMONSTRATE THE MOST CONSTRUCT VALIDITY?
Ryan Dorin*, Kyle Finnegan, Halil Kiziloz, Steven Shichman, Hartford, CT
ASSESSMENT OF ROBOTIC SIMULATION USE IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE AMERICAN UROLOGIC ASSOCIATION
Abby Taylor*, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL, Todd Larson, Seattle, WA, Amy Lannen, Jacksonville, FL, Raymond Leveilee, Coral Gables, FL
PERCEIVING A LIVE CASE DEMONSTRATION: PERCEPTION OF BENEFIT
Sammy Elsamra*, Hector Motato, Justin Friedlander, Daniel Moreira, Arvin George, Brian Duty, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
ELECTRONIC DATA COLLECTION FOR PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER: ASSESSING EASE OF USE AND PATIENT SATISFACTION
Brian Benway*, Leslie McIntosh, Linda Black, Joanne Morley, Sheri Long, Patricia Carter, Elizabeth Jones, Alethea Paradis, Arnold Bullock, Gerald Andriole, Saint Louis, MO
IMPACT OF PAST LAPAROSCOPIC EXPERIENCE ON ROBOTIC PERFORMANCE
Roger Smith, Haidar Abdul-Muhsin*, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL
UTILIZATION OF ROBOTIC SIMULATORS FOR UROLOGIC TRAINING
Edan Shapiro*, Ari Bergman, Rus Korets, Trushar Patel, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SIMULATORS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Michael Michael, Stevenage, United Kingdom, Hamid Abboudi, Brighton, United Kingdom, Jean Ker, Dundee, United Kingdom, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom, Ali Bahsoun*, Please choose an option below
LAPAROSCOPIC RENAL RESECTION TRAINING IN CADAVERS EMBALMED USING THIEL'S METHOD: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SKILLS LEARNING
Sarvpreet Singh Ubee*, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, Benjie Tang, Roos Eisma, Dundee, United Kingdom, Chandrashekhar Biyani, Wakefield, United Kingdom, Ghulam Nabi, Dundee, United Kingdom
References:
1) Eisma R, et al. A comparison of Thiel and formalin embalmed cadavers for thyroid surgery training. Surgeon 2011, 9:1426.
2) Rai BP, et al. A Qualitative Assessment of Human Cadavers Embalmed by Thiel's Method Used in Laparoscopic Training for Renal Resection. Anat Sci Educ 2012, 5: 182–6.
CONSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL INDIGENOUS PCNL SIMULATOR: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO TRAINING
Ashish Rawandale*, Lokesh Patni, Atul Mulay, Preeti Patil, Dhule, India
Simulator evaluation:
“Simulator orientation and puncture demonstration” was performed by PCNL expert (control).
13 trainees, underwent a 3-step test in the operating room.
Step 1: 3 successful punctures were performed and “End points” measured
Step 2. Two practice sessions (30 mins each) given
Step 3. Repeat test as in step 1
Pre and post test subjective performance was accessed with a Likert 5 point GRS scale
Trainee feedback form analysed
Trainees demonstrated statistically significant improvement (SPSS analysis) in the GRS scores, total time, fluoroscopic time and attempted needle punctures after training (p 0.001). Parameters showed a rightward shift. Data helped quantify the individual training hours mandatory to reach the desired expertise. Subjective simulator assessment indicated a high degree of satisfaction on effectiveness of simulator.
EFFECTS OF RESIDENCY TRAINING ON OPERATING ROOM TIME: A REVIEW OF PROSTATE BIOPSIES IN A RESIDENT-RUN CLINIC AT A CITY HOSPITAL
Allison Polland*, New York, NY, Alfred Winkler, Elmhurst, NY
MP03 BPH/LUTS I
UROBEAM™ DIODE LASER VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE: MID-TERM OUTCOMES
Joao Padua Manzano*, Frederico Teixeira Barbosa, José Ricardo Cruz Silvino Jr, Luciano Salles Lage, Adalberto Andriolo Jr, Roberto Soler, Joaquim Francisco De Almeida Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
IS COMBINED PROSTATE RESECTION WITH CYSTOLITHOTRIPSY BENEFICIAL FOR BPH PATIENTS WITH BLADDER CALCULI? -A NATIONWIDE POPULATION-BASED STUDY
Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang*, Tzu-Ting Kuo, Hsiao-Jen Chung, Chih-Chieh Lin, Alex TL Lin, Kuang-Kuo Chen, Taipei, Taiwan
BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS PREDICT RISK OF PROGRESSION AND RESPONSE TO COMBINATION MEDICAL THERAPY FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Michael Kozminski*, John Wei, Ann Arbor, MI, Jason Nelson, David Kent, Boston, MA
The MTOPS study was conducted by the MTOPS Investigators and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The data and samples from MTOPS reported here were supplied by the NIDDK Central Repositories. This manuscript was not prepared in collaboration with Investigators of the MTOPS study and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the MTOPS study, the NIDDK Central Repositories, or the NIDDK.
TWO-YEAR PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED COMPARISON BETWEEN THE BIPOLAR PLASMA ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE AND OPEN PROSTATECTOMY IN BPH CASES OVER 80 ML
Bogdan Geavlete*, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Marian Jecu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
LEARNING CURVE OF MORCELLATION DURING HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP)
Jin Kyu Oh, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Hahn-Ey Lee*, Jae Hyun Jung, Chang Wook Jeong, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Trend of Morcellation Index
Ryan Pickens*, Nashville, TN, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN, Mitchell Humphreys, Scottsdale, AZ, Nicole Miller, Nashville, TN
LONG TERM IMPACT OF ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY ON CONTINENCE AND LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS (LUTS)
Adam Gordon, Harleen Dhaliwal, Douglas Skarecky, Kathyrn Osann, Blanca Morales, Thomas Ahlering*, Orange, CA
Figure 1 demonstrates the decease in individual AUA scores (improvement) for each of the 3 LUTS groups from preoperative AUA to 5 Year followup. Figure 2 shows the overall decrease in AUA scores between the 3 LUTSgroups across the 5 year postoperative period.
SERIAL MRI AND 3D RENDERING FOLLOWING TREATMENT OF BPH USING HIGH ENERGY WATER VAPOR THERAPY AND THE REZUMTM SYSTEM; INITIAL RESULTS FROM THE FIRST-IN-MAN AND REZUMTM 1 CLINICAL TRIALS
Christopher Dixon*, NY, NY, Edwin Rijo-Cedano, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Dalibor Pacik, Vitislav Vit, Gabriele Varga, Brno, Czech Republic, Lance Mynderse, Dennis Hanson, Rochester, MN, Thayne Larson, Scottsdale, AZ
The objectives were to assess the serial effects on prostate volume, thermal lesion characteristics and to validate the principle of phase-change convective heating using high energy water vapor in the human prostate.
Mean thermal lesion volume at 1 week (n=30) was 10 cc (range 7–35 cc) and decreased by 93% at 3 months (n=28) and 97% at 6 months (n=28).
Mean total prostate volume at 1 week (n=30) was 75 cc (range 29–169 cc) and decreased by 26% at 3 months (n=28) and 33% at 6 months (n=28).
TRENDS IN RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT IN BPH PROCEDURES
Mark Ball*, Max Kates, Brian Matlaga, Baltimore, MD
HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION/ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE IN PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH RADIATION THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE AND TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE: 12 MONTH FOLLOW UP
Mohamed Etafy*, Gamal Morsi, Atef Hammouda, M Hammouda, Assiut, Egypt, Enmar Habib, Cairo, Egypt
REGIONAL DIFFERENCE IN IPSS, PV, AND PSA IN KOREAN MALE PATIENTS WITH LUTS
Sung Chul Kam*, Jinju, Korea, Republic of, Jae Hwi Choi, Seong Uk Jeh, Jeong Seok Hwa, Jae Seog Hyun, Jinju, Korea, Republic of
THE ROLE OF TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA AND ELEVATED PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
Jeong Man Cho*, Sun Choel Shin, Hee Ju Cho, Jung Yoon Kang, Tag Keun Yoo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
LASER PROSTATECTOMY OF LARGE PROSTATES USING A NEW 1.9μM THULIUM LASER: RESULTS AFTER 1 YEAR FOLLOW-UP
David Zimmermann*, Patrick Honeck, Thomas Knoll, Gunnar Wendt-Nordahl, Sindelfingen, Germany
Mean IPSS dropped from 19.4±8.7 to 5.7±4.6 (71%, p=0.0001), mean QL improved from 4.0±1.7 to 1.1±1.3 (73%, p=0.0001). Maximal flow rate increased from 8.3±3.6 ml/s to 18.0±8.0 ml/s (117%, p=0.0001), while mean post void residual volume was reduced by 80% from 128.7±137.5 ml to 25.4±36.0 ml (p=0.0001). Of the 26 patients in urinary retention preoperatively only 1 required a suprapubic catheter at the time of the follow-up due to urodynamically proven neurogenic insufficiency of the detrusor muscle. 3 patients reported a delayed gross hematuria within two months after surgery. 4 patients required re-intervention during the follow-up period due to urethral or bladder neck stricture (3 instrumental dilatation, 1 resection). Whereas no higher grade incontinence was observed, 6 patients (9%) reported mild incontinence (5 patients stress incontinence I°, 1 patient urge incontinence). 2 patients reported urge symptoms without incontinence that are treated with anticholinergic drugs.
THREE-YEAR PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF THE BIPOLAR PLASMA VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE, MONOPOLAR AND BIPOLAR RESECTION IN MEDIUM SIZE BPH PATIENTS
Bogdan Geavlete*, Razvan Multescu, Dragos Georgescu, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
DETRUSOR WALL THICKNESS AS A POSSIBLE PREDICTOR OF PERSISTENT URINARY URGENCY AFTER TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE
Dong Soo Park*, Seung Ryeol Lee, Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of
GREEN LASER PROSTATIC LASER VAPORIZATION IN PATIENTS OLDER THAN 80 YEARS. IS IT SAFE?
Pablo Contreras*, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francisco Lopez, Ramiro Castilla, Carlos Ameri, Gonzalo Vitagliano, Osvaldo Mazza, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
DIODE LASER VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA – COMPARING VAPORIZATION ALONE WITH VAPORIZATION PLUS SUBSEQUENT BIPOLAR TRANS-URETHRAL RESECTION AT 12 MONTHS FOLLOW-UP
Ferdinando De Marco*, Grottaferrata, Italy, Markus Rheinwald, Wessling, Germany, Thomas Bayer, Kempten, Germany
A PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED STUDY COMPARING GREENLIGHT XPSTM LASER AND TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Alexander Bachmann*, Basel, Switzerland, Andrea Tubaro, Rome, Italy, Neil Barber, Camberley Surrey, United Kingdom, Frank d'Ancona, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Gordon Muir, London, United Kingdom, Ulrich Witzsch, Frankfurt, Germany, Marc-Oliver Grimm, Jena, Germany, Joan Benejam, Manacor, Spain, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Anthony Riddick, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Sascha Pahernik, Heidelberg, Germany, Johannes Hermanus Roelink, Almelo/Hengelo, Netherlands, Filip Ameye, Gent, Belgium, Christian Saussine, Strasbourg, France, Frank Bruyere, Tours, France, Wolfgang Loidl, Linz, Austria, Timothy Larner, Brighton, United Kingdom, Nirjan Gogoi, Dewsbury, United Kingdom, Richard Hindley, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Rolf Muschter, Rotenburg, Germany, Andrew Thorpe, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Nitin Shrotri, Kent, United Kingdom, Stuart Graham, London, United Kingdom, Moritz Franz Hamann, Kiel, Germany, Kurt Miller, Berlin, Germany, Martin Schostak, Magdeburg, Germany, Carlos Capitan, Madrid, Spain, Helmut Knispel, Berlin, Germany, James Andrew Thomas, Wales, United Kingdom
TRANSURETHRAL ENUCLEATION WITH BIPOLAR (TUEB) FOR PROSTATES OVER 50 ML: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Hayato Takeda*, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Yasutomo Suzuki, Mamoru Oki, Jun Hasegawa, Yukihiro Kondo, Tokyo, Japan
TISSUE EFFECTS RESULTING FROM ERASER LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE: IN VIVO INVESTIGATION
Lukas Lusuardi*, Martina Hager, Manuela Sieberer, Stephan Hruby, Birgit Kloss, Günter Janetschek, Salzburg, Austria
FACTORS PREDICTING OCCURRENCE OF TRANSIENT URINARY INCONTINENCE AFTER HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE
Dong Gil Shin*, Jeong Zoo Lee, Tae Gyeong Jeon, Tae Nam Kim, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Moon Kee Chung, Yangsan, Korea, Republic of, Chang Yell Lee, Busan, Korea, Republic of
EVALUATION OF SHORT TERM EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT ALFA ADRENERGIC BLOCKERS ON LUTS IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC BPH
Arup Mandal*, Chandigarh, India, Sudheer Devana, Shrawan Singh, Ravimohan Mavuduru, Chandigarh, India
SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REPEAT GREENLIGHT LASER THERAPY WITH THE XPS SYSTEM IN PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH THE GREENLIGHT PV OR HPS SYSTEMS
Andrew Tracey*, Chris Wright, Shailja Mehta, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
INFLUENCE OF BODY MASS INDEX ON BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA-RELATED COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PROSTATECTOMY
Hisham Mosli*, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Chi-square test was used for comparison between groups where p-value was considered significant if <0.05 and ANOVA was used for comparison between multiple variables.
ROLE OF GREENLIGHT LASER IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT
Mahmood Hai*, Westland, MI
All patients with moderate to severe BOO secondary to BPE who presented at our center between August 2010 and May 2013 were clinically evaluated with a complete history and physical, prior medications for BPE, AUA symptom score, PSA, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), uroflow with post void residual (PVR) and Cystoscopy. In those who opted for the PVP procedure, intra-operative parameters including lazing time and total energy used was noted. Patients were followed up post operatively on a periodic basis for any complications, PSA, TRUS, uroflow with PVR over the study period. Data was analyzed to assess the clinical outcomes subjectively and objectively including any complications.
Of all the patients evaluated, 495 patients had follow up data up to three years. Their pre-operative evaluation, operative time and energy used in joules and post-operative outcomes were compared.
Gland size ranged between 80 to 526 cc.
Pt. showed excellent improvement both subjectively and objectively which was confirmed by marked improvement in their AUA symptom score, decrease in PSA and TRUS volume and increase in the uroflow with low PVR.
Overal complications were minimal with very few patients needing any further treatment.
MP04 PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY I
WITHOUT STONE CULTURE, INFECTIOUS KIDNEY ORGANISMS ARE MISIDENTIFIED IN ALMOST 1/4 OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James C Williams, Jr., Indianapolis, IN, Jessica A Mandeville, Reading, MA, James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
MINI-PERC USING A 16 F PEEL-AWAY SHEATH
James Borin*, Jared Cohen, Janae Preece, Baltimore, MD
PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY ACCESS TRACT DILATION USING THE “VISUAL DILATOR SYSTEM”: AN INITIAL CLINICAL REPORT
Arvind K. Shah*, Kewei Xu, Jian Huang, Tianxin Lin, Hao Liu, Hai Huang, Chun Jiang, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of

Diagramatic representation of dilation steps using visual dilator system. (a) initial dilation of subcutaneous tissue and muscle layerswith fascial dilator, (b) dilation into the target calyx, (c) working sheath positioned into the target calyx

Intraoperative view of the dilation through the visual dilator system. (a) dilation through perirenal fat layer, (b) prior to the entry into the collecting system, (c) view inside the target calyx with calculi
Sri Sivalingam*, Shannon Cannon, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
DOES IV ACETAMINOPHEN GIVEN DURING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY REDUCE POST-OPERATIVE PAIN?
Brian T. Kadow*, Yaniv Shilo, Julie M. Riley, Stephen V. Jackman, Timothy D. Averch, Pittsburgh, PA
FACTORS EFFECTING DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME AFTER PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Emrah Yuruk, Murat Binbay*, Istanbul, Turkey, Mahir Seyrek, Canakkale, Turkey, Tolga Akman, Yalcin Berberoglu, Ahmet Muslumanoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST-DIRECTED PERCUTANEOUS RENAL ACCESS PERFORMED AT AN OUTSIDE INSTITUTION IS RARELY ACCEPTABLE FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Andrew Callen*, Thomas Chi, Joe Miller, Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA
LOW TRANSFUSION RATE ASSOCIATED WITH PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Andrew Callen*, Thomas Chi, Joe Miller, Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA
ANALYSIS OF THE UTILITY OF STONE GRAM STAIN IN INFECTED UROLITHIASIS TREATED WITH PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Patrick Cockerill*, Marcelino Rivera, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
ENDOSCOPIC-GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: A TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE RADIATION DOSE
Andrea G. Lantz*, Padraic O'Malley, Michael Ordon, Jason Y. Lee, Toronto, Canada
COMPLICATIONS AND ANALGESIC USE FOLLOWING UPPER POLE ACCESS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Caleb C Ng, Caroline L Wallner, Gene O Huang, Steven R Engebretsen, Roger Li, Michelle A Lightfoot*, Don C Arnold II, Gaudencio Olgin, Muhannad M Alsyouf, Javier L Arenas, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
PIONEERING OUTPATIENT PCNL: THE QUEEN'S/MCGILL EXPERIENCE
Darren Beiko*, Andrea Kokorovic, Gregory Roberts, Kingston, Canada, Mohamed Elkoushy, Sero Andonian, Montreal, Canada
ANTIMICROBIAL USAGE IN PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: INFECTIOUS AND ANTIBIOTIC RELATED COMPLICATIONS
Boyd Viers*, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL LASER-GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS TECHNIQUE IN A BENCHTOP MODEL
Jacob A Martin, Michael J Lee, Janna M Vassantachart, Gaudencio Olgin, Steven R Engebretsen, Gene O Huang, Michelle A Lightfoot*, Don C Arnold II, Jason C Smith, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
MULTICENTER VALIDATION OF S.T.O.N.E. NEPHROLITHOMETRY
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Orange, CA, Daniel Moreira, Arvin George, Sammy Elsamra, New Hyde Park, NY, Brian Duty, Portland, OR, Hector Motato, New Hyde Park, NY, Edan Shapiro, NY, NY, Achim Lusch, Fotima Asqarova, Orange, CA, Chad Tracy, Iowa City, IA, Mantu Gupta, NY, NY, Vincent Bird, Gainsville, FL, Jorge Moreno, Mexico, Mexico, Kevan Sternberg, Vermont, VT, Arthur Smith, New Hyde Park, NY, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
GUY'S STONE SCORE: PREDICTING OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Fabio C. Vicentini, Giovanni S. Marchini*, Eduardo Mazzucchi, Joaquim F. A. Claro, Miguel Srougi, São Paulo, Brazil
PREVALENCE OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT BACTERURIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Omer Raheem*, San Diego, CA, William Shi, San Diego, CA, Craig Schallhorn, Lindsay Kiyawa, David Wenzler, Charles Lakin, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA
We sought to document the prevalence of MDR bacteruria in patients whom underwent PCNL at our institution.
IMPACT OF PERIOPERATIVE ANTICOAGULATION ON INCIDENCE OF BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Elizabeth Johnson, Lebanon, NH, Seth Bechis*, Sameer Deshmukh, Boston, MA, Paholo Barboglio-Romo, Lebanon, NH, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA, Vernon Pais, Lebanon, NH
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RENAL STONE COMPLEXITY SCORE FOR PREDICTING STONE-FREE RATE AFTER PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Min Soo Choo*, Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jin-Woo Jung, Byung Ki Lee, Yong Hyun Park, Sangchul Lee, Seong Jin Jeong, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
STONE FREE AT THE END OF PCNL: SURGEON'S ESTIMATION VS. POSTOPERATIVE IMAGING.
Itay Sagy*, McKalba-Batarin Kaltungo, Marc Lubin, Einav Cohen, Ronen Holland, Pinchas M. Livne, David Lifshitz, Petach Tikva, Israel
The surgeon's estimation of the stone-free status and the imaging results for the PCNL procedures are shown in table 2.
Complete imaging data were available for 96 cases. In 16 patients (16.7%) the surgeon did not recognize significant residual stone. Multivariate analysis comparing the group in which the surgeon estimation was accurate with the group in which a residual stone was missed, did not yield any predictive parameters. The sensitivity and specificity of the surgeon's estimation of stone-free status are 98.6% and 27.3% respectively. The Accuracy was calculated to be 82.3%.
MULTIMODAL STRATEGY FOR THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS SURGERY: OUR EXPERIENCE
Cesare Marco Scoffone*, Cecilia Maria Cracco, Torino, Italy
RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF THORACIC COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY PROCEDURES
Deirdre Connolly*, Joseph Caputo, Justina Tam, Crista Cerrone, Jonathan Melquist, Kevin Gioia, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY
EXPERIENCE WITH ‘ULTRA-MINI’ PCNL
Madhu Agrawal*, Agra, India
EFFECTS OF SEMI-FLANK POSITION PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: COMPARISON WITH PRONE POSITION PROCEDURE
Jae Young Choi*, Bum Soo Kim, Jun Nyung Lee, Se Yun Kwon, Hyun Tae Kim, Tae-Hwan Kim, Eun Sang Yoo, Tae Gyun Kwon, Sung Kwang Chung, Bup Wan Kim, Yoon Kyu Park, Jae Soo Kim, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
A LOW-CALIBER PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY SYSTEM (MICROPERC) FOR THE TREATMENT OF KIDNEY STONES
Ugur Boylu*, Cem Basatac, Abdurrahman Inkaya, Fikret Fatih Onol, Eyup Gumus, Istanbul, Turkey
COMPLICATIONS OF PCNL ACCORDING TO MODIFIED CLAVIEN-DINDO SYSTEM
Guido Giusti*, Silvia Proietti, Roberto Peschechera, Davide Giraudo, Gianluigi Taverna, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Rozzano (MI), Italy
MP05 IMAGING & NEW TECHNIQUES I
Ted Manny*, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION-INDUCED HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS WITH THE GREENLIGHT™ XCELERATED PERFORMANCE SYSTEM (XPS) LASER: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE SERIES
Daniel Martinez*, Cesar Ercole, Justin Parker, Bryan Allen, Mary K. Hall, Tampa, FL
NATURAL HISTORY OF SMALL INDEX LESIONS IDENTIFIED ON MULTIPARAMETRIC PROSTATE MRI: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERVAL IMAGING FOLLOW-UP
Soroush Rais-Bahrami*, Baris Turkbey, Ardeshir Rastinehad, Annerleim Walton-Diaz, Anthony Hoang, M. Minhaj Siddiqui, Lambros Stamatakis, Hong Truong, Jeffrey Nix, Srinivas Vourganti, Kinzya Grant, Maria Merino, Bradford Wood, Peter Choyke, Peter Pinto, Bethesda, MD
A NOVEL USE OF NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING DURING ROBOTIC SURGERY TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF INTEREST MARKED BY WHITE LIGHT OF ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
Mark Hockenberry*, Zachary Smith, Reid Graves, Abdo Kabarriti, Phillip Mucksavage, Philadelphia, PA
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR PARALLEL URETERAL STENTS IN PATIENTS WITH URETERAL OBSTRUCTION SECONDARY TO PELVIC MALIGNANCY
Bailey Zampella*, Yungkhan Tan, Natasha Leigh, Crystal Castaneda, Mantu Gupta, New York, NY
IMPROVING THE EFFICACY OF LASER FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPY LISTS FOR NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER
Tharsika Karunakaran*, Jacques Roux, Stuart Graham, London, United Kingdom
LOW AND CONVENTIONAL-DOSE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR THE DETECTION OF URIC ACID STONES
Gaudencio Olgin*, Jason C Smith, Caroline L Wallner, Steven R Engebretsen, Gene O Huang, David J Culpepper, Andrew T Mai, Caleb C Ng, Jonathan D Creech, Christopher S Chung, Don C Arnold II, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA

Sensitivity and specificity of uric acid stone detection at various mAs settings.
Rocco Papalia, Rome, Italy, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu*, Los Angeles, CA, Valeria Panebianco, Rome, Italy, Andre K. Berger, Vinay Duddalwar, Los Angeles, CA, Giuseppe Simone, Rome, Italy, Scott Leslie, Los Angeles, CA, Salvatore Guaglianone, Rome, Italy, Tapas Tejura, Los Angeles, CA, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Carlo Catalano, Rome, Italy, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy, Inderbir Gill, Los Angeles, CA
TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND VERSUS CT SCAN IN THE ESTIMATION OF PROSTATIC VOLUME
Igor Sorokin*, Robert Tartaglione, Allen Herr, Paul Feustel, Laura Chang-Kit, Albany, NY
THE PREDICTION OF POSTOPERATIVE TOTAL RENAL FUNCTION BY RENAL CORTEX VOLUMETRY WITH MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MDCT) AFTER NEPHRECTOMY
Shuji Isotani*, Masahiro Inoue, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, Hiroshi Shimoyama, Yasuhiro Noma, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, Shino Tokiwa, Keisuke Saito, Takashi Yoshi, Hisamitsu Ide, Satoru Muto, Koji Takeshita, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, Shigeo Horie, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, Raizo Yamaguchi, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
RADIATION EXPOSURE DURING IMAGE-GUIDED ABLATION OF SMALL RENAL MASSES: A MULTI-CENTER CHARACTERIZATION OF RISK FACTORS
Chad R. Tracy*, Amit Gupta, Iowa City, IA, Jeffrey Gahan, Dallas, TX, Zhamshid Okhunov, South Orange, CA, Sammy E Elsamra, Nithin Theckumparampil, New Hyde Park, NY, Maurilio Garcia-Gil, Dallas, TX, Shiliang Sun, Iowa City, IA, Igor Lubko, New Hyde Park, NY, Sandy Lall, South Orange, CA, Louis R. Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY, Jaime Landman, South Orange, CA, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
NOVEL USE OF INDOCYANINE GREEN FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODES AND MESENTERIC ANGIOGRAPHY TO ASSESS BOWEL VASCULARITY DURING ROBOTIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH INTRACORPOREAL URINARY DIVERSION
Ted Manny*, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
DEFINING THE ROLE OF INTRAOPERATIVE TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DURING INFERIOR VENA CAVAL TUMOR THROMBECTOMY IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Mark Ball*, Vivek Arora, Mary Beth Brady, Ashish Shah, James Black, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
ONCOLOGIC RESULTS OF PERCUTANEOUS RENAL CRYOABLATION AT A MEDIAN FOLLOW-UP OF 24 MONTHS
Anees Fazili*, Tiffany Lee, Sriram Venigalla, Louis Eichel, Rochester, NY
REPEAT PERCUTANEOUS CT-GUIDED CRYOABLATION FOR LOCALLY RECURRENT RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Orange, CA, Samuel Juncal, Arvin George, Orange, CA, Sammy Elsamra, New Hyde Park, CA, Daniel Moreira, New Hyde Park, NY, Nithin Theckumparampil, Orange, CA, Martin Hofmann, Please choose an option below, Fotima Asqarova, Puja Patel, Orange, CA, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY, Igor Lobko, New Hyde Park, NY, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
Of the 18 biopsy proven RCC patients, with the median follow-up of 30 months (range 7–63), 3 (16%) were identified to have local recurrence. One patient was identified to have enhancing lesion at 13 months following repeat PCA which was managed with a third PCA. Additional, two patients had recurrence at 6 and 35 months, after LCA. Both patients successfully underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. No patient developed local or distant metastasis.
DEVELOPMENT OF A TARGETTED PHOTOIMMUNOTHERAPY PLATFORM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLADDER CANCER
Srinivas Vourganti*, Michael Weintraub, Quentin Li, Piyush Agarwal, Bethesda, MD
INTEROBSERVER RELIABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF S.T.O.N.E. NEPHROLITHOMETRY FOR RENAL CALCULI
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Orange, CA, Alberto Perez-Lanzac, Mohammad Helmy, Ashleigh Menhadji, Philip Bucur, Orange, CA, Surendra Kolla, Orange, CA, Jane Cho, Kathy Osann, Achim Lusch, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
ENDOVASCULAR COIL OCCLUSION (ECO) - THE REAL ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR VENOUS LEAK CORRECTION
Dmitriy Kurbatov*, Alexandr Lepetukhin, Ivan Sitkin, Sergey Dubsky, Moscow, Russian Federation
MR FUSION PROSTATE BIOPSIES ARE FEASIBLE AND USEFUL IN A BUSY UROLOGIC PRACTICE
David Hatcher*, Joshua Cohn, Chicago, IL, Robert Silvers, Michael McGuire, Evanston, IL
COMPARISON OF RELIABILITY OF THE RENAL NEPHROMETRY SCORE BETWEEN RADIOLOGISTS AND UROLOGISTS
Samay Jain*, Khaled Shahrour, Toledo, OH
COMBINED PATIENT AND STONE MORPHOMETRY ENHANCE PREDICTION OF STONE COMPOSITION
Kara L Watts*, Tian C Zhou, Joseph Divito, David M Hoenig, Bronx, NY
PREOPERATIVE PLANNING WITH NON-CONTRAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE PRONE AND SUPINE POSITION FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW
Giovanni S. Marchini*, Fernanda Berto, Fabio C. Vicentini, Eduardo Mazzucchi, Miguel Srougi, São Paulo, Brazil
THE FIRST UNITED STATES SERIES USING THE TRANSURETHRAL SUPRAPUBIC ENDO-CYSTOSTOMY DEVICE FOR SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER INSERTION
Robert Larke*, Vassilis Siomos, Brian Flynn, Aurora, CO
RENAL CALCULI AND PLAIN IMAGING-RADIOLUCENT OR RADIO OPAQUE?
Paul Healy*, Dublin, Ireland, Saraswathy Suresh Babu, Leicester, United Kingdom, Priya Kumar, Preston, United Kingdom, Masood Khan, Leicester, United Kingdom
PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY MADE EASY: ELECTROMAGNETIC NEEDLE GUIDANCE WITH TRACKED ULTRASOUND SNAPSHOTS IN A SIMULATION MODEL
Michael Fuoco*, Tamas Ungi, Rob Siemens, Gabor Fichtinger, Darren Beiko, Kingston, Canada
INCIDENCE AND DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Samay Jain, Toledo, OH, Andrew Tracey*, Nina Harkhani, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
V01 ROBOTICS: UPPERTRACT I
APPLICATION OF NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING IN ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY
Melanie Gan*, Aalst, Belgium, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy, Vincenzo Ficarra, Padua, Italy, Geert De Naeyer, Aalst, Belgium, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY, Alexandre Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium
Intraoperative variables, postoperative complications and outcomes of RAPN were assessed. The impact of the use of NIR ICG fluorescence on surgical decisions and outcomes was evaluated. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed.
RERESECTION OF A GROSS POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGIN DURING ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: LESSONS LEARNT
Jitendra Jagtap*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Nadiad, India, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
“ZERO ISCHEMIA” ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR TUMORS WITH HIGH NEPHROMETRY SCORE
Giuseppe Simone*, Rocco Papalia, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
The former is a case of a 4.3 cm left renal tumor dislocating urinary collecting system, the latter is a case of a totally endophytic right renal tumor.
ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSMESOCOLIC PYELOPLASTY
Bilal Firat Alp, Seref Basal*, Ankara, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Sami Uguz, Agri, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Corlu, Turkey, Ibrahim Yidirim, Ankara, Turkey
MANAGEMENT OF DOUBLE COLLECTING SYSTEM WITH BOTH UPJ OBSTRUCTION AND URETERAL STONE
Ilter Tufek*, Omer Burak Argun, Selcuk Keskin, Ahmet Sahin, Ali Riza Kural, Istanbul, Turkey
ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC HEMINEPHRECTOMY FOR A NON-FUNCTIONING UPPER MOIETY: LESSONS LEARNT FROM 3 CASES
Paul Sturch*, Matt Bultitude, Declan Cahill, Prokar Dasgupta, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
• Stenting of the lower ureter made intraoperative identification easier • Full mobilisation of the kidney and ureters is required, • Use of the robot facilitated meticulous dissection of hilar vessels which are usually complex and multiple. • Only selected upper vessel clamping was necessary and oversewing of the cut edge was facilitated by the da Vinci robot. • The distal end of the ureter was left unclipped and open to prevent infection.
Mean operative time was 200 mins (150 mins-240 mins), Warm ischaemia time was 20 mins (11–35 mins) and estimated blood loss was 200 mls (100–300 mls). No blood transfusion, open conversions or total nephrectomise were necessary.
ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL CYSTECTOMY IN TREATMENT OF A BLADDER PARAGANGLIOMA OF THE URINARY BLADDER
Michael Weintraub*, Minhaj Siddiqui, Srinivas Vourganti, Brian Shuch, Jeffrey Nix, Chris Ricketts, W. Marston Linehan, Piyush K. Agarwal, Bethesda, MD
ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROURETEROSTOMY FOR RETROCAVAL URETER
Scott Tobis, Anees Fazili*, Guan Wu, Jean Joseph, Rochester, NY
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN A PELVIC KIDNEY MASS: SURMOUNTING ANATOMIC CHALLENGES
Vikram Narayan*, Joseph Ellen, Christopher Nelsen, Li-Ming Su, Gainesville, FL
ROBOTIC RIGHT ADRENALECTOMY FOR LARGE PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
Gautam Jayram*, Petra Szima-Cotter, Mohamad Allaf, Misop Han, Baltimore, MD
COMPARATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MAINTAINING HEMOSTASIS DURING LAPAROSCOPIC/ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Jagan Kansal*, Jason C Sea, Clinton D Bahler, Chandru P Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
ROBOTIC RIGHT NEPHRECTOMY AND INFERIOR VENA CAVA TUMOR THROMBECTOMY WITH CAVAL PATCH GRAFT RECONSTRUCTION
Ziho Lee*, Christopher Reilly, Blake Moore, Daniel Parker, Linsey Parkes, Eric Choi, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
V02 PERCUTANEOUS SURGERY
TUBELESS, PRONE-FLEXED PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: TECHNIQUE FOR TETHERED DOUBLE-J URETERAL STENT INSERTION
Kirsten Foell*, R. John D'A. Honey, Toronto, Canada
ONE STAGE PCNL FOR STAGHORN CALCULI BY 3 ACCESSES
Zhang Shudong*, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTRIPSY
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Stavros Kontogiannis, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
LASER ENDOPYELOTOMY
Prem Kumar*, Mohan Keshavamurthy, Shakir Tabrez, Uday Bhaskar, Mohan Balaiah Ashwathaiah, Bangalore, India
RETROGRADE ACCESS VERSUS CLASSIC PERCUTANEOUS CYSTOLITHOLAPAXY IN BLADDER STONE MANAGEMENT
Shahrokh Sakhaei, Kermanshah, Iran, Babak Kazemzadehazad*, Tehran, Iran
Percutaneous cystolitholapaxy (PCCL) as a surgical treatment of bladder stones generally is attractive due to superior cosmetic results and less hospitalization, comparing with open procedure, and, less urethral traumatization and specially lack of stone burden limitation, weigh against transurethral process.
Classically, PCCL is done by a blind access through an incision about the pubic area called Antegrade PCCL (APCCL).
Potential risk of bowel injury while entrance of Amplatz sheath, and Dilatator over advancement is the most hazardous complication of APCCl.
Retrograde approach is a modification that may solve these complications and make the PCCL even more trendy method.
As you will see in the video, a lowsley sound or an appropriate benique is conducted through urethra into the bladder. Palpating the suprapubic region, an almost 1.5 cm incision is done over the tip, then an amplatz sheath is placed over it treading into the bladder; further cystolitholapaxy is done by routine order.
Average stone burden was 4.2 (2–5.5) cm. The surgery period was significantly less in RPCCL (25 min instead of 45 min in APCCL).
(p<0.05)
Postoperative hospital staying (1–2 days) and overall stone free rate (>90%) was the same in two groups.
Hematuria (prolonged at least two days) is higher in Classic method (4 cases in APCCL and 1 in RPCCL).
There were two cases (13.3%) of tract loss in the group of APCCL and none in RPCCL.
We fortunately didn't have any rectum injury in both groups.
TECHNIQUE OF PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT IN THE SUPINE POSITION OF A RENAL DIVERTICULUM
Ioannis Kartalas Goumas*, Emanuele Itri, Francesco Dell'Aglio, Fabrizio Pozzoni, Lorenzo Innocenti, Gianpaolo Zanetti, Vimercate, Italy
MICROPERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY GUIDED BY RETROGRADE FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY: PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE
Cesare Marco Scoffone*, Fabiola Liberale, Cecilia Maria Cracco, Torino, Italy
MICROPERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (MICROPERC): THE FIRST ITALIAN EXPERIENCE
Giampaolo Bianchi*, Alessio Zordani, Marco Rosa, Riccardo Galli, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith, Tanta, Egypt, Corradino Di Pietro, 41124, Italy, Salvatore Micali, Modena, Italy
PERCUTANEOUS PLACEMENT OF A SAFETY GUIDEWIRE AT NO COST
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Ahmed Fethi, Hicham Tazi, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
The dispenser tube housing the guidewire: after calyx puncture and insertion of a first guidewire, dilation to 12 Fr is performed. A 15 cm segment is severed from a 9 Fr guidewire dispenser. The segment is advanced over the guidewire until reaching the caliceal system, and clear fluid is recuperated. The second guidewire is placed.
Otherwise, the central rod of Alken metallic dilators is advanced over the working guidewire; a 24 or 30 Fr Amplatz dilator is advanced over the metallic rod until reaching the calyx cavity. A second guidewire is inserted through the Amplatz dilator adjacent to the metallic rod until passing into the calyx, between the dilator and the olive-tip of the metallic rod. The Amplatz dilator is retrieved. The safety guidewire is recuperated from the dilator. The Amplatz dilator and sheath are reintroduced once again into the caliceal cavity.
The fascial dilator technique: A hole is performed in a 12 Fr fascial dilator, 2 cm below its tapered tip, with the 18-gauge puncture needle or its mandrin. The tip of a straight guidewire is inserted in the hole. The dilator is advanced over the working guidewire, until the safety wire reaches the calyx. The safety wire is held tight and the dilator is advanced until the tip of the guidewire is dislodged from its hole. Then, the safety guidewire is coiled into the kidney.
A SECOND SIMULTANEOUS PERCUTANEOUS RENAL TRACT WITH THE RIGID URETEROSCOPE
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Hicham Tazi, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Operative technique: percutaneous surgery is performed in the split leg modified lateral position. The first tract is achieved with a 24 or 30 Fr Amplatz sheath, using a 20.8 Fr nephroscope. When another percutaneous tract is necessary, a second caliceal puncture is performed. Dilation to 10 or 12 Fr and insertion of a safety guidewire are mostly performed under endoscopic control without radiation exposure. The rigid ureteroscope (6 or 8 Fr) is introduced over a guidewire under direct vision. Then, it is used to mobilize stones from the calyx to the renal pelvis. Stone fragmentation and extraction is performed via the first tract by the nephroscope, simultaneously if possible, or alternately. At the end of the procedure a 20 Fr Foley catheter and an 8 Fr drain tube are respectively inserted in the first and second tract.
THORACIC LITHIASIS: AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF PERCUTANEOUS RENAL SURGERY
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
A NEW TECHNIQUE OF PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC NEPHROPEXY
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
V03 LAPAROSCOPIC EDUCATION, SIMULATORS, FEMALE UROLOGY
PLACEMENT OF METALLIC URETERAL STENTS - ANTEGRADE, RETROGRADE AND URINARY DIVERSION APPROACHES
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Patras, Greece, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Leipzig, Germany, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
Retrograde transurethral insertion is the the most common method of metallic stent insertion. We demonstrate the simultaneous bilateral placement of two Resonance© stents in a patient with extrinsic ureteral compression due to advanced ovarian cancer. After inserting stiff guidewires through the ureters into the renal pelvises, both introduction sheaths are advanced simultaneously. Proper placement is confirmed with the radioopaque markers, and the stents are then also simultaneously inserted on both sides. The introduction sheaths are removed carefully, ensuring the formation of the distal and proximal stent coils in the bladder and pelvis respectively.
The Resonance© stent may also be placed percutaneously in an antegrade fashion. Upon gaining percutaneous access into the collecting system, a stiff guide wire is advanced to the bladder. The introducing sheath is placed over the wire and the stent is then placed through the sheath. As the sheath is removed, the stent is seen to coil in the bladder and in the renal pelvis, ensuring its permanence in the ureter.
A PRACTICAL TRAINING SYSTEM OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Hideo Yuki*, Miki Fuse, Tomoya Mizuno, Akinori Masuda, Hironori Betsunoh, Hideyuki Abe, Masahiro Yashi, Yoshitatsu Fukabori, Tomonori Yamanishi, Takao Kamai, Mibu-machi, Japan
A GLOVE MODEL FOR ACQUIRING SKILLS OF ENDOUROLOGIC STONE MANIPULATION
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
However, there is a limitation in terms of “tissue feeling” and for anatomic relations. Evaluations submitted by training session participants revealed a high degree of satisfaction with model effectiveness in the application of endoscopic lithotomy techniques.
PERCUTANEOUS CALYX PUNCTURE SIMULATION IN A GLOVE MODEL
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
The fingers have to be tightly filled, in order to be firm to the needle puncture. Otherwise, if the finger is flaccid the needle will push the fingertip without puncturing it. Moreover, dilation and Amplatz sheath insertion are difficult or impossible; the finger is pushed by the dilator. It is a non-biological model so there is a limitation in terms of “tissue feeling” and for anatomic relations. In addition, ultrasound-imaging guidance cannot be used. Evaluations submitted by training session participants revealed a high degree of satisfaction with model effectiveness in the application of percutaneous calyx puncture.
MANAGEMENT OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND VAGINAL PROLAPSE USING A SELF-TAILORED POLYPROPYLENE MESH.
Mohammed Lezrek*, Omar Laghzaoui Boukaidi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
For the sub-urethral sling, a tape of 1 cm large and 15 cm long is harvested from the polypropylene mesh. A vaginal incision under the mid-urethra is performed and then the mesh is implanted with the transobturator outside-in technique.
The cystocele mesh is tailored from the remaining 14/15 cm polypropylene mesh, with 2 or 4 arms. A transversal vaginal incision is performed 1 cm above the cervix. The vaginal wall is dissected from the bladder. The cystocele mesh is placed through the vaginal incision and the arms are placed with the transobturator outside-in technique.
FOUR PORT ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY: DEMONSTRATION OF A NOVEL TECHNIQUE AND FEASIBILITY
Christopher Tenggardjaja*, Nitya Abraham, Georges Haber, Raymond Rackley, Cleveland, OH
ROBOTIC ASSISTED VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA REPAIR WITH EXCISION OF MESH AND SIMULTANEOUS INTRAVESICAL URETERAL REIMPLANT
Jeffrey Marotte*, Conway, AR, Wilson Alobuia, Little Rock, AR
THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX RENAL MASSES BY EX - VIVO PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY AND AUTO - TRANSPLANTATION: CASE SERIES AND VIDEO PRESENTATION
Jasmir Nayak*, Joshua Koulack, Thomas McGregor, Winnipeg, Canada
LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF POST RADICAL CYSTECTOMY PARASTOMAL HERNIA
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
COMPILATION OF TWO CASES OF INVERTED PAPILLOMA THAT MIMICS TRANSITIONAL CELL NEOPLASIA IN YOUNG MEN PATIENTS; OUR TUR-BT EXPERIENCE
Serdar Yalcin*, Bilal Firat Alp, Sercan Yilmaz, Ibrahim Yildirim, ANKARA, Turkey
ROBOTIC ASSISTED MICROSURGICAL REPAIR OF TESTICULAR ARTERIAL INJURY
Jamin Brahmbhatt, Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
MP06 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: PROSTATE, LOWER TRACT I
OPEN OR ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY AS THE PRIMARY TREATMENT OF HIGH-RISK PROSTATE CANCER: ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES AND INCIDENCE OF SUBSEQUENT THERAPIES
Mary Achim*, Brian Chapin, Surena Matin, John Davis, Houston, TX
DOES LIGASURE VESSEL SEALING SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION ON SECURING DORSAL VEIN IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY?
Onur Kaygisiz, Yakup Kordan, Bursa, Turkey, Cabir Alan, Çanakkale, Turkey, Burhan Coskun, Ömür Günseren, Bursa, Turkey, Ali Erhan Eren, Çanakkale, Turkey, Berna Aytaç, Hakan Vuruþkan*, Bursa, Turkey
OUTPATIENT ROBOTIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: THE USC EXPERIENCE
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Arnaud Marien, Dennis J. Lee, Sheaumei Tsai, Scott Leslie, Raed Azhar, Sumeet Syan, Mihir M. Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Los Angeles, CA
THE IMPACT OF OBESITY ON THE COMPLICATION AND SUCCESS RATES IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Onur Kaygisiz, Yakup Kordan, Hakan Vuruskan*, Ömür Günseren, Burhan Coskun, Hakan Kilicarslan, Berna Aytaç, Ismet Yavascaoglu, Bursa, Turkey
(*: nominal data, others: nonparametric data).
PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY IN INTERMEDIATE TO HIGH-RISK PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS: A COMPARISON OF ROBOTIC AND OPEN APPROACHES
Andrew Michigan*, Don T. Bui, Fray F. Marshall, John G. Pattaras, Atlanta, GA
GLEASON SCORE 6 PROSTATE CANCER AND PRESENCE OF EXTRAPROSTATIC EXTENSION
Aria A. Razmaria*, Chciago, IL, Edris Negron, Gladell P. Paner, Chicago, IL, Michael McGuire, Evanston, IL, Gregory P. Zagaja, Arieh L. Shalhav, Scott E. Eggener, Chicago, IL
VIDEO ASSISTED DOCKING OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM PATIENT CART
Saum Ghodoussipour, Kristen Coffey, Tamim Khaddash, John Gaughan, Zachary Smith*, Philadelphia, PA, Michael Louie, Chino, CA, Phillip Mucksavage, Philadelphia, PA, Aaron Bernie, Please choose an option below
ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY IN BIOPSY PROVEN HIGH-GRADE PROSTATE CANCER: EXPERIENCE FROM TWO TERTIARY CENTERS WITH GLEASON DOWNGRADING AT FINAL PATHOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Naif Alhathal, Assaad El-Hakim*, Montreal, Canada, Vladimir Mouraviev, David M Albala, Syracuse, NY, Matt Kardjian, Syracuse, NY, Pierre-Alain Hueber, Montreal, Canada, Kevin C Zorn, Montreal, Canada
POTENCY OUTCOMES OF ANATOMICAL GRADING OF NERVE SPARING (NS) DURING ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP)
Oscar Schatloff, Zerifin, Israel, Haidar Abdul-Muhsin, Srinivas Samavedi*, Celebration, FL, Rafael Coelho, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bernardo Rocco, Milan, Italy, Kenneth Palmer, Celebration, FL, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL

Recovery of erectile function according to the quality of nerve sparing
Ariel Schulman*, Robert Lacivita, Peter Homel, Piyush Gupta, David Silver, Brooklyn, NY
SINGLE INSTITUTION OUTCOMES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FOLLOWING ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY
Samuel Ohlander*, Victor Gappmaier, Leslie Deane, Chicago, IL
COMBINED OPERATION OF ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY AND LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROURETERECTOMY
Yoko Kyono*, Kazunori Hattori, Kohsuke Hishiki, Kazuhito Matsushita, Masaki Shimbo, Fumiyasu Endo, Kenichi Tobisu, Osamu Muraishi, Tokyo, Japan
THE SURGICAL LEARNING CURVE FOR PROSTATE CANCER CONTROL AFTER ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE SURGEON OF 500 CASES IN TAIWAN
Yen-Chuan Ou*, CK Yang, Taichung, Taiwan
LONG TERM STABILITY OF PEAK FLOW RATES ACROSS AGES OR IN MEN WITH BASELINE PFR<10 FOLLOWING ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP)
Harleen Dhaliwal, Adam Gordon, Douglas Skarecky, Kathyrn Osann, Blanca Morales, Thomas Ahlering*, Orange, CA
For men with preoperative low Peak Flow rate of < 10, (N=20) preoperative to 5 year changes were PFR 6.9 to 23.0, PVR 175 to 22, Voided Volume 319 to 293, all p<.001, respectively. For men with preoperative normal Peak Flow rate of ≥ 10, (N=77) preoperative to 5 year changes were PFR 21.1 to 36.2, PVR 97 to 28, Voided Volume 436 to 385, all p<.001, respectively.
GRADED ANATOMIC NERVE SPARING DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP)
Ziho Lee*, Shailen Sehgal, Reid Graves, Yu-Kai Su, Elton Llukani, Kelly Monahan, Alice Mcgill, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
COMPARISON OF ONCOLOGICAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN RETROPUBIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY AND ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: AN ANALYSIS STRATIFIED BY SURGICAL EXPERIENCE
Jinsung Park*, Dae-Seon Yoo, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Seong Cheol Kim, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Sejun Park, Hanjong Ahn, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
SURGICAL TEAM ASSESSMENT OF THE OF THE 3D VIDEO SYSTEM AS USED IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMIES
Bogdan Petrut*, Hogea Maximilian, Vlad Schițcu, Andrei Kozan, Tiberiu Calistru, Alb Alexandra, Vasile Buda, Cluj Napoca, Romania
10 YEARS OF ROBOTIC UROLOGIC SURGERY AT AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CASE TRENDS AND PATTERNS
Gregory Mitchell*, Christopher Keel, Philip Dorsey, New Orleans, LA, Erik Castle, Scottsdale, AZ, Rodney Davis, Little Rock, AR, Raju Thomas, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
USE OF TRANEXAMIC ACID IN ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY – OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS
Sarvpreet Ubee*, Masilamani Selvan, Phillip El-Dalil, Jane Boddy, Bhagyashree Netke, Rangaswamy Chandrashekar, Peter Cooke, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
In this first reported study, we present our results with the use of TXA during robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).
Low Molecular Weight Heparin was given in the postoperative recovery area, and was continued for the next 28 days alongwith compression stockings.
Data was then retrospectively compared with the previous 36 patients (NTXAP group) who did not have TXA.
Table–1 summarises the comparative data between the two groups. In either of the groups there were no CVSTEE complications or mortality reported during the first 30 day postoperative period.
References:
1) Ker K, et al. Effect of tranexamic acid on surgical bleeding: systematic review and cumulative meta-analysis. BMJ 2012;344:e3054
2) Crescenti A, et al. Intraoperative use of tranexamic acid to reduce transfusion rate in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy: double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial. BMJ 2011;343:d5701
LEARNING CURVE AND PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY IN 200 INITIAL JAPANESE CASES BY A SINGLE SURGEON
Takeshi Hashimoto*, Kunihiko Yoshioka, Jun Nakashima, Kazunori Namiki, Yutaka Horiguchi, Choichiro Ozu, Masaaki Tachibana, Tokyo, Japan
PELVIC LYMPH NODE YIELD IN ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY: EXTRAPERITONEAL VS. TRANSPERITONEAL APPROACH
Ashley Brandon*, Boston, MA, Abdul Babaeer, Ingolf Tuerk, Brighton, MA
NOVEL TECHNIQUE PREVENTS LYMPHOCELES FOLLOWING TRANSPERITONEAL ROBOTIC ASSISTED PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION: PERITONEAL FLAP INTERPOSITION
Christopher Lebeis*, Andrea Sorcini, David Canes, Alireza Moinzadeh, Burlington, MA
IDENTIFICATION OF FAVORABLE RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGIN AFTER ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Yun-Sok Ha*, North Brunswick, NJ, Dong Il Kang, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Jeong Hyun Kim, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of, Jae Young Joung, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, Ji Hyeong Yu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Wun-Jae Kim, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Isaac Kim, New Brunswick, NJ
RISK FACTORS OF POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGINS ON THE APEX OF PROSTATE ON ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY
Risa Muneishi*, Ryuta Tanimoto, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Motoo Araki, Shin Ebara, Toyohiko Watanabe, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon, Okayama, Japan
DOES SURGEON SUBJECTIVE NERVE SPARING SCORE PREDICT RECOVERY TIME OF ERECTILE FUNCTION FOLLOWING ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY?
Sung Gu Kang*, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Abdul Haidar, Orlando, FL, Srinivas Samavedi, Kenneth Palmer, Celebration, FL, Jun Cheon, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Vipul Patel, Celebration, FL
IMPACT OF LENGTH OF POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGINS (PSM) ON BIOCHEMICAL RECURRENCE (BCR) AFTER ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP), IN A SINGLE CENTER SERIES WITH FOLLOW-UP OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
Prasanna Sooriakumaran*, Achilles Ploumidis, Leif Haendler, Tommy Nyberg, Mats Olsson, Stefan Carlsson, Gunnar Steineck, Peter Wiklund, Worcester Park, United Kingdom
MP07 ESWL/UROLITHIASIS
ESWL TREATMENT IN GERMANY IN 2013: RESULTS FROM A NATION-WIDE HOSPITAL SURVEY
Wolfgang Brummeisl*, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Thomas Knoll, Sindelfingen, Germany, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany, Kai Koehrmann, Mannheim, Germany, Wolf Wieland, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Regensburg, Germany
96% of the departments consider renal ultrasound to be an essential diagnostic measure prior to ESWL treatment, whereas 56% use intravenous urography, 54% a plain abdominal X-Ray, and only 18% a CT.
85 % of the departments do not necessitate a pre-interventional blood coagulation test in case of unsuspected anamnesis.
A pre-interventional urine dipstick is used in 69% of the departments, 47% perform a urine sediment analysis, while 29% perform a routine urine culture despite unsuspected anamnesis regarding urinary tract infection. Only 5% do not perform any kind of urine analysis based on unsuspected anamnesis. In case of renal stone and ureter stone lithotripsy there is a difference in suspending anticoagulant medications.
For pain management 76% of the departments perform an intravenous analgo-sedation, 6% only use oral medication. In 18%, an anesthesiologist is always present during the procedure, 6% sometimes use general anesthesia.
Relating to the treatment modalities 48% of the departments perform an ultrasound-guided ESWL. All departments gradually increase shock wave energy (power ramping); 7 % exceed the maximum energy and number of shock waves recommended by the manufacturer. The average shock wave frequency for renal and ureteral stones is 90 shocks/min (range 50–180). The maximum number of ESWL treatments per stone before switching to endourologic measures varies from 6%/one session, 32%/ two sessions, 44%/ three sessions, and up to 10% place no limit on the number of treatments. 8% of the departments perform re-ESWL of kidney stones within one day, 41% with a two day interval, while 28% wait more than a week.
TRIPLE D SCORE IS A READILY INTERPRETED SINGLE SCORE THAT PREDICTS SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY STONE FREE RATES FOR RENAL CALCULI
Timothy Tran*, Kathryn McGillen, Eugene Cone, Shadi Al Ekish, Damian Dupuy, Gyan Pareek, Providence, RI
A NON-INFERIORITY TRIAL COMPARING THE COMBINATION OF ETORICOXIB AND DICLOFENAC AGAINST PETHIDINE AS ANALGESIA DURING EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Cheuk Fan Shum*, Amit Mukherjee, Chin Hu Ong, Tow Poh Lim, Chang Peng Colin Teo, Singapore, Singapore
TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TREATMENT PROTOCOLS ON THE DEGREE OF RENAL INJURY IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL STONES RECEIVING SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Ye Lu*, Wai Man Yuen, Danny Gohel, Chi Fai Ng, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
IN VIVO STONE COMMINUTION PRODUCED BY A MODIFIED ACOUSTIC LENS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC LITHOTRIPTERS
Andreas Neisius*, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Kuntz, Tim Schykowski, Gaston Astroza, Richard Shin, Ramy Youssef, Muhammad Iqbal, Michael Ferrandino, Michael Lipkin, W. Neal Simmons, Glenn Preminger, Pei Zhong, Durham, NC
ENERGY AND PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY DEPENDENT TISSUE INJURY PRODUCED BY A MODIFIED ACOUSTIC LENS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC LITHOTRIPTERS
Andreas Neisius*, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Kuntz, Tim Schykowski, Gaston Astroza, Richard Shin, Ramy Youssef, Muhammad Iqbal, Michael Ferrandino, Michael Lipkin, W. Neal Simmons, Glenn Preminger, Pei Zhong, Durham, NC
A NOVEL METHOD OF EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY WITHOUT SHOCK WAVES: IN VITRO FRAGMENTATION OF ARTIFICIAL AND HUMAN CALCULI
Adam Maxwell*, Bryan Cunitz, Wayne Kreider, Oleg Sapozhnikov, Ryan Hsi, Mathew Sorensen, Jonathan Harper, Michael Bailey, Seattle, WA
HYPOTHERMIA (ICE PACK) VERSUS CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 SELECTIVE INHIBITOR AS PAIN CONTROL FOR POST-EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY PATIENTS
Ernesto Manuel Jr. Romero*, Omar Cortes, Michael Eufemio Jr. Macalalag, Quezon City, Philippines
To assess the analgesic effect of Hypothermia (Ice Pack) versus Cox −2 inhibitor in post-extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) patients for renal calculi.
EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY WITH DORNIER LITHOTRIPTER S: LONG TERM SIDE EFFECTS ASSESSMENT AFTER 10 YEARS OF FOLLOW UP
Marco Rosa*, Alessio Zordani, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Alessandro Mofferdin, Riccardo Galli, Salvatore Micali, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
EFFECT OF ROWATINEX ON URINARY CALCULUS CLEARANCE AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Won Sik Jeong*, Won Sik Ham, Hong Sang Moon, Tchun Yong Lee, Sung Yul Park, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
THE EFFECT OF PREOPERATIVE COUNSELING ON PATIENT PREFERENCE IN MANAGEMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC RENAL CALCUL
Gregory Lieser*, Giovanni Marchini, Carl Sarkissian, Julie Cheng, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
VALIDATION OF A CLINICAL NOMOGRAM TO PREDICT SUCCESSFUL SINGLE TREATMENT SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY OF RENAL AND URETERAL CALCULI
Andrea G. Lantz*, Daniela Ghiculete, Kirsten Foell, Tarek Alzahrani, R. John Honey, Kenneth T. Pace, Toronto, Canada
OPTICAL COUPLING CONTROL IN EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY: FIRST CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Geert Tailly*, Kapellen, Belgium
Thus total applied energy is reduced by 38.0% for renal stones.
Effectiveness quotients were comparable: in the “blind” mode 73 for renal and 74 for ureteral stones respectively; in the OCC mode 74 for renal and 77 for ureteral stones respectively.
This significantly reduces the total energy needed to obtain comparable treatment results.
Theoretically this should also reduce incidence and severity of SW-induced adverse effects.
IS SCREENING PATIENTS FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS BEFORE EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY USING URINE DIPSTICK NECESSARY?
Ben Tschobotko, Milad Hanna*, Ranan DasGupta, London, United Kingdom
EARLY OUTCOMES AND PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT SUCCESS AFTER SINGLE SESSION EXTRA-CORPORAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) FOR UROLITHIASIS
Mano Roy, Danjuma U Kalba*, Nir Polak, Ronen Holland, Pinhas M Livne, David Lifshitz, Tel Aviv, Israel
In this prospective study we aimed to report the early outcomes and predictors of successful treatment following a single ESWL session.
During the procedure, the surgeon's impression of operative fragmentation was noted in 57 patients, describing a complete, partial and lack of response in 65%, 25% and 11% of the procedures respectively. An additional ESWL was required in 20 patients, and an auxiliary procedure in 13 patients.
Overall success rate at one month after a single treatment session was only 40%. Success rates were higher (58%) in patients with a stone < 10 mm. On univariate analysis stone size of less than 10 mm (p=0.012) and the surgeon's impression of complete fragmentation during the procedure (p=0.0027) were significant predictors of treatment success.
Key Words: shockwave lithotripsy, stone free rate
INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITORS FOR PROTECTION FROM RENAL DAMAGE DUE TO EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY
Bilal Firat Alp*, Ankara, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Tekirdag, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ahmet Guven, Ayhan Ozcan, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey
DOES OZONE THERAPY HAVE PROTECTIVE EFFECT ON RENAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY?
Ercan Malkoc*, Tekirdag, Turkey, Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Sami Uguz, Agri, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Ferhat Ates, Istanbul, Turkey, Bulent Uysal, Yasemin Gulcan Kurt, Ayhan Ozcan, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey, Kenan Karademir, Istanbul, Turkey
VALPROIC ACID TREATMENT IN RENAL DAMAGE DUE TO EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY
Zafer Demirer*, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Tekirdag, Turkey, Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Sami Uguz, Agri, Turkey, Yavuz Poyrazoglu, Ankara, Turkey, Hasan Kocoglu, Kocaeli, Turkey, Emin Oztas, Yasemin Gulcan Kurt, Ayhan Ozcan, Seref Basal, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ankara, Turkey
CHANGE OF OXIDATIVE STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER ESWL FOR PATIENTS WITH RENAL STONE
Saint Shiou-Sheng Chen*, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
COMPARISON EARLY WITH DELAYED LITHOTRIPSY IN COLIC PATIENTS WITH SOLITARY URETER CALCULI
Han Jung*, Sang-Jin Yoon, Khae-Hawn Kim, Tae-Beom Kim, Jin-Kyu Oh, Kyung Jin Chung, Kwang Taek Kim, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE-ASSOCIATED LYPOCALIN (NGAL) VALUES CHANGE BEFORE AND AFTER SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Alessandro D'addessi*, Matteo Vittori, Silvia Baroni, Chiara De Waure, Matteo Raponi, Aniello Primiano, Francesco Sessa, Giuseppe Palermo, Pierfrancesco Bassi, Rome, Italy
Serum BUN and creatinine, urine creatinine and NGAL levels were determined before and at 3, 24 hours and 30 days after the treatment. BUN and creatinine were measured by kit Roche on Cobas; NGAL was assayed by kit Abbott on Architect.
Exclusion criteria were: recent episodes of renal colic (less than 3 months), the presence of radiotransparent lithiasis, renal impairment; upper urinary tract obstruction and malignancy, acute pyelonephritis, patients who used potentially nephrotoxic drugs within 2 weeks before the evaluation.
SELECTIVE LUNG INTUBATION MAY IMPROVE STONE TARGETING DURING SECONDARY SWL
Vitaly Sherman, Shmuel Roizman*, Amnon Zisman, Amir Cooper, Zoya Haitov, Yoram I. Siegel, Zerifin, Israel
EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) FOR THE TREATMENT OF RENAL COLIC INDUCED BY URETERAL STONES
Huang Donglong*, Shenzhen, China, People's Republic of
FIRST YEAR'S EXPERIENCE WITH A DORNIER GEMINI MULTIFUNCTIONAL LITHOTRIPTOR
Geert Tailly*, Kapellen, Belgium
We report our first year's experience (01/04/2011–30/04/2012) with a Dornier Gemini which we used both for SWL and for endourologic procedures.
We evaluated SWL in 132 renal and 143 ureteral stones. BMI ranged from 18.2–40.4 in males (mean 27.1) and 18.2–40.0 in females (mean 25.8).
Apart from SWL we also performed PNL, URS, TURp, TURb,…on the system.
Overall retreatment rate was 15.9% for renal and 15.4% for ureteral stones; auxiliary procedure rate 6.0% and 13.9% respectively; stone free rates at 1 month 88,6% and 96.5%; extended EQ 73 and 75.
The high quality imaging with flat panel detector and the carbon table top with a 250 kg capacity contribute to an excellent endourology function.
WITH THE ERA OF ADVANCED ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGY, IS ESWL STILL NEEDED?
Hamed El-Darawany*, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia
Objectives
To examine evidence from published trials on the outcomes of ESWL, PCNL, or Ureteroscopy in the treatment of renal and proximal ureteric calculi.
Meta-analysis: Statistical analyses were performed using MedCalc for Windows, version 9.5.0.0 Dichotomous data were extracted and summarized using Odds Ratio (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A fixed effects model was used by default, unless test of heterogeneity was found significant.
REGIONAL VARIATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF KIDNEY STONE DISEASE IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Michael Ordon*, R. John D'A. Honey, Kenneth T. Pace, Toronto, Canada
MP08 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: PROSTATE/BLADDER I
ROBOTIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH TOTALLY INTRACORPOREAL URINARY DIVERSION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Mariaconsiglia Ferriero*, Giuseppe Simone, Rocco Papalia, Salvatore Guaglianone, Rome, Italy, Mihir Desai, Inderbir Gill, Los Angeles, CA, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
In this series we presented feasibility, complication rate and perioperative outcome of our first 21 patients treated with RRC and intracorporeal urinary diversion.
Median operative time was 240 (IQR 226.5–274) minutes for ON group and 255 (IQR 185–278) minutes for IC group, respectively, (p=0.227).
In the whole cohort, median preoperative and postoperative haemoglobin were 14.5 g/dL (IQR 13.6–15.7 g/dL) vs 12.2 g/dL (IQR: 11.3–13. 2) respectively, median preoperative and post-operative serum creatinine levels were 0.83 mg/dL (IQR 0.69–1.03) vs 1.29 mg/dL (IQR 0.83–1.78). Median time to regular diet was 6 d (IQR 5–7), median hospital stay was 9 d (IQR 7–13.7). The median number of lymph nodes removed at pathologic examination was 37 (IQR 32.75–41).
Perioperative Clavien grade 3–5 complication rate was 23.8% (n=5/21).
The first 5 patients with ON experienced grade 3b complications (including bowel anastomosis dehiscence and urinary leakage, treated with re-anastomosis and bilateral nephrostomies, respectively).
Pathologic data were summarized in Table 1.
THE FIRST NATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF INTRAVESICAL INJECTION OF THE TRACEIT™ TISSUE MARKER UNDER A LOCAL ANESTHESIA FOR IMAGING VISUALIZATION OF MUSCLE-INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER FOR THE TARGETED IMRT
Joel Bass*, Po Lam, Christopher Pieczonka, Syracuse, NY, Patrick Campbell, Waltham, MA, David Albala, Howard Williams, Vladimir Mouraviev, Neil Mariados, Syracuse, NY
ROBOTIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY AND COMPLETELY INTRACORPOREAL URINARY DIVERSION: THE USC EXPERIENCE
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Adrian Fairey, Sheaumei Tsai, Mehrdad Alemozaffar, Alvin Goh, Hamed Hamadi, Dennis J. Lee, Scott Leslie, Raed Azhar, Sumeet Syan, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Mihir M. Desai, Los Angeles, CA
Overall 30-day complication rate was 67.5% (Clavien III-IV, 13.5%).
COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES BETWEEN INTRACORPOREAL AND EXTRACORPOREAL ILEAL CONDUITS IN 164 CONSECUTIVE ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMIES
Anees Fazili*, Helen Levey, Justin Houman, Changyong Feng, Hani Rashid, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
THE EFFECT OF SURGEON VOLUME ON THE MORBIDITY OF RADICAL CYSTECTOMY IN THE UNITED STATES: A CONTEMPORARY POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS
Jeffrey Leow*, Wei Jiang, Stephen Reese, Stuart Lipsitz, Boston, MA, Benjamin Chung, Stanford, CA, Steven Chang, Boston, MA

The effect of surgeon volume and robotic surgery on morbidity outcomes of radical cystectomies.
Kyo Chul Koo*, Sey Kiat Lim, Tae Young Shin, Young Eun Yoon, Sang Woon Kim, Koon Ho Rha, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
PATIENT SURVIVAL COMPARISON BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL VS. OTHER VARIANT SUBTYPES OF BLADDER UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA
Ahmed Abd El Latif*, Beni Suef, Egypt, Ranko Miocinovic, Detroit, MI, Adrian Hernandez, Ryan Berglund, Cleveland, OH

A. KM analysis of overall survival B. Cumulative incidence of recurrence
Xiaojun Tian*, Lulin Ma, Yi Huang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER: FOLLOW-UP OF 53 CASES IN SINGLE CENTER
Jianlin Huang*, Yong Liao, Mingxing Qiu, Chengdu, China, People's Republic of
MATCHED-COMPARISON OF ROBOTIC ASSISTED AND OPEN RADICAL CYSTECTOMY: EXPERIENCE FROM A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Sailaja Pisipati*, Datesh Daneshwar, Elizabeth Waine, Christian Bach, David Gillatt, Anthony Koupparis, Edward Rowe, Bristol, United Kingdom
ROBOTIC VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC INTRACORPOREAL URINARY DIVERSION AFTER RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
Idir Ouzaid*, Riccardo Autorino, Emad Rizkala, Dinesh Samarasekera, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
CONTEMPORARY OUTOMES OF ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH EXTENDED PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION
Ryan Dorin*, Halili Kiziloz, Kyle Finnegan, Joseph Wagner, Anoop Meraney, Hartford, CT
Median follow up was 23 months (1–92). Estimated 2 and 4 year OS was 74% and 58%, and estimated 2 and 4 year DSS was 80% and 65%, respectively. Patients with ≤ pT2 tumors demonstrated 2 and 4 yr OS rates of 92% and 82%, vs. 48% and 31.6% for patients with ≥ pT3a tumors. In Cox regression analysis, ≥ pT2 (p<0.01; HR 4.7), lymph node involvement (p<0.01; HR 4), PSM (p=0.04; HR 3.2), and complications (p<0.01; HR 1.28) were significantly associated with decreased OS. Age, gender, BMI, ASA score and neoadjuvant chemotherapy were not significantly predictive of survival.
LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH ILEAL CONDUIT: THE FIRST EXPERIENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Sunil Sinha*, Cape Town, South Africa
It's ironical that we are only sharing our first experience with laparoscopic radical cystectomy now when rest of the world has already made significant progress in robotic assisted LRC and that too from the country where first heart transplant in the world was done. What went wrong? Why did we lag so much behind from being world leaders?
In this study we report a single surgeon's experience with LRC.
The median operating time and estimated blood loss were 365 minutes and 450 ml respectively. There were three conversions to open surgery due to locally advanced tumours that had palliative procedure. The median time to oral intake and post-operative hospital stay was 5 days and 10 days respectively.
COMPARITIVE OUTCOMES OF STUDER ILEAL NEOBLADDER AND BRICKER ILEAL CONDUIT URINARY DIVERSION AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY: EIGHT-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF 77 CASES
Jianfei Ye*, Jianfei Ye, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
A COMPARISON OF ROBOTIC AND OPEN RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA IN OCTOGENARIANS
Amar Singh*, Sarah Hunt, Argil Wheelock, Norman Galen, Colin Goudelocke, Juan Class, Chattanooga, TN
MINIMALLY-INVASIVE URETERAL REIMPLANTATION: A SINGLE INSTITUTION FIVE-YEAR EXPERIENCE
Samuel Kaffenberger*, Aaron Benson, Ryan Pickens, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN
Median follow-up was 9.3 months. On postoperative imaging, two patients (9%) demonstrated recurrence of their ureteral stricture. Two patients had readmission for ileus and one developed hospital-acquired pneumonia (Clavien grade II). Four patients (17%) required reoperation (Clavien grade IIIb), including 1 who underwent a normal retrograde pyelogram, 1 who underwent endopyelotomy after a boari flap-to-renal pelvis anastomosis for a 10 cm ureteral stricture, and two nephrectomies—one due to anastomotic failure in a minimally-functioning kidney, and the other due to persistent pain despite radiographic demonstration of patency. One patient suffered a postoperative stroke (Clavien grade IVa).
LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH INTRACORPOREAL CONSTRUCTION OF ORTHOTOPIC SIGMOID NEOBLADDER: TECHNIQUES AND RESULTS
Hao Liu, Tianxin Lin, Kewei Xu, Chun Jiang, Jinli Han, Hai Huang, Wen Dong, Xinxiang Fan, Hao Yu, Jian Huang*, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC ILEOCYSTOPLASTY IN NEUROGENIC BLADDERS - IDEAL ILEAL LENGTH REDEFINED
Manickam Ramalingam*, Anandan Murugesan, Kallappan Senthil, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH EXTENDED LYMPHADENECTOMY AND INFLUENCING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRENCE OF BLADDER CANCER
Gongxian Wang*, NanChang, China, People's Republic of
2. The ePLND do not contribute significantly to the operative time, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative complications.
3. The extent of lymph node resection is a important prognostic factor for bladder cancer after operation.
80 IS THE NEW 60: ROBOTIC CYSTECTOMY IN OCTOGENARIANS AFFORDS PATIENTS STANDARD OF CARE WITH LIMITED COMPLICATIONS
Elizabeth Phillips, Vik Uberoi, Boston, MA, Audley Osbourne, Lewiston, ME, Ingolf Tuerk, Brighton, MA, Chris Hoover*, Please choose an option below
REPAIR OF IATROGENIC URINARY TRACT INJURY USING THE SAME MINIMALLY-INVASIVE TECHNIQUE AS THE ORIGINAL PROCEDURE
Dana Kivlin*, Michael Hanzly, Jamison Jaffe, Justin Harmon, Philadelphia, PA
INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH INTRA-CORPOREAL URINARY DIVERSION: A COMPARISON WITH EXTRA-CORPOREAL METHOD.
Sailaja Pisipati*, Datesh Daneshwar, Christian Bach, Elizabeth Waine, David Gillatt, Edward Rowe, Anthony Koupparis, Bristol, United Kingdom
NOVEL LAPAROSCOPE DEFOGGING AND CLEANING DEVICE FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY (RALP)
Carson Wong*, Middleburg Heights, OH, Xiao Gu, Yangzhou, China, People's Republic of, Motoo Araki, Okayama, Japan, Sara Heider, Middleburg Heights, OH
INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Ana Maria Autran-Gomez*, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
BLADDER ASPECT RATIO AND VESICO-URETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS POSITION ON POSTOPERATIVE CYSTOGRAPHY AS THE PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF URINARY CONTINENCE RECOVERY AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Nobuyuki Nakajima*, Yuuki Shimizu, Taro Higure, Mamoru Fukuda, Masayoshi Kawakami, Masahiro Nitta, Kazuya Hanai, Akio Hoshi, Takeshi Nomoto, Toshiro Terachi, Isehara, Japan
REAL-TIME VISUAL TISSUE STIFFNESS FEEDBACK IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Gautam Mehra*, Min Li, Geoffrey Lane, Kaspar Althoefer, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
Pathological tumours located within pelvic organs, such as prostrate and uterus, should vary the tissue stiffness because the cells multiply at an accelerated pace, invade and tend to occupy space. We test a novel method using force sensor and visual stiffness feedback giving live feedback on tissue stiffness and test it to locate tumours using silicone models.
MP09 TUR SURGERY
HISTOTRIPSY EFFECTS ON THE BLADDER TRIGONE: FUNCTIONAL AND HISTOLOGIC CONSEQUENCES IN THE CANINE MODEL
Christopher Allam, J. Erby Wilkinson, Xu Cheng, Kimberly Ives, Timothy Hall, William Roberts*, Ann Arbor, MI
EN BLOC TURB WITH PLASMAKINETIC BUTTON TURIS: IS A BETTER TREATMENT OPTION?
Barbara Cristina Gentile*, Roberto Giulianelli, Luca Albanesi, Francesco Attisani, Gabriella Mirabile, Francesco Pisanti, Manlio Schettini, David Granata, Rome, Italy
Aim of the study is to valuate the adequacy of en bloc TURB specimen by the presence of the detrusor muscle. We performed en-bloc TURBT with Plasmakinetic Button Turis Gyrus system
All procedures began by performing a white light cystoscopy, after this, the use of NBI confirmed what had been seen and reported eventual more suspicious areas. All endoscopic resections were performed with a button loop and Olympus Gyrus bipolar generator (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan), in saline, with 30 degrees optic. Resection of each lesion was carried out with white light, whilst the resection of surgical margins and bed of resection ware performed using only NBI light, which were sent separately.
Median catheterization time was 30 hours (24–36), mean hospital stay was 42 hours (36–48), mean bleeding loss were 0,9 gr/dl (0,3–1,5) and no death during peri or post-operative follow-up.
Early Adverse Events were dysuria (52,1%), urgency (15,3%), haematuria (11,5%) and AUR with re-catheterization (3,8%). No Second look hemostatic endoscopy was performed.
Inadequate TURBT, is not only judged by the absence of muscle in the specimen but also by the rate of recurrence at the same site. It is common knowledge that recurrence is seen in 50–80% of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer mostly during the first year.
FOUR-YEAR NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER RECURRENCE RATES – A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED COMPARISON BETWEEN HEXAMINOLEVULINATE BLUE LIGHT AND STANDARD WHITE LIGHT CYSTOSCOPY
Bogdan Geavlete*, Razvan Multescu, Dragos Georgescu, Marian Jecu, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
CLASSIFICATION AND ENDOSCOPIC REPAIR OF INFRAVESICAL OBSTRUCTION AFTER HIFU
Stefan Thueroff*, Munich, Germany, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany
4 “types” of TUR/HIFU shrinkage induced infravesical stenosis were identified: “classical bladderneck stenosis” in combination with necrotic residual tissue in 12% (typ I), intraprostatic “sand glass” stenosis in 5% (typ II), apico-retrosphincteric stenosis in 2% (typ III) and classical penile urethral stenosis in < 0.5% (typ IV).
Reason for typ I was insufficient neoadjuvant TUR, type II correlated to small preoperative prostatic volume, type III to insufficient apical TUR with residual tissue transformed to fibrosis, typ IV as typical side effect of TUR -not HIFU related-.
“Endo-V-Plastic” was developed to open fast, safe and effective intraprostatic type I-III stenosis without a trauma of previous dilatations. Inserting the resectoscope, passing the external sphincter leads to the typical 5 french concentric fibrotic stenosis: 180° rotation of the resectoscope with visable loop (Up-side-down” and 45° ventral angulation allows a simple antegrad resection of the ventral half of the stenosis.
Intravesical 180° re-rotation in 0° position and retrograde resection opens the stenosis completely, followed by a circular resection of the bladder neck up to an “V-shaped” anatomy.
HIFU induced shrinkage of the prostatic capsule induces intracapsular „sand glass“ type stenosis in 3 different locations and occurs typically after ½ a year of asymptomatic micturition, which means 6–9 months after treatment (obstruction caused by necrotic tissue occurs early and does not have the interval of asymptomatic micturition).
Concept of „Endo-V-plastic“ showed to be a fast endoscopical procedure for stenosis repair, while cold-loop curettage seemed to be the adequate therapy for necrotic tissue resection.
HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND IN INCIDENTAL PROSTATE CANCER -A NON INVASIVE CURATIVE THERAPY-
Stefan Thueroff*, Derya Tilki, Munich, Germany, Christian Chaussy, Regensburg, Germany
We performed a prospective monocentric study treating these patients after TURP with robotic HIFU as a definitive, non invasive, single session local therapy.
Age was *70 (57–87), initial PSA was *4.9 (1–32), prostatic volume *39 cc (16–130). *20 gr (1–95) had been resected by TURP. Histology of TURP showed *5% positive chips with a Gleason of *5 (3–9). We used Ablatherm® integrated imaging (EDAP-TMS, Lyon) in a single session. (*=median).
Psychological burden of patients who are confronted either with untreated cancer disease in cases of „wait & see“ or with fear of significant side effects in cases of radical surgery or radiation, can be avoided by this non invasive, transrectal, single session therapy.
Mid term obstructive side effects might be avoided by a specific TUR before HIFU, resecting ventral and bladderneck tissue compensating the HIFU induced shrinkage of the prostatic capsule.
contact: (sthueroff@mnet-mail.de)
A RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL ON TRANSURETHRAL ENUCLEATION WITH OLYMPUS BUTTON ELECTRODE (B-TUEP) VERSUS “TRADITIONAL LOOP” GYRUS PK FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLINICAL OBSTRUCTING BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA. RUA'S EXPERIENCEA RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL ON TRANSURETHRAL ENUCLEATION WITH OLYMPUS BUTTON ELECTRODE (B-TUEP) VERSUS “TRADITIONAL LOOP” GYRUS PK FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLINICAL OBSTRUCTING BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA. RUA'S EXPERIENCE
Barbara Cristina Gentile*, Roberto Giulianelli, Luca Albanesi, Francesco Attisani, Gabriella Mirabile, Francesco Pisanti, Manlio Schettini, Rome, Italy
The postoperative haemoglobin levels (13,6±0,6 versus 11,4±0,5, respectively), postoperative catheterization, hospital stay and 1-yr overall surgical re-treatment-free rate (5% vs 11,65%, respectively) were better in the Bipolar TURP group.
TRANSURETHRAL ENUCLEATION AND RESECTION FOR PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA BEYOND 80 CC
Kenji Kawamura*, Ishikawa, Japan
Figure A, B, C: Incision on urethral mucosa along verumontanum. Figure D, E, F, G: Detaching prostate lobes by inserting the TUEB detaching blade.
2-MICRON LASER TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF REPEATED RECURRENCE OF MULTIPLE NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER TUMORS: SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Yanbo Wang, Jingjing Guan, Min Liu, Haifeng Zhang, Chunxi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE VERSUS PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE FOR PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AND CHRONIC URINARY RETENTION
Christopher Jaeger*, Christopher Mitchell, Lance Mynderse, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
FACTORS AFFECTING DE NOVO URINARY RETENTION AFTER HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE
Sung Han Kim, Kyanggi, Korea, Republic of, Minsoo Choo, Jae-Seung Paick, Hahn–Ey Lee*, Seung–June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
MEDIUM TERM OUTCOME OF BIPOLAR PLASMA VAPORIZATION IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS – A PALLIATIVE MODALITY OF PRESERVING SPONTANEOUS VOIDING
Bogdan Geavlete, Cristian Moldoveanu, Gheorghe Nita, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Petrisor Geavlete*, Bucharest, Romania
A PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON BETWEEN NBI AND STANDARD WHITE LIGHT CYSTOSCOPY IN CASES OF NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER
Bogdan Geavlete, Marian Jecu, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete*, Bucharest, Romania
SALVAGE HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF PROSTATE TO TREAT RECURRING BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Jin Kyu Oh*, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Hahn Ey Lee, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jungbum Bae, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
THREE-YEAR IMPACT OF COMBINED NARROW BAND IMAGING CYSTOSCOPY AND BIPOLAR PLASMA VAPORIZATION IN LARGE NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER TUMORS' CASES – A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED COMPARISON TO THE STANDARD APPROACH
Bogdan Geavlete*, Razvan Multescu, Dragos Georgescu, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
EVALUATION AND PREDICTION OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER PRIMARY TURB FOR NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE-BLADDER CANCER (NMIBC)
Rafael Sanchez-Salas*, Ana Maria Autran-Gomez, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
To evaluate the applicability of the modified Clavien classification system in grading postoperative complications after primary TURB for NMIBC and to determinate the potential predictors by occurrence of early complications.
VISUAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY FOR URETHRAL STRICTURE RECURRENCE AFTER PERINEAL BULBOPROSTATIC ANASTOMOSIS: WHO WILL BE SUITABLE?
Dong Soo Park*, Seung Ryeol Lee, Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of
SD = Standard deviation; TA = Traffic accident; UM = urethral mobilization; CS = corporal separation; IP = inferior pubectomy; UR = urethral rerouting; 1 = t test; 2 = chi-square test; 3 = Fisher's exact test. *p < .05 was considered statistically significant. **Time interval between the original urethral injury and the bulbo-prostatic anastomosis or between a previous urethroplasty and the bulbo-prostatic anastomosis. ***Time interval between the bulbo-prostatic anastomosis and the first urethral stricture recurrence.
*Parameters were analyzed as a continuous variable per unit.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
†Time interval between the original urethral injury and the bulbo-prostatic anastomosis or between a previous urethroplasty and the bulbo-prostatic anastomosis.
TWO YEARS ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION OF BLADDER WITH PHOTODYNAMIC BLUE LIGHT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS.
Tommaso Brancato*, Roma, Italy, Francesca Suriano, Roberto D'Ascenzo, Pietro Nupieri, Gianni Paulis, Giuseppe Orsolini, Albano Laziale Roma, Italy, Rosaria Alvaro, Roma, Italy
Endoscopic resection (TURB) is the first diagnostic-therapeutic approach. Rate of clinical understaging in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) after an initial TUR is higher (almost 40%), particularly for high-grade disease with a major impact on prognosis.
Photodinamic cystoscopy and endoscopic resection (PDD) with hexaminolevulinate (HAL) has shown to improve detection and thoroughness of resection of BC enhancing visualisation of BC during TUR compared to standard white light cystoscopy (WLC).
Any visible lesion was separately for histological examination and categorized according to usual cystoscopy bladder scheme. Patients are followed up with the normal crowd-expected superficial bladder cancers, reporting any given follow-up examination and date of occurrence and any relapse. Data are stored in a database, and tested with statistical analysis.
In 104 patients just one lesion was found, in 145 two or more lesions. In patients with one lesions PDD detection rate was 82,7% vs 73,1% for PDD (+9,1%). Results of sensibility, specificity, Predictive Positive Value and Negative Predictive Value are in table 1. CIS was detected in 22 of 263 patients (8,3%), 11 with PDD alone (+36,3% p<0,01).
SHOULD WE STOP ASPIRIN BEFORE TURP?
Alireza Farshi Haghro*, Tabriz, Iran
Objective: The general objective of the study was to determine the impact of aspirin on peri-operative blood loss. The specific objectives were to measure effect of aspirin on intraoperative hemorrhage, hemoglobin and hematocrit drop, intraoperative and post operative blood transfusion, time to urinary clearance.
THE ROLE OF URODYNAMICS PRIOR TO HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE IN MEN WITH BPH: A SERIES OF OVER 300 PATIENTS
Chinedu Mmeje*, Rafael Nunez-Nateras, Meng-Ru Cheng, Yu-Hui Chang, Mitchell Humphreys, Phoenix, AZ
TRANSURETHRAL LOW ENERGY HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) – A COMPARISON OF SINGLE SURGEON PERFORMANCE IN THE BEGINNING AND IN THE PRESENT
Philip Emanuel Rieker*, Jan T. Klein, Michael Schulze, Marcel Hruza, Koray Genisoglu, Jens J. Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
OVERCOMING THE LEARNING CURVE: A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ANALYSIS OF 210 CONSECUTIVE ANTEROPOSTERIOR DISSECTION HOLEP
Fumiyasu Endo*, Masaki Shimbo, Kazuhito Matsushita, Kohsuke Hishiki, Yoko Kyono, Akiko Fujisaki, Takayuki Sugimura, Kazunori Hattori, Kenichi Tobisu, Osamu Muraishi, Tokyo, Japan
OUT-PATIENT TRANSURETHRAL LASER ABLATION (TULA) OF UROTHELIAL TUMOURS USING THE 1470 NM DIODE LASER
Sachin Agrawal*, Uwais Mufti, Rosemarie Richards, David Hrouda, Altaf Shamsuddin, London, United Kingdom
HARD NODULE RESISTANT TO MORCELLATION DURING HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF PROSTATE
Jungbum Bae*, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, Hahn-Ey Lee, Kyung Chul Moon, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
OUR EXPERIENCE OF PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORISATION OF THE PROSTATE (PVP): A SINGLE INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF 168 PATIENTS
Salil Umranikar*, Solihull, United Kingdom, Salahuddin Ghiblawi, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Average increase in qmax was 10.99 ml/s while average improvement in post void residual was 263 mls.
71% of patients had a successful trial of catheter removal within 24 hours.
70% patients were discharged within 24 hours.
Early and late complications were seen in 13% and 7% of patients respectively.
Suitable as daycase procedure with either catheters removed shortly after or within the community.
Limiting factors would include social circumstances, patient acceptability, support networks in the community etc.
Long term outcomes needed.
Review of the literature supports our findings.
ENDOUROLOGY AND FOREIGN BODIES IN THE BLADDER: HISTORICAL REVIEW
Michael Moran*, Tucson, AZ
MP10 IMAGING & NEW TECHNIQUES II
IMPACT OF RENAL NEPHROMETRY SCORE ON RENAL BIOPSY UTILITY: ANALYSIS OF THE TRACE REGISTRY DATA
Jason Bylund, Lexington, KY, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, Stephen Savage, Charleston, SC, Peter Clark, Stanley Herrell, Nashville, TN, Chad LaGrange, Omaha, NE, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY, Stephen Strup*, Lexington, KY
PROSTATE HISTOSCANNING AS A TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING IN PROSTATE CANCER THERAPEUTICS
Petr Macek*, Eric Barret, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Marc Galiano, Luca Lunelli, Youness Ahallal, Laurent Mascle, Camilo Giedelman, Josep M Gaya, Dominique Prapotnich, Francois Rozet, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
LABEL-FREE DETECTION OF POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGINS DURING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY USING COHERENT ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING MICROSCOPY
Alvin Goh*, Xiaoyun Xu, Houston, TX, Liang Gao, Rockingham, VT, Haijun Zhou, Michael Thrall, Xi Wang, Xu Chen, Zhengfan Liu, Houston, TX, Ganesh Palapattu, Ann Arbor, MI, Stephen Wong, Houston, TX

CARS and corresponding H&E images of normal (A-C) and cancerous human prostate glands (D-F).
James Siegert*, Cameron Jirschele, Thai Nguyen, Joliet, IL
FINE TILT TUNING OF A LAPAROSCOPIC CAMERA BY LOCAL MAGNETIC ACTUATION: TWO-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY EXPERIENCE ON HUMAN CADAVERS
Ryan Pickens*, Knoxville, TN, Massimliano Simi, Duke Herrell, Pietro Valdastri, Nashville, TN

Tridimensional model of the designed prototype. The head module embeds ring magnets, a motor with gears and a vision system; the tail module only two magnets for the system anchoring and external rough motion.

The fabricated MLS endoscopic robot prototype. The two modules are linked by an elastic PTFE sheath that protect the wires. The camera cable runs in parallel to the flexible joint.
James Rosoff, Charleston, SC, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, S. Duke Herrell, Peter Clark, Nashville, TN, Stephen Strup, Lexington, KY, Chad LaGrange, Albequerque, NM, David Schulsinger, Stony brook, NY, Stephen Savage*, Charleston, SC
A NEW METHOD TO ESTIMATE URINARY STONE SIZE: SEGMENTATION ALGORITHM-BASED CT
Xiaobo Ding*, Liang Chen, Jiping Wang, Changchun, China, People's Republic of, Gang Jin, Herbin, China, People's Republic of
PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF FLEXIBLE FIBEROPTIC CO2 LASER AND STANDARD MONOPOLAR CAUTERY FOR ROBOTIC MICROSURGICAL DENERVATION OF THE SPERMATIC CORD PROCEDURE
Landon Trost, Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Jamin Brahmbhatt, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
LASER ACTIVATED NANOPARTICLE ABLATION OF PROSTATE CANCER: A PILOT STUDY IN HUMANS
Joshua Stern*, Larchmont, NY, Elena Elena Sazykina, Mexico City, Mexico, Jon Schwartz, Houston, TX
All 4 patients had no changes in serum electrolytes measured at various points over the course of 6 months following GNS infusion. No patient reported any systemic or adverse reaction to nanoshell infusion. H&E consistently shows areas of ablation with sharp demarcation from areas of viable tissue. Areas of un-ablated tissue represent zones where the laser did not pass. This study was not equipped to accurately target all areas of tumor and as such we are not surprised to see viable unablated tumor. In areas of laser ablation however, we do see very focal and precise tissue ablation. NAA data shows nanoshell accumulation increased nearly 5-fold in cancerous tissue as compared to benign prostate (20.5μg/g and 4.5μg/g respectively).
DIAGNOSTIC EFFICACY OF CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND FOR SOLID RENAL TUMOR
Ill Young Seo*, Tae Hoon Oh, Jae whan Lee, Iksan, Korea, Republic of
CONTEMPORARY UROLOGIC MINI-LAPAROSCOPY: INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUES AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL EUROPEAN COHORT
Riccardo Autorino*, Cleveland, OH, Francesco Porpiglia, Orbassano, Italy, Vincenzo Pagliarulo, Bari, Italy, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy, Mario Falsaperla, Catania, Italy, Antonio Celia, Bassano del Grappa, Italy, Alberto Breda, Barcelona, Italy, Francesco Greco, Halle/Salle, Germany, Antonio Cicione, Braga, Portugal, Marco De Sio, Napoli, Italy, Alberto Saita, Catania, Italy, Angelo Venneri Becci, Bari, Italy, Monica Zacchero, Novara, Italy, Riccardo Bertolo, Orbassano, Italy, Paolo Fornara, Halle/Salle, Germany, Christian Fiori, Orbassano, Italy, Carlo Terrone, Novara, Italy, Estevao Lima, Braga, Portugal, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
COMPARISON OF LAPAROSCOPIC AND PERCUTANEOUS APPROACHES FOR CRYOABLATION OF SMALL RENAL CORTICAL NEOPLASM
Zhamshid Okhunov*, Orange, CA, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA, Peter Clark, Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN, Stephen Savage, Charlston, SC, Stephen Strup, Lexington, KY, David Schulsinger, NY, NY, Chad LaGrange, Omaha, NE
THREE-DIMENSIONAL VERSUS STANDARD LAPAROSCOPY: COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT USING A VALIDATED PROGRAM FOR LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGIC SKILLS
Riccardo Autorino*, Cleveland, OH, Antonio Cicione, Braga, Portugal, Alberto Breda, Barcelona, Spain, Marco De Sio, Napoli, Italy, Rocco Damiano, Catanzaro, Italy, Francesco Greco, Halle/Salle, Germany, Ferdinando Fusco, Napoli, Italy, Emanuel Carvalho-Dias, Paulo Mota, Crisitina Noguiera, Pedro Pinho, Braga, Portugal, Vincenzo Mirone, Napoli, Italy, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Estevao Lima, Braga, Portugal
COMPLETE HIFU IN LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER
Christian Chaussy*, Regensburg, Germany, Derya Tilki, Stefan Thueroff, Muenchen, Germany
To evaluate efficacy and side effects three treatment strategies were analyzed: A) HIFU Monotherapy (without TURP), B) TURP and HIFU in one session and C) TURP one month before HIFU. Influence of neoadjuvant TURP on PSA levels, side effects and metastasis induction was evaluated.
Patients showed median PSA levels of < 0.3 ng/ml after median 5 years of follow up.
Side effects were moderate, infravesical stenosis was the most frequent one (24 %) with the need for 2nd TURP.
PSA Nadir < 0.1 ng/ml, PSA velocity/year of 0.05, last median PSA levels after 5 years of 0.3 ng/ml showed a high oncological efficacy. Retreatment rate for recurrent PCa decreased to 15% within the last 5 years.
SUCCESS OF PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION FOR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA IS DEPENDENT ON TUMOR SIZE: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY
Sara Best*, E. Jason Abel, Madison, WI, Ali Khalifeh, Cleveland, OH, Meghan Lubner, Sutchin Patel, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Following initial ablation, 81% of patients remained cancer-free with mean follow up of 31 mo±21.9. Disease free survival improved to 90% after repeat ablation was performed in 9 patients. Of the 17 failures, 5 were incomplete ablations, 9 were local recurrences and 3 patients developed metastatic disease. In 2 of 3 patients who developed metastases, there was a prior history of RCC that was not treated with ablation. Patients with tumors < 3 cm were more likely to remain disease-free after one or two ablation sessions (91 and 95% versus 64 and 82%, p=0.0003 and 0.036). Tumor diameter was ≥ 3 cm in 12/17 (70.6%) patients who failed percutaneous ablation. Six of these patients underwent successful reablation and remain NED.
DOES STRENGTH OF MRI SCANNER AND TIME BETWEEN BIOPSY AND EMRI SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE THE ABILITY OF ENDORECTAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (EMRI) TO PREDICT EXTRACAPSULAR EXTENSION (ECE) AND SEMINAL VESICLE INVASION (SVI) IN PATIENTS WITH CLINICALLY LOCALIZED PROSTATIC CANCER?
Ziho Lee*, Shailen Sehgal, Reid Graves, Yu-Kai Su, Elton Llukani, Kelly Monahan, Alice Mcgill, David Lee, Philadelphia, PA
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROSTATE CANCER FOCI THAT ARE DETECTED AND MISSED USING MULTIPARAMETRIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN KOREAN PATIENTS
Jae Dong Chung*, Seung Hyun Ahn, Jong Kyou Kwon, Tae-Hyoung Kim, Soon Chul Myung, Young Tae Moon, Kyung Do Kim, In Ho Chang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
In a multivariate analysis, tumor size ≥ 1.5 cm (odds ratio [OR], 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-7.49), Gleason score >7 (4+3) (OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.05-8.05), and a malignant epithelium/stroma ratio of ≥ 60% (OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.14-7.20) were significant independent predictors of tumor detection on mMRI and DWI.
In a multivariate linear model analysis, the apparent diffusion coefficient value was inversely associated with maximum tumor diameter (β=−0.242, p<0.05), Gleason score (β=−0.234, p<0.05), and high malignant epithelium/stromal ratio (β=−0.229, p<0.05).
INTRAOPERATIVE OPTICAL BIOPSY DURING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY USING CONFOCAL LASER ENDOMICROSCOPY: INITIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY
Joseph Liao*, Daniel Bui, Jen-Jane Liu, Kathleen Mach, Stanford, CA, Theodore Harris, Palo Alto, CA, John Leppert, Stanford, CA
FOCAL THERAPY OF LOCALIZED RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. INTERSTITIAL LASER COAGULATION
Oleg Teodorovich, Stanislav Naryshkin*, Gennady Borisenko, Elena Rasshchupkina, Alina Ivannikova, Andrey Ryazantsew, David Kochiev, Moscow, Russian Federation
Laser radiation delivered through a 600μ bare fiber was used in patients with T1N0M0 renal cell carcinoma in cases where it was impossible to perform resection or patients refused surgery. Tumor size varied from 5 to 60 mm. In 3 patients the tumor was located in a single kidney.
The puncture and laparoscopic (1 patient) accesses were used. For puncture access the needles were positioned with stereotactic targeting by ultrasound or multidetector CT (MDCT) guidance.
The laser operated at the output power 16–24 W, 100 Hz repetition rate, exposure time 10–20 s. A single time laser exposure was used to coagulate only a small fraction of tissue which we called “elementary volume” of coagulation, while the required volume of coagulation was achieved by repetitive laser exposure.
During 2008–April 2013 ILC of small renal tumors was performed on 18 patients (13 men and 5 women). Before the ILC all patients underwent needle biopsy.
One year post procedure in 5 patients tumor was fully replaced by scar tissue (the maximum follow up period - 36 months. In the other 5 patients reduction in tumor size and reduced blood flow were detected. Then no tumor growth was found up to now. For one patient from this group after 14 months follow-up, nephrectomy was performed at her request. In the last seven cases, the observation time is too small.
In 2 patients with the largest centrally located tumors, where the total energy during the procedure was high (one of them had a tumor diameter of 60 mm), the postoperative period was complicated by hydronephrosis. In other patients complications were not observed.
THE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH MULTIPLANAR REFORMATTED IMAGING AND VIRTUAL CYSTOSCOPY IN THE EARLY DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF BLADDER CARCINOMA: COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL CYSTOSCOPY
Amr Abdel Hamid*, El Minia, Egypt
Our objective is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with multiplanar reformatted imaging and virtual cystoscopy (VC) in early detection and evaluation of bladder masses with comparison with conventional cystoscopic findings.
WHITE LIGHT AND NARROW BAND IMAGE OF BLADDER UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA: COLOR COMPONENT ANALYSIS
Yi-Chia Lin*, Chen-Kun Liaw, Te-Fu Tsai, Kuang-Yu Chou, Hung-En Chen, Thomas I.S. Hwang, Taipei, Taiwan
RADIATION EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH DEDICATED RENAL MASS COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY PROTOCOL: IMPACT OF PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS
Matvey Tsivian, Michael Abern, Peter Qi, Durham, NC, John Yoo, Durham, NC, Paul Evans, Charles Kim, Michael Lipkin, Thomas Polascik, Michael Ferrandino*, Durham, NC
COMPARISON OF ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES BETWEEN SUBJECTS UNDERGOING ON AND OFF CLAMP LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Paras Shah*, Arvin George, Louis Kavoussi, Manaf Alom, Sammy Elsamra, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Nikhil Waingankar, New Hyde Park, NY

Kaplan-Meier Progression-free survival curves for Clamped and Unclamped Subjects.

Kaplan-Meier Overall Survival curves for Clamped and Unclamped Subjects.
Ashleigh Menhadji*, Vien Nguyen, Jane Cho, Ringo Chu, Kathyrn Osann, Philip Bucur, Puja Patel, Achim Lusch, Orange, CA, Elspeth McDougall, Vancouver, Canada, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
IN VITRO COMPARISON OF A STANDARD AND NOVEL ECHOGENIC NEEDLE FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS RENAL BIOPSY
Ashleigh Menhadji, Vien Nguyen*, Jane Cho, Ringo Chu, Kathyrn Osann, Philip Bucur, Puja Patel, Achim Lusch, Orange, CA, Elspeth McDougall, Vancouver, Canada, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
VIDEO ASSISTED DOCKING OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM PATIENT CART
Saum Ghodoussipour*, Kristen Coffey, Tamim Khaddash, John Gaughan, Philadelphia, PA, Michael Louie, Irvine, CA, Phillip Mucksavage, Philadelphia, PA
The NASA Task Load Index assesses subjective workload based on 6 scales with gradation ranging from 0 for “Very Low†and 20 for “Very Highâ€. P values were determined by Type 3 Test of Fixed Effects with workload measured against camera assistance.
V04 BPH & ROBOTICS: LOWER TRACT
TREATMENT OF LARGE VOLUME BPH WITH “SANDWICH” TECHNIQUE: DIODE LASER VAPORIZATION COMBINED WITH BIPOLAR PLASMA KINETIC TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION
Joao Padua Manzano*, Frederico Teixeira Barbosa, Gabriel Moulin Gouvea, Adalberto Andriolo Jr, Roberto Soler, Joaquim Francisco De Almeida Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
THE USE OF THE EVOLVE™ 300 DUAL DIODE LASER FOR THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT: TECHNIQUE AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Ioannis Kartalas Goumas*, Emanuele Itri, Francesco Dell'Aglio, Fabrizio Pozzoni, Lorenzo Innocenti, Gianpaolo Zanetti, Vimercate, Italy
HOLEP: POINT OF TECHNIQUE, TIPS AND TRICKS
Ivano Vavassori*, Yasser Hussein, Giovanni Giliberto, Luca Cau, Francesca Ceresoli, Treviglio, Italy
It is important at this stage to proceed one layer at a time while opening the bladder neck until the circular fibers of the neck are exposed.
The surgeon should then proceed from the neck to the verum
The surgeon should take care at this stage to push laterally with the whole instrument in the apex region detaching the adenoma from the capsule with the laser turned off thus creating an apical incision along the cleveage plane causing subsequent detachment of the lateral lobe.
The transversal incision in front of the verum makes it possible to detect the central cleveage plane at this stage of the procedure consists in lifting and pushing the median lobe distally detaching it along the groove plane until the circular fibers of the neck are visualized.
Another useful suggestion concerns the central incision which, at the level of the neck, must be extended laterally from the 12 to 1 o'clock positions and from the 12 to 11 o'clock positions, separating the lateral lobes and creating a space in which the instrument can be inserted. The lobe should be pushed in a posterior direction in order to uncover the cleveage plane which is opened by the laser's pulsating action.
At this point the surgeon proceeds to enucleate the lateral lobe beginning at the cleveage plane at the 6 o'clock postion until detachment is attained at the level of the neck.
After engaging the piece of the prostate and bringing it to the center of the bladder, morcellation should be carried out using warm irrigation liquid with the distended bladder.
B-TUEP: PLASMA ENUCLEATION USING OLYMPUS BUTTON ELECTRODE IN BPH
Francesco Pisanti*, Luca Albanesi, Francesco Attisani, Barbara Cristina Gentile, Luca Mavilla, Gabriella Mirabile, Manlio Schettini, Roberto Giulianelli, Rome, Italy
Recently the TURIS-plasma vaporization (TURIS-V) technique uses Olympus UES-40 Surgymaster generator and ‘button’ vapo-resection electrode, was introduced in clinical practice. We evaluated prostate Transurethral Enucleation with Button electrode for the treatment of BOO due to BPH.
The average age was 69 yrs.
The investigation protocol included DRE, PSA, IPSS, QoL, uroflowmetry with PVR and TRUS assessing prostate volume. Before surgery we performed Hbg dosage and we repeat it the day after. Catheter duration, hospital stay and eventual transfusions were also valued.
The surgical technique consists on enucleation of the two adenoma's lobes starting from an apical incision at 5 and 7 using Button electrode. Exploiting its ability to vaporesect is easy to find out a bloodless cleavage of the adenoma that with a gentle traction from the apex to the bladder neck permits to create an adenoma's peducle, easily attacked with a traditional loop, making the demolition tissue rapid and safety.
The weight of tissue resected was 35 gr.
TRANSURETHRAL “ONE-PIECE” ENUCLEATION WITH BIPOLAR; SIMPLE AND RATIONAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Takao Mishima*, Tadashi Matsuda, Hirakata, Japan, Jiro Harada, Kenta Takayasu, Gen Kawa, Osaka, Japan, Shigenori Kurumada, Atsushi Yoshimizu, Niigata, Japan
SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SAFE MORCELLATION DURING HOLEP
Hahn-Ey Lee*, Myong Kim, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung-June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE WITHOUT POSTOPERATIVE IRRIGATION
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Hicham Tazi, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Operative technique: Under spinal anesthesia and lithotomy position, an injection of 10 ml of 2 % lidocaine adrenaline solution is performed, in each para-prostatic space via a supra-pubic route. Then a monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate is performed with a slow progression of the cutting loop, throughout the entire procedure. At the end of the resection, the entire surface of resection was systematically coagulated with a barrel-shaped coagulating electrode. Patients were hydrated intravenously, with the help of intra venous 20 mg of furosemide, if needed, in order to have a good diuresis immediately when the 3-way catheter is inserted. If the urine is clear or pink, postoperative irrigation is not installed.
ROBOTIC SUPRAPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY: AN INTRAVESICAL APPROACH
Marc Bjurlin*, Arielle Miller, Suzannah Sorin, Benjamin Brucker, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL CYSTECTOMY WITH CYSTOSCOPIC GUIDANCE FOR URACHAL CARCINOMA
Jacob Khurgin*, Ronak Gor, Justin Harmon, Philadelphia, PA
A SERIES BEGINNING: ROBOTIC CYSTOLITHOTOMY AND SIMPLE PROSTATECTOMY
Peter Chang*, Daniel Welchons, Peter Steinberg, Andrew Wagner, Boston, MA
Our video demonstrates our technique for robotic-assisted laparoscopic cystolithotomy and transvesical simple prostatectomy. Pneumoperitoneum was established with a veress needle. Ports were placed similarly to as in robotic radical prostatectomy. A large vertical midline bladder incision was made, and all stones were placed into a 10 mm Endo-catch bag. We obtained transvesical exposure of the bladder neck and placed a 0-silk retracting stitch into the adenoma. We then enucleated the adenoma using a combination of sharp and blunt dissection and removed it en bloc using a separate 10 mm Endo-catch bag. The prostatic urethral stump was reapproximated with the posterior bladder neck with a single 2-0 vicryl stitch to encourage remucosalization and for additional hemostatic compression. The bladder was closed in two layers.
COMBINED ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF COLO-VESICAL FISTULA DUE TO SIGMOID DIVERTICULITIS
Haluk Akpinar*, Fatih Altunrende, Mehmet Hakan Tekelioglu, Erdal Ergin, Istanbul, Turkey
THULIUM LASER ENUCLEATION AS CONSERVATIVE RESECTION OF PROSTATIC URETHRA UROTHELIAL CANCER NEAR SPHINCTER
Shih-Che Tseng*, Wei-Ting Kuo, Jentai Lin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
V05 LAPAROSCOPY/ROBOTICS: PROSTATE, BLADDER & LOWER TRACT I
APPLICATION OF SINGLE NEEDLE RUNNING SUTURE BY TWO HANDS IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Ma Lulin*, Zhang Shudong, Qiu Min, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
IATROGENIC DIRECT RECTAL INJURY: AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION DURING SUPRAPUBIC CYSTOSTOMY INSERTION AND ITS LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT
Theodoros Tokas*, Ali Serdar Gözen, Rakesh Rajmohan, Bernardo Aguilar-Davidov, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY - THREE-YEAR RESULTS
Wing Hang Au*, Chi-fai Kan, Ho-yin Ngai, Lap-yin Ho, Steve Wai-hee Chan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
EXTRAPERITONEAL VERUS TRANSPERITONEAL PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Trevor Churk Fai Li*, Wai Hee Steve Chan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
LAPAROSCOPIC CLOSURE OF FAILED MITROFANOFF CATHETERISABLE STOMA - IS IT FEASIBLE
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROCYSTOPLASTY WITH FASHIONING OF URETER.
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF A BLADDER CARCINOID TUMOR
Abraham Kurien*, Nagarajan Palaniappan, Ranjit Vijayan, Ashish Verma, Chennai, India
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED INGUINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY FOR URETHRAL CARCINOMA
Thomas Frye*, Alex Gorbonos, Springfield, IL
ROBOTIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOLLOWING SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY WITH CONCOMITANT ABDOMINOPLASTY CASE REPORT
René Sotelo*, Juan Castro, Ruben Contreras, Oswaldo Carmona, Javier Manrique, Robert De Andrade, Golena Fernandez, Roberto Garza, Roberto Cisneros, Caracas, Venezuela, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA
ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF IATROGENIC BLADDER INJURY
Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Jamin Brahmbhatt, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
ROBOTIC POST-CHEMOTHERAPY RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION WITH ASSOCIATED DUPLICATED INFERIOR VENA CAVA
Christopher Keel*, Erik Castle, Benjamin Woodson, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
The post-chemotherapy patient usually presents a specific challenge due to the dense desmoplastic fibrosis associate with chemotherapy.
In this video we present particularly unique case in a patient with duplicated inferior vena cava, and demonstrate an interesting and safe means of RPLND utilizing robotic assistance in the post-chemotherapy setting.
ROBOTIC BLADDER BOARI FLAP RECONSTRUCTION FOR REPLACEMENT OF DISTAL URETER
Mathew Oommen, Janet Colli, Ashley Bowen, Kush Patel, Philip Dorsey*, Andrew Pridjian, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
V06 IMAGING & NEW TECHNIQUES
EN-BLOC RESECTION OF NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER TUMORS WITH A NOVEL HYBRID INSTRUMENT (HYBRIDKNIFE®)
Christian Schwentner*, Tuebingen, Germany
“5-PANG SYSTEM”-VERSION 2: A MULTIUTILITY SYSTEM FOR PERCUTANEOUS RENAL ACCESS
Ashish Rawandale*, Lokesh Patni, Preeti Patil, Dhule, India
A PERITONEAL WALL ANCHOR TECHNIQUE USING A NEW DEVICE FOR LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED CATHETER PLACEMENT IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
Yoshiyuki Miyaji*, Keita Hirata, Hiroyasu Takasaki, Seitetsu Kin, Aya Takahara, Kazuhiko Fukumoto, Mikako Kaifu, Tomohiro Fujii, Yoshimasa Jo, Teruhiko Yokoyama, Atsushi Nagai, Kurashiki, Japan
Presented here is a new technique for single port laparoscopy-assisted PD (LAPD) catheter placement with PWAT with using a Loop Fixture II (Create Medic Co.), which is used for abdominal and gastric wall fixation in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
URETERIC AND BLADDER ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING IN NEPHROURETERECTOMY WITH ENDOSCOPIC URETERAL DETACHMENT: INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
Operative technique:
The left nephroureterectomy is performed with “pluck” transurethral detachment of the intramural ureter. Under general anaesthesia, the patient is placed in the lithotomy position. An Amplatz dilator and sheath of 26-F is placed in the bladder via urethra. Cystoscopy is performed using a 24 F nephroscope. The ureteral orifice is closed using a figure of eight suture using a 3.5-mm needle holder through the nephroscope and a 13-mm needle suture. After a good bladder washing, the ureteral orifice is detached using the resectoscope. The bladder wound is sutured using the nephroscope. Then, open-nephro-ureterectomy is performed.
INSERTION OF TWO MEMOKATH 051 TO STENT THE WHOLE URETER
Andreas Bourdoumis, Stefanos Kachrilas*, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
INSERTION OF URETERIC ALLIUM STENT
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Andreas Bourdoumis, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
FOCAL SALVAGE CRYOSURGERY FOR PROSTATE CANCER IN A POST RADIATION THERAPY PATIENT: TECHNIQUE
Aaron Katz*, Ajayram Ullal, Anne Darves-Bornoz, Maureen Regan, Scott Quarrier, Mineola, NY
ROBOTIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR CLINICAL STAGE I TESTIS CANCER
Gautam Jayram*, Mark Ball, Trinity Bivalacqua, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
FEASIBILITY OF INTERNAL ORGAN RETRACTOR SYSTEM FOR UROLOGIC LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY: INITIAL EXPERIENCES IN 17 PATIENTS
Wonho Jung*, Seol Ho Choo, Seong Soo Jeon, Hyung Keun Park, Deok Hyun Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
SINGLE PORT LAPAROSCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY: FIRST CASE REPORT IN THAILAND
Wisoot Kongchsreonsombat*, Bangkok, Thailand
The donor was in Flank's position under GA. And we used the seven-centimeter gel port then one ten and two centimeters port were placed pneumoperitoneum was made with CO2 by 15 mmHg limited pressure.
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSABDOMINAL VASOVASOSTOMY
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Riccardo Autorino, Christopher Starks, Edmund S Sabanegh, Jihad H Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC DIVERTICULECTOMY USING INTRAOPERATIVE CYSTOSCOPY FOR RECURRENT BLADDER CANCER
Andrew Harbin*, Nathan Rojek, Mohan Verghese, Jonathan Hwang, Washington, DC
ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN
MP11 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT II
REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL RENAL MASSES: ONCOLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Ben Woodson*, Sree Mandava, Phil Dorsey, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Key findings include maintenance of eGFR after treatment of bilateral renal masses sufficient to avoid dialysis in all cases, despite the average eGFR prior to any surgical intervention being only 65 ml/min/1.73 m2 in this group of patients. Average period of time between staged treatment sides was 107.1 days, range was between 34 and 403.
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: INTERMEDIATE ONCOLOGIC & FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AT 58 MONTHS
Ben Woodson*, Sree Mandava, Michael Maddox, Alex Beazer, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR THE PARAPELVIC CYST£°A SINGLE CENTER¡¯S EXPERIENCE
Qi Hui Chen, Zhi Hua Lu, Xiao Qing Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
PRACTICAL AND INTUITIVE SURGICAL APPROACH RENAL RANKING (SARR) TO PREDICT OUTCOMES IN THE TREATMENT OF RENAL TUMORS: A NOVEL SCORE TOOL
Matheus Tannus, Salvador, Brazil, Suzan Goldman, Cassio Andreoni*, Sao Paulo, Brazil
THE INTRAOPERATIVE TRENDS FOR RADICAL AND PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMIES IN LOCALIZED CANCER IN LARGE UROLOGY GROUP
David Albala*, Colin O'Keefe, Po Lam, Andres Madissoo, Angelo DeRosalia, Elan Salzhauer, Harvey Sauer, Ilija Aleksic, Vladimir Mouraviev, Syracuse, NY
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN RENAL UNITS WITH MULTIPLE RENAL ARTERIES
Kyrollis Attalla*, Emad Rizkala, Riccardo Autorino, Ali Khalifeh, Dinesh Samarasekera, Humberto Laydner, Georges Pascal-Haber, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
Data is represented by frequencies and percentages (in parentheses), unless otherwise specified. ‡281 patients in Group 1 and 84 patients in Group 2 available for analysis.
Data is represented by frequencies and percentages (in parentheses), unless otherwise specified. †Defined as a complication occurring more than 90 days after surgery.
FIRST CLINICAL USE OF THE 3 DIMENSION (3D) HIGH DEFINITION (HD) ENDOEYE FLEX LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF IMPAIRING SYMPTOMS USING A VALIDATED SIMULATOR SICKNESS QUESTIONNAIRE (SSQ) QUESTIONNAIRE DURING LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY
Fernando Kim, David Sehrt, Wilson Molina*, Kyle Rove, Jason Phillips, Aurora, CO
POSTERIOR RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY FOR ADRENAL TUMORS
Zhong Wu*, Hao wen Jiang, Chen-chen Feng, Peng Gao, Lu jia Wang, Qiang Ding, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of
HAND ASSISTED RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC NEPHROURETERECTOMY WITH BLADDER CUFFING AFTER BOTH PRE- AND RETRO-PERITONEAL PERIVESICAL BALLOONING
Kwang Taek Kim*, Chang Hee Kim, Khae Hawn Kim, Sang Jin Yoon, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
RENAL RECURRENCE AFTER ZERO ISCHEMIA PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Rocco Papalia*, Giuseppe Simone, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Manuela Costantini, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
- Fuhrman grade 5 yrs RRFS was 93% for G1–G2 vs 74% for G3–G4 [p=0,0001]); - Histological subtype 5 yrs RRFS was 100% for chromophobe renal tumors, 100% for papillary type 1, 86% for papillary type 2 and 87% for ccRCC [p=0,008]); - Tumor size 5 yrs RRFS for pT1a and pT1b was 89% and 90% respectively [p=0,2]); - Positive and negative surgical margins 5 yrs RRFS was 89% in both groups [p=0,75]).
Disease free surviva (DFS) for G1–2 and G3–4 patients was 87% and 60%, respectively. Adjusted for histological subtype DFS was 97% for chromophobe renal tumors, 89% for papillary type 1, 53% for papillary type 2 and 79% for ccRCC. pT and PSMs didn't show any impact on renal recurrence.
UROLOGIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE UPPER TRACT: IMPACT OF THE ROBOT
Aaron Boonjindasup*, Daniel Rittenberg, Eric Shaw, Phillip Dorsey, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITHOUT HILAR CLAMPING IN PATIENS WITH SOLITARY KIDNEY
Papalia Rocco*, Giuseppe Simone, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Manuela Costantini, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
No patients required intraoperative transfusions. Three patients (25%) required transfusion postoperatively. No major complications occurred.
Histopathologic evaluations revealed clear cell renal cell carcinoma in 9 patients (75 %) and oncocytomas in 3 patients (25%). All margins were negative.
Median pre and postoperative serum creatinine levels were 1.29 mg/dl and 1.6 mg/dl, respectively. Postoperative dialysis wasn't necessary in any patient.
Two (16.6 %) patients had preoperative CKD, while seven (58.3 %) of them developed CKD postoperatively.
At median follow-up of 48 months three patients had local recurrence, two of them at 24 months and one patient 11 months after surgery. Two patients with local recurrence experienced distant metastasis at 11 and 45 months, respectively. Four year cancer specific survival and overall survival were 100% and 91.7%, respectively.
SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY OF A NEW ABSORBABLE CLIP DURING SLIDING CLIP RENORRHAPHY IN ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Christopher Reilly*, Elton Llukani, Blake Moore, Ziho Lee, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
PNEUMOVESICUM APPROACH TO EN-BLOC LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROURETERECTOMY WITH BLADDER CUFF EXCISION FOR UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CANCER: INITIAL EXPERIENCES OF 7 CASES
Mohammed Bhuiyan*, MF Islam, ZH Bhuiyan, KMH Tawhid, NIU Ahmed, K Salahuddin, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ROBOTIC UROLOGIC SURGERY IN THE ELDERLY: IS THERE AN INCREASED RISK OF COMPLICATIONS?
Kristen Scarpato*, Farmington, CT, Halil Kiziloz, Kyle Finnegan, Ryan Dorin, Steven Shichman, Anoop Meraney, Joseph Wagner, Stuart Kesler, Hartford, CT
RENAL NEPHROMETRY SCORE PREDICTS RENAL PARENCHYMAL ATROPHY AFTER ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Young Eun Yoon*, Kyung Hwa Choi, Kyo Chul Koo, Joo Yong Lee, Won Sik Ham, Koon Ho Rha, Young Deuk Choi, Woong Kyu Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
COMPLICATIONS IN LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGY: 8 YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH 793 CASES
Oner Sanli, Tzevat Tefik*, Tayfun Oktar, Mazhar Ortac, Selcuk Erdem, Emre Salabas, Mohammad Khodr, Serkan Karakus, Asif Sadiqli, Feyyaz Ural, Baris Yucel, Faruk Ozcan, Ismet Nane, Murat Tunc, Istanbul, Turkey
ROUTINE EN BLOCK STAPLING OF THE RENAL HILUM DURING LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
David Albala*, Harvey Sauer, Po Lam, Elan Salzhauer, Angelo Rosalio, Jeffrey Sekula, Benjamin McHone, Vladimir Mouraviev, Syracuse, NY
MINIMAL-MARGIN ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: ZERO-ISCHEMIA TECHNIQUE
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Dennis J. Lee, Sheaumei Tsai, Scott Leslie, Raed Azhar, Sumeet Syan, Mihir M. Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Los Angeles, CA
Renal Functional Assessment: To test validity of MMRPN, volumetric calculations were performed for 10 patients and used to calculate predicted eGFR. From pre-operative CT, total functional kidney volume (total parenchymal volume excluding tumor volume) was calculated. Post-operative resection volumes were measured by water displacement or post-operative CT and used to calculate functional parenchymal loss. eGFR was calculated for the pre-operative period, at discharge, and at follow-up (1–6 months) using the MDRD formula. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed.
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR ¡°R.E.N.A.L NEPHROMETRY SCORE 7 TO 9¡± HILAR TUMORS
Ben Xu*, Qian Zhang, Jie Jin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN SURGERY FOR RENAL MASSES WITH LEVEL I TO II TUMOR THROMBUS: THE LARGEST SERIES OF RETROPERITONEAL EXPERIENCE FROM UROLOGICAL CANCER CENTER OF CHINA
Ben Xu*, Qian Zhang, Jie Jin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC ANATROPHIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR MANAGEMENT OF COMPLETE STAGHORN RENAL STONE: CLINICAL EFFICACY AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME
Alireza Aminsharifi, Firoozeh Afsar*, Shiraz, Iran

After complete dissection of renal pedicle, the renal artery was temporary clamped by a bulldog clamp (A), the stone was extracted through a nephrotomy incision (B) which was closed with free hand suturing and Hem-o-Lok clips instead of knot tying (C). The extracted staghorn stone (D).

Preoperative plain X-ray and IVU (A,B) and 12-month postoperative plain X-ray and IVU(C,D) showing completely functional renal units.
Junjian Huang*, Zachary Klaassen, Qiang Li, W. Bruce Shingleton, Kelvin A. Moses, Martha K. Terris, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
COMPARISON BETWEEN RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN DISMEMBERED PYELOPLASTY (WITH 63 CASES)
Min Qiu*, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR ANTERIOR VERSUS POSTERIOR TUMORS: ANALYSIS OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES.
Gordon Fifer*, Michael Woods, Matthew Nielsen, Eric Wallen, Mathew Raynor, Chapel Hill, NC
NORMOTENSIVE LAPAROSCOPIC ZERO ISCHEMIA PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITHOUT HILAR PREPARATION: INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF ONE SINGLE SURGEON IN LOW VOLUME FACILITY
Hitoshi Yanaihara*, Fuminari Hanashima, Hiroshi Kaguyama, Koichirou Ogihara, Hirofumi Sakamoto, Kayo Aonuma, Kaori Matsuda, Yoko Nakahira, Hirotaka Asakura, Saitama, Japan
MP12 URETEROSCOPY I
IN VIVO AND EX VIVO COMPARISON OF OPTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL DUAL CHANNEL FIBEROPTIC URETEROSCOPE
Achim Lusch*, Zhamshid Okhunov, Renai Yoon, Michael A Del Junco, Ramtin Khanipour, Ashleigh Menhadji, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
DOES PREOPERATIVE STENTING, ANESTHESIA AND STONE SIZE IMPACT IN-SITU TREATMENT OF LOWER POLE STONES?
Sri Sivalingam*, Priyanka Sehgal, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
URETEROSCOPY WITH LASER LITHOTRIPSY IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS AND NEUROGENIC BLADDER: SAFETY AND EFFICACY
Didi Pathak*, Mark Katz, Richard Babayan, David Wang, Boston, MA
A PROSPECTIVE, MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY FOR PROXIMAL URETERAL STONES < 2 CM
Elias Hyams, Lebanon, NH, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX, Vernon Pais, Lebanon, NH, Glenn Preminger, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC, James Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA, Ojas Shah, New York, NY, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA, Michelle Semins, Pittsburgh, PA, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL, Brian Matlaga*, Baltimore, MD
CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE PATTERNS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE OBSTRUCTING URETERAL STONES: A SURVEY OF ENDOUROLOGISTS
Sri Sivalingam*, Ian Stormont, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
IN-VIVO EVALUATION OF A REVERSE THERMOSENSATIVE POLYMER FOR URETEROSCOPY WITH LASER LIHTOTRIPSY: PORCINE MODEL
Jonathan Mobley*, Goutham Vemana, Robert Figenshau, Gerald Andriole, Marshall Strother, Joel Vetter, Brian Benway, St. Louis, MO
FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY WITH A URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH: WHEN TO STENT?
Bryan Hinck*, Fabio Torricelli, Shubha De, Mark Noble, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
DOES TUMOR SIZE INFLUENCE THE ACCURACY OF URETEROSCOPIC BIOPSY FOR UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA?
Sima Porten, Andrew Park, Charles Guo, Ashish Kamat, Lianchun Xiao, Surena Matin*, Houston, TX
(Drs. Porten and Park contributed equally to this work.)
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE THERMEDX FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFMS) IN A URETEROSCOPIC (URS) MODEL
Shubha De, Fabio Torricelli, Ganesh Kartha*, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Flow rates detected at the tip of the URS were 2–8% less then the unit detected (Figure 1). Pressures were between 8–17% higher using URS, and highest values were encountered when the physical safety pop-off valve was removed from the tubing (Figure 2).

Measured flow through ureteroscope (blue) compared to stated flow on display (red).

Time for irrigation to reach maximal temperature settings, and return to baseline temperature.
Nir Kleinmann*, Scott G Hubosky, Kelly A Healy, Marluce Bibbo, Demetrius H Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
ENDOSCOPIC FORCEPS FOR URETEROSCOPY: A COMPARATIVE IN VITRO ANALYSIS
Giovanni Marchini, Raman Unnikrishnan*, Shubha De, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH

Safety profile was evaluated by advancing each grasper through the dilator of a Cook Flexor 12/14 F ureteral access sheath tube and deploying the grasper portion of the device inside a 10 mm inner diameter tubing until perforation of aluminum foil occurred (A). Average maximum force required for each device to perforate aluminum foil is presented in B.

Total impact on the angle of ureteroscope deflection (A and B), and radii (B) varied among grasper devices.
Gaudencio Olgin*, Gene O Huang, Steven R Engebretsen, Don C Arnold II, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
UPPER TRACT URETEROSCOPIC LASER LITHOTRIPSY: A CASE MATCHED COMPARISON BETWEEN CALCIUM OXALATE MONOHYDRATE VERSUS CALCIUM OXALATE DIHYDRATE STONES
Priyanka Sehgal*, Sri Sivalingam, Kristina Penniston, Stephen Nakada, Madison, WI
NEEDLEOSCOPY: THE INCORPORATION OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC URETERAL CALCULI
Daniel Martinez*, Tampa, FL, Hubert Swana, Mark Rich, Orlando, FL
ERGONOMICALLY ENHANCED FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM: DESIGN, CONTROL AND PHANTOM TESTING
Linan Zhang, Tianjin, China, People's Republic of, Rahul Khare, Aaron Martin, Kyle Wu, Kevin Cleary, Craig Peters*, Washington, DC

Prototype of second generation of urete roscopic robot.
Azik Hoffman, Danjuma U Kalba*, Ofer Yossepowitch, Dov Lask, Pinhas M Livne, Ronen Holland, David Lifshitz, Tel Aviv, Israel

Bladder reccurence.
Joseph Song*, St Louis, MO, Youssef Tanagho, Saint Louis, MO, Mohammed Haseebuddin, Brian Benway, St Louis, MO, Alana Desai, Sam Bhayani, Robert Figenshau, Saint Louis, MO
URETEROSCOPY VIA AN ORTHOTOPIC NEOBLADDER: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND COMMON PITFALLS
Marcelino Rivera*, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY FOR STONES: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE EVEN DURING THE INITIAL LEARNING CURVE
Francesco Berardinelli, Luca Cindolo, Petros Sountoulides*, Fabrizio Pellegrini, Fabio Neri, Fabiola Tanburro, Luigi Schips, Vasto, Italy
The stones were radiopaque in 36 cases (81%) and were localized in the renal pelvis (n=21), the upper calyces (n=3), the middle calyces (n=3), the lower calyces (n=7), or in multiple calyceal locations (n=10). In 6 patients (13%) a DJ stent was placed before surgery for dilatation with pain or fever. The interventions were performed by 4 different surgeons with significant experience in rigid ureteroscopy but little experience in f-URS.
A ureteral access sheath was utilized in all cases (100%) (usually a 9.5/11,5 F sheath). The Flex-X2 ureteroscope was used in 46 procedures (92%), and the digital Flex-XC in 4 (8%) procedures. A 200 micron fiber laser was used in all cases. Mean operative time was 86 minutes (range: 40–120), and a DJ was placed at the end of the intervention in 45 cases (90%). No serious intraoperative complications were encountered (bleeding, perforation etc) and all cases were uneventfully completed. Mean hospital stay was 2 days. Postoperatively, 3 patients (6%) developed fever >38C° and 1 patient (2%) complained of severe sciatic nerve pain (according to Clavien: grade I complications, treated with medical therapy). At 1 month a KUB and renal US was performed in all patients. 32 patients (73%) were complete stone-free, 7 patients (16%) had residual fragments smaller than 3 mm (for which 3 received ESWL) and 5 patients (11%) had fragments larger than 5 mm. For these 5 patients (all had initial stones >2 cm) a second f-URS was performed. 4 patients were rendered complete stone-free and only for 1 patient a third procedure was necessary to achieve stone-free status.
COMPLICATIONS OF FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY CLASSIFIED BY THE MODIFIED CLAVIEN GRADING SYSTEM (A SINGLE CENTER'S EXPERIENCE OVER 10 YEARS)
Saeed M. Al-Qahtani*, Julien Letendre, Sabrina Benbouzid, Gauthier Raynal, Achilles Ploumidis, Sixtina De Medina, Mohamed Tligui, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
URETEROSCOPIC BIOPSY OF UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA: COMPARISON OF BASKET AND FORCEPS
Nir Kleinmann*, Kelly Healy, Scott Hubosky, Philadelphia, PA, David Margel, Toronto, Canada, Marluce Bibbo, Demetrius Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
Compared to the forceps, the basket also demonstrated superior deflection characteristics (Figure 1). As a result, lower pole lesions are more accessible when using the basket.
RIGID, FLEXIBLE? WHY NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY BOTH?
Jorge Campos Castellanos*, Huixquilucan, Mexico
*Stones were from approximately 200 microns to 12 mm. **Proximal or mid ureteral stones ***Without counting ureteral dilatation ****Same instrument utilized to chase the stone.
VARIABLES AFFECTING RADIATION EXPOSURE IN PATIENTS UNDER GOING ENDO-UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES
Samuel Parker*, Sashi Kommu, Munir Ahmed, London, United Kingdom
DOES URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH USE CONTRIBUTE TO POOR OUTCOME DURING URETEROPYELOSCOPY? WHAT SIZE OF STONE BURDEN INCREASES RISK OF POOR OUTCOME? THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER EXPERIENCE
Maxx Gallegos*, Maire Brennen, Michael Yap, Stephanie Tran, Antonia Harford, Susan Paine, Michael Davis, Albuquerque, NM
ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF UPPER URINARY TRACT TCC USING THE 1470 NM DIODE LASER
Sachin Agrawal*, Taufiq Shaikh, David Hrouda, Altaf Shamsuddin, London, United Kingdom
Ablations were performed using the Biolitec Diode laser (1470 nm) using 200 or 400 micron fibres. Where indicated biopsies were performed using Piranha or BIGopsy biopsy forceps. Data was collected prospectively and included initial tumour grade and stage, procedure times, laser energy and usage. Follow-up was based on tumour burden and multi-focality.
A QUALITY AUDIT OF UPPER RENAL TRACT UROTHELIAL BIOPSY: OUR INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF BIGOPSY FORCEPS
Basharat Hussain*, Wai Man Chow, Manchester, United Kingdom, Khalid Ahmed, Oldham, United Kingdom, John Calleary, Manchester, United Kingdom, Mukesh Gupta, Oldham, United Kingdom, Jacob Cherian, Manchester, United Kingdom, Zahid Hussain, Arun Jain, Ramesh Vennam, Raveendra Surange, Oldham, United Kingdom
12 patients (8M:4 F) aged 50–90 (mean 64), underwent biopsies to ureteral lesions (10) and pelvicalaceal lesions (2) using BIGopsy forceps. All specimens achieved during first examination measured >3 mm. Unequivocal histopathological diagnoses were achieved. 10 patients were diagnosed with urothelial carcinoma, and 2 with chronic inflammation. 11 patients were discharged within 24 hours, with one patient needed ureteral stenting for suspected deep biopsy.
MP13 ENDOUROLOGY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES I
A MODIFIED RENAL NEPHROMETRY SCORE PREDICTS ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION
Jeffrey Gahan*, Michael Richter, Casey Seideman, Danny Chan, Mathew Weaver, Dallas, TX, Ephrem Olweny, New Bruswick, NJ, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN HEALTHY ADULTS FOLLOWING RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF T1A RENAL TUMORS
Yunbo Ma, Selhattin Bedir, Monica Morgan*, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Jeffrey Gahan, Dallas, TX
POST URETERAL STENT REMOVAL SYMPTOMS
Nithin Theckumparampil*, Sammy Elsamra, Hector Motato, Arvin George, New Hyde Park, NY, Justin Friedlander, Ne, NY, Jay Motola, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
EFFECTIVENESS OF A SEGMENTAL THERMO-EXPANDABLE METAL ALLOY SPIRAL STENT (MEMOKATH 051TM) AND SELF-EXPANDABLE COVERED METALLIC STENT (UVENTATM) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Sung-Hoo Hong, Hyuk Jin Cho, Tae Kon Hwang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS RENAL CRYOABLATION WITH SEDATION VERSUS GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Samuel Juncal*, Zhamshid Okhunov, Michael Ordon, Achim Lusch, Philip Bucur, Orange, CA, Arvin George, Fatima Askarova, Louis Kavoussi, New York, NY, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
EVALUATION OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH NONDIAGNOSTIC BIOPSY DURING CRYOABLATION OF RENAL CORTICAL NEOPLASMS
Samuel Juncal*, Michael Ordon, Zhamshid Okhunov, Achim Lusch, Orange, CA, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
HYDROPHILIC GUIDEWIRES: EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF THEIR PROPERTIES AND SAFETY
Fabio Torricelli, Shubha De*, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
DOES DIAZEPAM ALTER PAIN PERCEPTION DURING PROSTATE BIOPSY?
Jonathan D Creech, David J Culpepper, Gene O Huang, Caroline L Wallner, Steven R Engebretsen, Gaudencio Olgin, Don C Arnold II, Roger Li*, Michelle A Lightfoot, Herbert C Ruckle, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
Patients were surveyed about pain associated with each step of the procedure immediately after biopsy and at one-week follow-up. Pain perception was analyzed using a Visual Analog Scale. Responses were compared between groups using Mann-Whitney U, Fisher's exact, and multivariate linear regression analyses.
INTRAOPERATIVE FROZEN SECTION ANALYSIS: PRACTICE PATTERNS OF HIGH-VOLUME SURGEONS PERFORMING ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Nina Harkani*, Khushabu Kasabwala, Pengbo Jiang, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
SHIM VS. SHAM SCORE: PREOPERATIVE ERECTILE FUNCTION IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Peter Sunaryo*, Nina Harkhani, Pengbo Jiang, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
CURRENT PATTERNS OF PRESENTATION AND TREATMENT OF RENAL MASSES: A CROES PROSPECTIVE STUDY
M. Pilar Laguna*, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ferran Algaba, Barcelona, Spain, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX, Ralph Clayman, Irvine, CA, Inderbir Gill, Los Angeles, CA, Guillermo Gueglio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Markus Hohenfellner, Heidelberg, Germany, Adrian Joyce, Leeds, United Kingdom, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA, Hein Van Poppel, Leuven, Belgium
START OF SALVAGE TREATMENT FOR PERSISTENT POSITIVE BIOPSIES AFTER HIFU
Rafael Sanchez-Salas*, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
THE SECOND “TIME-OUT”: A SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR LENGTHY ROBOTIC SURGERIES
Joseph Song*, Goutham Vemana, Jonathan Mobley, Sam Bhayani, St Louis, MO

Checklist for a Second Time-out in extended Robotic Surgeries.
Sammy Elsamra*, Hector Motato, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
AUTO TRANSPLANTATION – AN EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE FOR COMPLEX URETERAL AND RENAL VASCULAR PATHOLOGY
Richard Johnston*, Natalya Lopushnyan, Thomas Hefty, Paul Kozlowski, Seattle, WA
RELIABILITY OF THE CT-SCAN PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY FOR SMALL RENAL MASSES
Alexandre Ingels*, Eric Barret, Francois Audenet, Luca Lunelli, Guilherme Prada Costa, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Stephane Lenoir, Pierre Validire, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
THE USE OF A THERMOEXPANDABLE METAL ALLOY STENT IN THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF RETRO PERITONEAL FIBROSIS - A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE
Andreas Bourdoumis, Stefanos Kachrilas*, Sona Kapoor, Faruquz Zaman, Shafi Wardak, Athanasios Papatsoris, Noor Buchholz, Junaid Masood, London, United Kingdom
ESTABLISHMENT AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AN ORTHOTOPIC MURINE BLADDER CANCER MODEL
Lingbo Yang, Yuchuan Hou*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE OF RENAL MASSES: AN ANALYSIS OF GROWTH KINETICS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES STRATIFIED BY RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AT DIAGNOSIS
Ryan Dorin*, Max Jackson, Halil Kiziloz, Kyle Finnegan, Stuart Kesler, Anoop Meraney, Steven Shichman, Hartford, CT
Surgical intervention was performed on 12 RMs. The 5 and 10 year freedom from intervention rates were 92.1% and 64.9 %, respectively.
PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS CRYOABLATION: A 10 YEAR SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE AFTER ABLATION FOR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Ali Khalifeh, Riccardo Autorino, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
ANALYZING COSTS OF KIDNEY CANCER SURGERY: IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF PROVIDERS WITHIN A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Blake Hamilton*, Salt Lake City, UT
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PROSTATE CANCER IN KOREAN MEN: IMPACT OF PSA SCREENING
Wansuk Kim*, Busan, Korea, Republic of, Cheryn Song, Hanjong Ahn, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
PSA BOUNCE REDUCED THE RISK OF BIOCHEMICAL FAILURE AFTER IODINE-125 BRACHYTHERAPY
Takuya Sadahira*, Ryuta Tanimoto, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Shin Ebara, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon, Okayama, Japan
EFFECTS OF NATIVE NEPHRECTOMY ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH ADPKD AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION
Leah Chiles*, Patrick Lowry, Mohanram Narayanan, Daniel Jupiter, Temple, TX
MP14 UROLITHIASIS I
RADIATION PRACTICE PATTERNS AND EXPOSURE IN THE HIGH-VOLUME ENDOUROLOGIST
Anne Dudley*, Michelle Semins, Pittsburgh, PA
TURKISH ROBOT ROBOFLEXAVICENNA FOR FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPIC SURGERY: INITIAL MULTI-CENTRIC ANALYSIS
Remzi Saglam, Ahmet Y. Muslumanoglu*, Emrah Yuruk, Zafer Tokatli, Ahmet Sinan Kabakci, Mut Safak, Ankara, Turkey, Abdullah Armagan, Istanbul, Turkey, Atilla Semercioz, Murat Binbay, Ankara, Turkey
Deflection can be performed precisely by manipulating the right handle similar to standart fURS.
The rotation and forward and backward movement can be controlled by left handle. The selectible speed control for the forward/backward movement of the fURS serves precision in movements.
Ureterorenoscopic exploration of all calyceal systems were performed and stones were fragmented using Ho-YAG laser. Fragments smaller than 2 mm in maximum diameter were left for spontaneous passage. At the end of procedures, ureteral j stents were placed whenever indicated.
EXPULSIVE THERAPY VERSUS EARLY ENDOSCOPIC STONE REMOVAL IN ACUTE RENAL COLIC: A COMPARISON OF INDIRECT COSTS
Casey A. Dauw, M.D.*, Brent K. Hollenbeck, M.D., M.S., Samuel R. Kaufman, M.A., Jeffrey S. Montgomery, M.D., M.H.S.A., Alon Z. Weizer, M.D., William W. Roberts, M.D., Gary J. Faerber, M.D., J. Stuart Wolf, Jr., M.D., John M. Hollingsworth III, M.D., M.S., Ann Arbor, MI
VALIDITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODING FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS WITH UROLITHIASIS
Anne Dudley,* Julie Riley, Michelle Semins, Pittsburgh, PA
ENDOSCOPIC, PATHOLOGIC AND RADIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF URIC ACID STONE FORMERS
Boyd Viers*, Xiangling Wang, Xujian Li, Terri Vrtiska, John Lieske, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
STONE DISEASE IN LIVING - RELATED RENAL DONORS: LONG - TERM OUTCOMES FOR TRANSPLANT DONORS AND RECIPIENTS
Sarah Coleman*, Emad Rizkala, Christine Tran, Isac Wahib, David Goldfarb, Stuart Flechner, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
COST EFFECTIVENESS COMPARISON OF RENAL CALCULI TREATED WITH URETEROSCOPY WITH LASER LITHOTRIPSY VERSUS SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Eugene Cone, Durham, NC, Brian Eisner, Michal Ursiny, Boston, MA, Gyan Pareek*, Providence, RI
PATIENT EXPERIENCES AND PREFERENCES WITH DIFFERENT URETERAL STENT REMOVAL TECHNIQUES
Roger Low, Sacramento, CA, Mike Nguyen, Los Angeles, CA, Manoj Monga*, Cleveland, OH
CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE WISCONSIN STONE QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY
Kristina Penniston, Rachel Bell, Stephen Nakada*, Madison, WI
THE GEOMETRIC COMPLEXITY INDEX: A NEW MEASURE OF STONE BURDEN
Michael Conlin*, Brian Duty, Gregory Adams, Matthias Schabel, Eugene Fuchs, Portland, OR
EFFICACY OF TAMSULOSIN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOWER URETERAL STONES: A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF 100 PATIENTS
Abdulla Al-Ansari*, Abdulla Al-Naimi, Abdulkader Alobaidy, Khalid Assadiq, Mohamed Azmi, Doha, Qatar, Ahmed Shokeir, Almansoura, Egypt
Moreover, the frequency of pain episodes, the need for diclofenac, and its total dosage were significantly lower in the tamsulosin group. Side effects observed in both groups were comparable and mild, and no patient withdrew because of them.
EFFECT OF TAMSULOSIN ON STONE EXPULSION IN PROXIMAL URETERAL CALCULI: AN OPEN-LABEL RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Jinsung Park*, Seung Hyo Woo, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Seung Wook Lee, Guri, Korea, Republic of
NO DIFFERENCE IN 24-HOUR URINE PARAMETERS BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTING AND NON-OBSTRUCTING UROLITHIASIS PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER
Tarek Alzahrani*, Daniela Ghiculete, Andrea G Lantz, Kenneth T Pace, Jason Y Lee, R. John Honey, Toronto, Canada
PATIENT EDUCATION AND THE IMPACT ON URETEROSCOPY EXPERIENCE
Nathan Grunewald, Alison Marciniak, Carley Davis*, Milwaukee, WI
A MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF SILODOSIN TO FACILITATE MEDICAL EXPULSION OF URETERAL CALCULI
Roger Sur*, San Diego, CA, Scott Olsen, Salt Lake City, UT, Ojas Shah, New York, NY
MODIFIED SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RENAL STONE COMPLEXITY SCORE FOR RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY: EVALUATION WITH SINGLE SURGEON′S COHORT
Byung Ki Lee*, Jin-Woo Jung, Yong Hyun Park, Sangchul Lee, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
URETEROSCOPY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF UPPER URETERAL CALCULI; WHETHER MUCOSAL IMPACTED STONES OR NOT, DOES IT MATTER?
Dong-Hoon Lim, Min-Seok Kim*, Joon Roh, Chul-Sung Kim, Dong-Hoon Yoo, Ju-Sung Kim, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of
MEDICAL EXPULSION THERAPY IS UNDERUTILIZED IN WOMEN PRESENTING TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH ACUTE URINARY STONE DISEASE
Herman Bagga*, Ayesha Appa, Ralph Wang, Thomas Chi, Joe Miller, Jersey Neilson, Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA
IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE URONET® STONE FRAGMENT RETRIEVER FOR PERCTUANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Kelly A. Healy*, Ryan C. Cleary, Demetrius H. Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
THE IMPACT OF FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTATION ON ENDOGENOUS OXALATE SYNTHESIS AND URINARY OXALATE EXCRETION
Jessica Lange*, Winston-Salem, NC, Patrick Mufarrij, Washington, D.C., DC, Linda Easter, Winston-Salem, NC, John Knight, Ross Holmes, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL
HOW LONG IT TAKES TO LEARN TO USE ROBOFLEXAVICENA FOR FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY, COMPARISON OF AN EXPERIENCED FLEXIBLE URS USERS AND TRAINEES
Zafer Tokatli*, Ankara, Turkey, Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu, Murat Binbay, Abdülkadir Tepeler, Istanbul, Turkey, Evren Süer, Ankara, Turkey, Remzi Saglam, Ankara, Turkey
TRENDS AND DEMOGRAPHICS IN STONE COMPOSITION - TRANSITION FROM NON-URIC ACID TO URIC ACID STONES
Kara L Watts*, Tian C Zhou, Joseph Divito, David M Hoenig, Bronx, NY
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL AS A SERUM BIOMARKER OF HYPERCALCIURIA IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY STONES
Raman Unnikrishnan*, Fabio Torricelli, Shubha De, Nima Almassi, Carl Sarkissian, Ina Li, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
DEFINING VARIATION IN URINARY OXALATE IN HYPEROXALURIC STONE-FORMERS
Jodi Antonelli, Justin Friedlander*, Dallas, TX, Craig Langman, Chicago, IL, John Poindexter, Beverley Huet, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX
GOUT, STONE COMPOSITION AND URINARY STONE RISK: A CASE MATCHED COMPARATIVE STUDY
Ryan Mori*, Shubha De, Giovanni Marchini, Carl Sarkissian, Devin Tian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH

Overall stone composition distribution among non-gout individuals and gout patients under no medication and on Allopurinol treatment.
Rajesh Kukreja*, Indore, India
MP15 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: PROSTATE, LOWER TRACT II
TIPS TO AVOID POSITIONING INJURY TO THE PATIENT AND ASSISTANT DURING ROBOTIC SURGERY
James Borin*, Jeff McDaniel, Baltimore, MD
FUNCTIONAL AND ONCOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP) LEARNING CURVE ANALYSIS OF 418 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH UP TO 7 YEAR FOLLOW-UP
Philippe Violette*, Stephen Pautler, London, Canada
ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOR HIGH RISK PROSTATE CANCER: QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES IN MEN WHO ELECT SURGERY AS PRIMARY THERAPY
Hoyt Doak*, Farmington, CT, Ryan Dorin, Halil Kiziloz, Joseph Wagner, Hartford, CT
ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES FOLLOWING ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NON-ORGAN CONFINED PROSTATE CANCER
Edris Negron*, Kyle Richards, Joshua Cohn, Scott Eggener, Gregory Zagaja, Arieh Shalhav, Chicago, IL
DOES SIMULTANEOUS EXTRAPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR INFLUENCE MORBIDITY AND PAIN LEVELS AFTER EXTRAPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY?
Ali Gözen*, Theodoros Tokas, Heilbronn, Germany, Gökhan Atis, Istanbul, Turkey, Marcel Hruza, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
POPULATION-BASED DETERMINANTS OF RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY OPERATIVE TIME
Stacey Carter*, Los Angeles, CA, Stuart Lipsitz, Boston, MA, Ya-Chen Shih, Chicago, IL, Paul Nguyen, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Boston, MA, Jim Hu, Los Angeles, CA

Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) vs Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy (RRP) Operative Time by Year.
Daniel Gilbert*, Jordan Angell, Ronney Abaza, Dublin, OH
IS THE SURGICAL, ONCOLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES OF RALP AFFECTED BY THE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER TURP?
Sang Woon Kim*, Kyo Chul Koo, Young Eun Yoon, Yong Seung Lee, Joo Yong Lee, Woong Kyu Han, Byung Ha Chung, Koon Ho Rha, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
The objective of this study was to evaluate the surgical, oncological and functional ontcomes of patients who undergone robot assistd laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) with the history of TURP and figure out if the period of time after TURP affect the outcomes.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY BY EXTRAPERITONEAL VS SINGLE-PORT TRANSVESICAL APPROACH FOR LOW-RISK
Xin Gao*, Ke Li, Dongen Jiang, Jelin Li, Li Lu, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
BLADDER NECK CONTRACTURE – INCIDENCE AND MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING CONTEMPORARY ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY TECHNIQUES
Jaspreet Parihar*, Isaac Kim, New Brunswick, NJ
D'AMICO RISK STRATIFICATION CORRELATES WITH PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION RATES FOLLOWING ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY
Katherine Rotker*, Michael Maddox, Shadi Al Ekish, Gyan Pareek, Dragan Golijanin, Joseph Renzulli, Providence, RI
INCIDENCE OF CORNEAL ABRASION FOLLOWING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY AT A SINGLE HIGH-VOLUME INSTITUTION
Michael Large, Edris Negron*, Joshua A. Cohn, Gregory Zagaja, Scott Eggener, Arieh Shalhav, Chicago, IL
PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF BIOCHEMICAL RECURRENCE IN MEN WITH SEMINAL VESICLE INVASION
Edan Shapiro*, Matthew Pagano, Kyle Scarberry, Trushar Patel, Ari Bergman, Arindam RoyChoudhury, James McKiernan, Mitchell Benson, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
NOVEL UROFLOW STOP TEST AT TIME OF CATHETER REMOVAL IS A STRONG PREDICTOR OF EARLY URINARY CONTINENCE RECOVERY FOLLOWING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Assaad El-Hakim*, Naif Alhathal, Montreal, Canada, Talal Al-Qaoud, Montreal, Canada, Ginette Gagné, Suzanne Larocque, Ronald Denis, Kevin C Zorn, Montreal, Canada
ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: INITIAL EXPERIENCE AND THE LEARNING CURVE
Kau Han Lee*, Chien-Liang Liu, Steven K Huan, Tainan, Taiwan
ROBOT-ASSISTED SALVAGE RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY AFTER RADIATION FAILURE: INITIAL RESULTS AND SHORT-TERM FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Wei-Chun Weng*, Chun-Kuang Yang, Yen-Chuan Ou, Taichung, Taiwan
LONG-TERM ONCOLOGICAL RESULTS OF RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOR HIGH-RISK PROSTATE CANCER: A SINGLE-CENTRE EXPERIENCE
Youness Ahallal*, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Laurent Mascle, Luca Lunelli, Petr Macek, Camilo Giedelman, Dominique Prapotnich, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
ROBOTIC SIMPLE PROSTATECTOMY FOR SEVERE BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Wesley White, Knoxville, TN, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, James Bienvenu*, Frederick Klein, Bedford Waters, Knoxville, TN
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN URETERAL REIMPLANTATION: A SINGLE INSTITUTION MATCHED COHORT REVIEW
David Duchene*, Daniel Zainfeld, Kirk Redger, Andrew Windsperger, Kansas City, KS
ANALYSIS OF FACTORS PREDICTING RECOVERY OF ERECTILE FUNCTION AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Bi Hai*, Ma Lu-lin, Hou Xiao-fei, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
ANALYSIS OF ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY COMPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO DURATION OF FOLLOW-UP
Ahmed Ghazi*, Nandini Venkateswaran, Vineet Agrawal, Emelian Scosyrev, Jean Joseph, Rochester, NY
Objective: To analyze complications of a large series of robot assisted radical prostatectomy according to duration of follow up.
Trends of procedure specific complications according to follow up.
EFFECT OF PUBOPELVIC ANGLE ON SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN RETROPUBIC AND ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Kyungtae Ko*, Woo Suk Choi, Ja Hyeon Ku, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Cheol Kwak, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the pelvis angle on surgical outcomes at retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).
CONTEMPORARY SERIES OF ROBOTIC ASSISTED DISTAL URETERAL RECONSTRUCTION UTILIZING SIDE DOCKING POSITION
Julie Riley*, Albuquerque, NM, Yaniv Shilo, Michael Ost, Pittsburgh, PA
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES OF ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC DISTAL URETERAL REIMPLANTATION
Tracy Marien, New York, NY, Darko Kröpfl, Lukas Hohenhorst, Essen, Germany, Matthew Bilbily*, New York, NY, Gaurav Rao, Buffalo, NY, Ojas Shah, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
BMI, body mass index.
*One case with associated ureterocele.
Table 2. Outcomes
EBL, estimated blood loss; ml, milliliters; LOS, length of stay; CG, clavien grade *Some patients with multiple complications, only 16 patients with any complication.
IS R.E.N.A.L NEPHROMETRY SCORING SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTCOME OF LPN?
Masahiro Sugiura*, Kazuhiro Araki, Kyokusin Ho, Masahiko Inahara, Ichihara, Japan, Syuko Cho, Nobuyuki Sekita, Chiba, Japan, Hiroshi Masuda, Yukio Naya, Ichihara, Japan
Multivariate analysis showed only the preoperative e-GFR was associated with e-GFR 3 months after operation.
RENAL HILAR CLEARANCE (DENERVATION) AS A TREATMENT FOR INTRACTABLE/REFRACTORY HYPERTENSION
Shakir Tabrez, Mohan Keshavmurthy, Prem Kumar*, Uday Bhaskar, Mohan Balaiah Ashwathaiah, Bangalore, India
V07 LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT I
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR COMPLETELY INTRARENAL TUMOR
Ma Lulin*, Zhang Shudong, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC RESOLUTION OF VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY
Zhang Shudong*, Ma Lulin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY: MANAGING COMPLEX VENOUS ANOMALIES
Ahmed Mansour*, Ibrahim Eraky, Ahmed R. El-Nahas, Bedeir Ali-El-dein, Ahmed Shokeir, Mansoura, Egypt
A STANDARDIZED SUTURE TECHNIQUE USING A BARBED SUTURE IMPROVES EFFICACY AND SAFETY IN RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Christian Wülfing*, Niclas Flechtenmacher, Serkan Filiz, Johannes Göckschu, Jörn Bode, David Marghawal, Hamburg, Germany
Most international guidelines now recommend partial nephrectomy for tumors up to 7 cm. When partial nephrectomy is carried out using a minimally-invasive method, a warm ischemia time (WIT) can – in most cases - not be avoided. The main influencing factors for WIT are tumor excision and intracorporal suturing which can be quite time-consuming.
CLAMPLESS LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: OUR TECHNIQUE
Ioannis Georgiopoulos*, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Stavros Kontogiannis, Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras, Greece
RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC DISMEMBERED PYELOPLASTY IN THE TREATMENT OF PUJ OBSTRUCTION- OUR EXPERIENCE WITH 60 CASES
Venugopal Ganapathy*, Haris C H, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Sudin S R, Kollam, India, Navin C Angus, Ginson V George, Sandeep Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Suchindra P Unni, Kochi, India, Jibu K Pillai, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Jithunath M R, Thrissur, India
Blood loss was minimal and no patient required transfusion. 1 Conversion was due to a peritoneal rent tackled by TDP. In 65% of cases lower polar crossing vessel was the cause of PUJO and in all these cases the vessel was posteriorised during RDP. In all patients stenting was done antegrade and removed after 1 month. Patients were followed up with an USG and IVP on the 3rd month which showed decrease in hydronephrosis in all cases; and renogram in the 6th month showed a non-obstructive pattern in all the patients. Failure rate was 0%.
LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOLITHOTOMY IN A HORSE SHOE KIDNEY IN THE ERA OF PCNL AND RIRS
Manickam Ramalingam*, Kallappan Senthil, Anandan Murugesan, Mizar Ganapathy Pai, Coimbatore, India
LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROCALICOSTOMY:–PELVICURETERIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION IN INTRARENAL PELVIS WITH MULTIPLE SECONDARY CALCULI
Vikas Agarwal*, Atul Goswami, Delhi, India
LAPAROSCOPIC CYTOREDUCTIVE NEPHRECTOMY: MPUH EXPERIENCE
Amit Bhattu*, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jitendra Jagtap, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
NEPHRON-SPARING SURGERY FOR RENAL TUMORS USING PARENCHYMAL CLAMPING
Mohammed Lezrek*, Khalil Bazine, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR STAGE I NONSEMINOMATOUS GERM CELL TUMOR: PORT PLACEMENT AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Maria C Mir, Riccardo Autorino, Joseph Klink, Andrew J Stephenson, Jihad H Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
V08 LAPAROSCOPY/ROBOTICS: PROSTATE, BLADDER & LOWER TRACT II
LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROURETEROSTOMY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY CAUSED BY CONGENITAL URETERIC ENTRAPMENT IN THE ILIAC BONE
Alireza Aminsharifi*, Shiraz, Iran
The stent was removed 6 weeks postoperatively and 3-month follow-up IVU showed complete resolution of hydronephrosis (Figure 1C). Review of the IVUs and 3-month postoperative abdominopelvic computed tomography image revealed a well-formed iliac bone canal which hosted the left ureter (Figure 1).

Preoperative intravenous urogram showed significant left side hydroureteronephrosis (A, B), which had resolved markedly in the 3-month postoperative intravenous urogram (A-C). Arrows indicates the iliac bone canal in X-ray images (A-C) and in the postoperative abdominopelvic CT scan (D). The canal hosted the left ureter.

Intraoperative view of the left ureter. Through a retroiliac course the ureter entered the iliac bone canal (A, B). After passing through the canal it continued as the pelvic ureter. Laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy was accomplished after division, repositioning of the ureteric ends over the iliac vessels and spatulation of the distal ureter (C). The trocar sites over the abdominal belly are shown (D). (I.A. Iliac Artery, I.V. Iliac Vein, U. Ureter, P.U. Proximal Ureter, D.U. Distal Ureter, B.C. Bone canal)
Roberto Sanseverino*, Tommaso Realfonso, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Giovanni Molisso, Giorgio Napodano, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF BLADDER DIVERTICULA: THE PROCEDURE STEP BY STEP
Filippo Nigro, Paolo Ferrarese, Enrico Scremin, Giuseppe Benedetto, Ciro Ammendola, Andrea Tasca*, Vicenza, Italy
When left untreated, they can sustain a clinical picture even after lower urinary tract disobstruction.
This video illustrates step by step laparoscopic approach to a small bladder diverticulum.
After medial displacement of the left colon, the peritoneal windows is progressively widened anche the left umbilical artery is identified and transected after cauterisation.
The left umbilical is identified close to the bladder wall and displaced cranially in order to visualize the underlying ureter.
An antigrade dissection of the left vas deferens is then performed to expose the diverticular pouch.
A progressive dissection of diverticular wall is then carried out following the plane of the left ureter as the caudal landmark.
The dissection coninues on the lateral and anterior aspect of the diverticulum transecting the small vessels of pericystium.
The intraoperative flexible cystoscopy gives clear evidence of the correct identification of the diverticulum.
The diverticular neck is progressively skeletonized and opened in order to perform its step by step transection and closure with a running suture.
The closure of bladder wal is perfected with two running sutures including the detrusor and the pericystium.
A small tubular drainage is placed nearby the treated area and the anteriorior peritoneum sutured.
Diameter of divertula ranged from 3.5 to 8.5 cm.
Average surgical time was 132 (120–180) min.
We had 2 post operative grade 1 complications according to Clavien Dindo classification.
Positive outcome was verified in all patients.
CYSTOSCOPY-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL CYSTECTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS
João Cabral*, Isaac Braga, Nuno Azevedo, Avelino Fraga, Frederico Branco, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
LAPAROSCOPIC VESICULECTOMY – A FEASIBLE TECHNIQUE TO MANAGE A RARE PATHOLOGY
Daniel Oliveira-Reis*, Isaac Braga, Nuno Azevedo, Avelino Fraga, Severino Ribeiro, José Soares, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
Our purpose is to present our experience in laparoscopic vesiculectomy (LapV) for benign symptomatic lesions of the SV.
Peritoneum was incised between the two obliterated umbilical ligaments, just anterior to the rectum in the pouch of Douglas. The SV cyst was dissected distally and the wall was excised. The specimens were placed in an EndoCatch bag and then removed. A transperitoneal drain was left in both cases.
LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOURETEROSTOMY WITH RECIPIENTS URETER IN A TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY WITH URETERAL STRICTURE
Dmitry Perlin*, Ilya Alexandrov, Alexey Nikolaev, Olga Shevchenko, Vladislav Efremov, Voljsky, Russian Federation
In both cases the surgery was performed after percutaneous nephrostomy because of deterioration of transplanted kidney function. Internal stent was indwelled laparoscopicaly. No drain tube was left.
ROBOT ASSISTED MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTING PROSTATE GLANDS GREATER THAN 150 GM
Mathew Oommen, Kush Patel, Philip Dorsey*, Janet Colli, Michael Pinsky, Benjamin Lee, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
TRANSVESICAL LAPAROSCOPIC CLOSURE OF URETHROVESICAL FISTULAE
Gamal Ghoniem, Orange, CA, Zhamshid Okhunov*, Orange, CA, Jordan Siegel, Mina Samaan, Orange, CA, Hanul Choi, Please choose an option below
ODDITIES OF THE PELVIS: MANAGEMENT OF ATYPICAL MASSES IN THE PELVIS
Jonathan Melquist*, Rosa Park, Stony Brook, NY, Rahuldev Bhalla, New Bruinswick, NJ
ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC EXTRAVESICAL BLADDER DIVERTICULECTOMY WITH URETERAL RECONSTRUCTION
Samay Jain*, Khaled Shahrour, Toledo, OH
Each patient was positioned in dorsal lithotomy while in steep Trendelenberg. For both procedures, five total laparoscopic ports were used: three 8 mm ports and two 12 mm ports. Each procedure was begun by identifying the ureter. We then performed cystoscopy per urethra and placed the scope into the diverticulum. Once the scope was in the diverticulum, the light source for the robot was extinguished in order to visualize the cystoscope light. This was used to help delineate the borders of the diverticulum and initiate dissection. The neck of the diverticulum was then dissected circumferentially and transected. The bladder was then repaired in a two layer, water tight, fashion. Unique to the second procedure, a Hutch diverticulum was identified and after completing excision of the diverticulum, the ureter was reimplanted into a neo-hiatus on the bladder. The ureter was secured into place with a running, water tight, tension free anastamosis. The posterior lip was first sutured into place. Then, a cystoscope per urethra was used to guide a wire and stent into the ureter. Following this, the ureteral anastamosis was completed and the detrusor closed over it for a tunneled, two layer closure.
ROBOTIC URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY WITH PSOAS HITCH FOR DISTAL URETERAL THERMAL INJURY
Omer Burak Argun*, Ilter Tufek, Selcuk Keskin, Hakan Ozveri, Ahmet Sahin, Ali Riza Kural, Istanbul, Turkey
THE USE OF 30-DEGREE CAMERA IN UP POSITION FOR DORSAL VEIN CONTROL DURING ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RARP)
Omer Burak Argun*, Ilter Tufek, Selcuk Keskin, Ahmet Sahin, Ali Riza Kural, Istanbul, Turkey
Our objective is to present our modified technique of using 30 degree lens in upward position in patients with narrow pelvis and hidden prostatic apex.
V09 URETEROSCOPY
EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY ENDOSCOPICALLY CONTROLLED BY URETERORENOSCOPY (LECURS) USING DIGITAL URETERORENOSCOPE FOR THE TREATMENT OF KIDNEY STONES. A CASE SERIES
Julien Letendre*, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
LOWER- MIDDLE CALYX PATHOLOGY AND A NOVEL ENDOSCOPE CONCEPT
Jorge Campos Castellanos*, Huixquilucan, Mexico
A NOVEL CONCEPT FOR ENDOUROLOGY INSTRUMENTATION.
Jorge Campos Castellanos*, Huixquilucan, Mexico
A PRECLINICAL FEASIBILITY STUDY OF RETROGRADE ENDOPYELOPLASTY
Mohammed Lezrek*, Hicham Tazi, Adil Slimani Alaoui, Khalil Bazine, Mohammed Alami, Meknes, Morocco
URETERAL STONE RETROPULSION PREVENTION DURING AN URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY USING A NOVEL REVERSE THERMO-SENSITIVE WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER
Alberto Perez-Lanzac de Lorca*, Jesus Rosety Rodriguez, Angela Conde Giles, Cristina Leon Delgado, Javier Amores, Javier Cañete, Rodrigo Garcia-Baquero, Maria Jose Ledo Cepero, Juan Solo Villalva, Blanca Madurga Patuel, Jose Luis Alvarez-Ossorio Fernandez, Cadiz, Spain
ENDOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF GIANT URETERAL POLYP
Oktay Demirkesen*, Cetin Demirdag, Cagatay Dogan, Bulent Alici, Istanbul, Turkey
TURKISH ROBOT FOR COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPES FOR THE RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY (RIRS)
Remzi Saglam*, Ankara, Turkey, Jens J. Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany, Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu, Istanbul, Turkey, Ahmet Sinan Kabakci, Ankara, Turkey
Ergonomic chair and control panel can be adjusted in a comfortable position according to the user.
Deflection can be performed precisely, by manipulating the right handle similar to standart fURS.
The rotation and forward and backward movement can be controlled by left handle. The selectible speed control for the forward and backward movement of the fURS serves precision in movements.
Attached water pump can be adjusted remotely to increase or decrease the flow rate to provide better vision.
The advantages of the robot to protect the flexible URS: * Before the insertion of the laser fiber, pressing the button on the touch screen, the tip of the fURS comes automatically in a straight position. * Laser fiber can be remotely moved forward and backward, It is possible to read the length of laser fiber in mm. * When necessary, pressing the button on the touch screen, the laser tip moves completely backward. * The laser can not be shot while the tip of the laser fiber is closer than 2 mm to the tip.
The connection time of FURS to the robot was shorter than 1 minute. There were no damage of the fURS.
MODIFIED TECHNIQUE OF RETROGRADE INTRA RENAL SURGERY
Nilkamal Joshi*, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
In standard technique,
1. Operating surgeon handles both - flexible scope and camera by himself. This makes maneuvering of the scope, targeting the stone & manipulating the stone very cumbersome & tiring. This leads to lengthy procedure, fatigue to the surgeon, non retrieval of stone & equipment breakage.
2. The camera does not stay in neutral position, making endo vision orientation difficult.
3. The scope is curved near the handle leading to high chance of damage to the inner channel.
The main modification of the technique is:
The scope is held straight at every point.
1st Assistant stabilizes the scope & maintains the camera alignment.
Surgeon's left hand does to & fro movement of scope or device manipulation. And right hand does rotation & deflection movements of the scope.
2nd Assistant - Catches the stone by a special basket.
By keeping the camera stabilized, the endo orientation is never lost.
By this method the inner channel stays straight, decreasing the chance of inner channel damage.
The surgeon has full control of his movements and easily concentrates on the procedure without getting fatigue or losing the field of vision. Help of two assistants takes away the strain.
Double channel Flexible scope has advantage of non leakage of irrigation while working with a device. Use of smaller laser fiber leads to less chance of damage.
Laser fiber must be inserted gently and in a straight scope.
Laser tip should be just visible before flexing the scope to target the stone.
A Specially designed basket catches stones very smoothly from the cup of the calyx.
The double channel scope allows stone being held with a basket and laser inserted through another channel to fragment the stone.
If stone is not focused for grasping or lasing, saline is flushed by a syringe to dislodge the stone.
EXTRA-ANATOMIC STENTS: CHANGE IN REFRACTORY URETERIC OBSTRUCTION
Samuel Grimsley*, Kesapavilla Subramonian, Birmingham, United Kingdom
THE TWO-WIRE TECHNIQUE: SHEATHLESS RETROGRADE INTRODUCTION OF FIBREOPTIC URETERORENOSCOPE IN INTRARENAL ENDOSCOPIC LASER LITHOTRIPSY
Basharat Hussain*, Wai Man Chow, Manchester, United Kingdom
UPPER URINARY TRACT AMYLOIDOSIS: CASE PRESENTATION AND ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO
Ariel Schulman*, William Hilton, Antoun Toubaji, Hikmat Al-Ahmadie, Jonathan Coleman, New York, NY
FLUOROLESS URETEROSCOPY
Min S Jun, Gene O Huang, Roger Li*, D Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA
MP16 UROLITHIASIS II
ENDOCKSCOPE: USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE GLOBAL POINT OF SERVICE ENDOSCOPY
Renai Yoon*, Samir Shreim, Atreya Dash, Ralph Clayman, William Sohn, Hak J. Lee, Irvine, CA
ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF UROLITHIASIS IN THE HORSESHOE KIDNEY
Marcelino Rivera*, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
SINGLE ENDOUROLOGY CENTRE EXPERIENCE IN PERCUTANEOUS CHEMOLYSIS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Andreas Bourdoumis, Faruquz Zaman, Christian Bach, Anuj Goyal, Athanasios Papatsoris, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
PREVALENCE OF 24-HOUR URINE COLLECTION AMONG HIGH-RISK STONE FORMERS
Jaclyn Milose*, Brent Hollenbeck, Samuel Kaufman, Gary Faerber, J. Stuart Wolf, Jeffrey Montgomery, Alon Weizer, John Hollingsworth, Ann Arbor, MI
MANIFOLD PURE URIC ACID BLADDER STONES: PRESENTATION AND ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT
Shih-Chieh Jeff Chueh*, Fabio C. M. Torricelli, Shujane Shen, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN 24-HOUR URINE COMPOSITION BETWEEN STONE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS?
Christopher Hartman*, Justin Friedlander, Daniel Moreira, Sammy Elsamra, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
EFFECTIVENESS OF FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPIC STONE REMOVAL FOR TREATING URETERAL AND IPSILATERAL RENAL STONES: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Jae Dong Chung*, Seung Hyun Ahn, Jong Kyou Kwon, Tae-Hyoung Kim, Soon Chul Myung, Young Tae Moon, Kyung Do Kim, In Ho Chang, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF CREATININE TO WEIGHT RATIO BY GENDER IN 24-HOUR URINE STUDIES FOR RENAL STONE PREVENTION
Justin M. Watson*, Shaun Wason, Michael D. Fabrizio, Norfolk, VA, Nicole L. Miller, Nashville, TN, Mark D. Sawyer, Norfolk, VA
INFECTION, SIRS AND SEPSIS IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE PYELONEPHRITIS DUE TO URETERAL STONES
Jodi Antonelli*, Daniel Mollengarden, Jeffrey Shoss, Yair Lotan, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND KIDNEY STONE DISEASE
Shubha De*, Giovanni Marchini, Benjamin Larson, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
MS patients presented less with acute flank pain (45% vs. 60%), and atypical pain was uncommon (MS 5%, Match 4.1%). MS had more recurrent stones (57% vs 46%), with comparable stone burdens. Stone procedures were equivalent, however conservative management was less common in MS (22%vs 9.6%, p=0.032). Calcium phosphate stones were more common in MS patients (33%vs 15.3%, p=0.016). 24 hr urine collections identified oxalate (50.37 vs 42.8p=0.048), and pH (6.48 vs 5.98, p=0.007) levels were significantly higher for MS patients. The use of potassium citrate, HTCZ, allopurinol, were not significantly different.
When patients with significant urinary dysfunction (surgical or catheter drainage) were compared to matched patients, significantly less COM (40 vs 55%, p=0.04), more CaP (40 vs 16%, p=0.002), and more struvite (11 vs 1.2%, p=0.004) stones were identified. 24 hr urine collections showed significantly higher oxaluria (56.1 vs 42.8, p=0.014), volume (2497 vs 1879, p=0.15), and pH (6.58 vs.5.96, p=0.022). No significant differences were identified between MS patients with and without bladder dysfunction.
Therefore, careful evaluation and management of these patients is warranted, as concomitant bladder dysfunction increases the complexity of their stone disease.
BILATERAL TUBELESS AND JJ STENTLESS PCNL EXPERIENCE OF 37 CASES
Mohammed Bhuiyan*, MF Islam, ZH Bhuiyan, KMH Tawhid, NIU Ahmed, K Salahuddin, Dhaka, Bangladesh
NON-LINEAR LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL FOR OUTCOMES AFTER ENDOUROLOGIC PROCEDURES: A NOVEL PREDICTOR
Adam Kadlec*, Maywood, IL, Samuel Ohlander, James Hotaling, Chicago, IL, Jessica Hannick, Maywood, IL, Craig Niederberger, Chicago, IL, Thomas Turk, Maywood, IL
RANDALL'S PLAQUE AND INTRADUCTAL PLUGGING: ASSOCIATION WITH STONE EVENTS AND COMPOSITION
Mitra de Cogain*, Amy Krambeck, Eric Bergstralh, Xujian Li, John Lieske, Rochester, MN
DIABETES MELLITUS AND UROLITHIASIS: DOES RANDALL'S PLAQUE ACCOUNT FOR INCREASED STONE RISK?
Mitra de Cogain*, Amy Krambeck, Eric Bergstralh, Xujian Li, John Lieske, Rochester, MN
NEW DESIGNED TIP-FLEXIBLE SEMI-RIGID URETEROSCOPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RENAL STONES: INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Yinghao Sun*, Xiaofeng Gao, Shanghai, China, China, People's Republic of, Ling Li, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of, Yonghan Peng, Shanghai, China, China, People's Republic of
EVALUATION OF HEAVY METALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS CONTENTS IN URINARY CALCULI: MICROANALYTICAL STUDY
Mahmoud Elnagar*, Naimat Alsayegh, Alain, United Arab Emirates, Bedier Ali-El-Dein, Mansoura, Egypt, Saeed Alqahtani, Paris, France, Sanjeev Mehta, Ahmadabad, India, Nilkamal Joshi, Alain, United Arab Emirates, Emad Elsobky, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
EVALUATION OF MICRO CT ANALYSIS OF URINARY STONE COMPOSITION
James Williams*, Indianapolis, IN, Kalba Usman, Ruth Tor, Petach Tikva, Israel, James McAteer, Indianapolis, IN, David Lifshitz, Petach Tikva, Israel
SIMULTANEOUS DIGITAL FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY AND EXTRACORPORAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY: A NEW APPROACH FOR RENAL STONE TREATMENT?
Thomas Knoll*, Patrick Honeck, Sindelfingen, Germany, Ulf Balsmeyer, Dirk Fahlenkamp, Chemnitz, Germany, Gunnar Wendt-Nordahl, Sindelfingen, Germany
HIGHER HEMOGLOBIN A1C IS ASSOCIATED WITH A GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF URIC ACID STONE FORMATION: IS CONTROL OF DIABETES IMPORTANT FOR STONE PREVENTION?
Sara Best, Jonathan Shiau*, Rachel Bell, Kristina Penniston, Madison, WI
URETEROSCOPY VERSUS SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY – FACTORS INFLUENCING PATIENT TREATMENT PREFERENCES
Adam Shrewsberry*, Steven Gerhard, Tania Solomon, Dana Nickleach, Yuan Liu, John Pattaras, Kenneth Ogan, Atlanta, GA
HYPERLIPIDEMIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF NEPHROLITHIASIS
LCDR James H Masterson, Jason R Woo, David C Chang, CDR James O L'Esperance, San Diego, CA, Marshall L Stoller, San Francisco, CA, Roger L Sur*, San Diego, CA
*The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government.
GENDER INEQUALITIES IN URINARY METABOLIC EVALUATION OF STONE FORMERS: A 10 YEAR EXPERIENCE FROM A WESTERN INDIAN STONE BELT REGION
Jitendra Jagtap*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN UROLITHIASIS PRESENTATIONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS IN NEW YORK CITY
Benjamin Katz*, Mohit Sirohi, New York, NY, Daniel Moreira, New Hyde Park, NY, Caner Dinlenc, New York, NY
URINARY TRACT STONE DEVELOPMENT IN PATIENTS WITH MYELODYSPLASIA SUBJECTED TO AUGMENTATION CYSTOPLASTY
Courtney Shepard*, David Joseph, Dean Assimos, Betsy Hopson, Ralee Bishop, Birmingham, AL
USING 24-HOUR URINALYSIS TO PREDICT STONE TYPE
Justin Friedlander*, Daniel Moreira, Chris Hartman, Sammy Elsamra, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
*Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and analysis of variance for continuous variables.
SD: standard deviation.
*Analysis of variance
Ca: calcium, SD: standard deviation, SS: supersaturate.
Note: shaded cells represent correct predictions.
n/a: not available.
THE PREDICTION FACTORS OF FLEXIBL URETERORENOSCOPY REQUIREMENT AFTER RIJID URETERORENOSCOPY IN RENAL PELVIS STONES
Evren Suer, Omer Gulpinar, Cihat Ozcan*, Cagatay Gogus, Seymur Kerimov, Siddik Mut Safak, Ankara, Turkey
MP17 FEMALE UROLOGY/ADRENAL/TESTIS
SINGLE PORT INTRAVESICAL LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA
Ahmed Moharram*, Giza, Egypt
BILATERAL LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY IN A PREGNANT WOMAN WITH CUSHING'S SYNDROME
Mohammad Aslzare*, Amirabbas Asadpour, Mohammad Alipour, Mohammadreza Darabi Mahboub, Morteza Taghavi, Alireza Ghoreifi, Mashhad, Iran
Here we presented a 31 old pregnant woman with cushing syndrome who underwent bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy in her 18th week of pregnancy. Our medline search revealed that this is the first report of “bilateral” laparoscopic adrenalectomy during pregnancy.
After complete evaluation she underwent bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy under general anesthesia with transperitoneal approach. At first the patient was placed in the left flank position and open access was done for pneumoperitoneum creation. After completion of left adrenalectomy, position changed to right flank and new trocar insertion was done and right adrenalectomy completed. The carbon dioxide pressure was maintained between 8–12 mmHg during the procedure.
At 32 weeks she underwent cesarean section. A preterm infant with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) was born. The mother and baby were good after discharge and had good condition in a one year follow up.
When Cushing's syndrome is diagnosed during pregnancy, therapeutic options depend on the underlying etiology. Surgical treatment includes trans-sphenoidal surgery and bilateral adrenalectomy for patients with Cushing's disease, and unilateral adrenalectomy for patients with adenoma.
Surgery is the treatment of choice for CS in pregnancy, except perhaps late in the third trimester. Classical or laparoscopic methods have been performed in practice. The end of the first trimester and the first half of the second trimester are considered the best time for surgery. This case shows that laparoscopic adrenalectomy including bilateral procedure is possible during pregnancy and may be considered safe and minimally invasive for these patients.
LAPAROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY FOR CHRONIC SCROTAL PAIN. A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Elenko Popov, Andreas Bourdoumis, Faruquz Zaman, Christian Bach, Anuj Goyal, Athanasios Papatsoris, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
EXTRAPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR TESTICULAR NONSEMINOMATOUS GERM CELL TUMORS
Changjun Yin*, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL VERSUS TOTAL ADRENALECTOMY FOR ADRENAL MASS
Young Gon Kim, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Beom Jeong*, Jeonju, Korea, Republic of
LAPARASCOPIC SACROPEXY USING A TITANIZED POLYPROPYLENE MESH FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE: FUNCTIONAL AND ANATOMICAL OUTCOME AFTER 2.5 YEARS
Jan-Peter Jessen, Gunnar Wendt-Nordahl, Thomas Knoll, Patrick Honeck*, Sindelfingen, Germany
OUTCOMES OF ROBOT-ASSISTED URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY ASSOCIATED URETERIC COMPLICATIONS
Amar Singh*, Sarah Hunt, Argil Wheelock, Norman Galen, Colin Goudelocke, Juan Class, Chattanooga, TN
COMPARISON OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AFTER TRANSOBTURATOR OR RETROPUBIC SUBURETHRAL SLING FOR FEMALE STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY
Jin Ho Choe*, Hui Dai Lee, Se Hwan Park, Dae Gi Jo, Hyo Serk Lee, Joong Shik Lee, Ju Tae Seo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE EFFICACY OF TAMSULOSIN AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR A SINGLE PROXIMAL URETERAL STONE
Yong Hyun Park*, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, Jae Young Park, Ansan, Korea, Republic of, Hyunsoo Ahn, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
ROBOTIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR CLINICAL STAGE I TESTIS CANCER: INITIAL SERIES AND FEASIBILITY STUDY
Gautam Jayram*, Mark Ball, Trinity Bivalacqua, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
CORRELATION OF ULTRASOUND WITH SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH UNILATERAL NON-PALPABLE TESTICLES: IMPACT OF WEIGHT AND CONTRALATERAL TESTICULAR SIZE
Wissem Hmida, Ghassen Tlili*, Faouzi Mallat, Sidiya Chavey, Nadia Mama, Mahdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sousse, Tunisia
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ROBOTIC VS. OPEN RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR TESTICULAR CANCER STAGING
Sean Stroup*, San Diego, CA, Michael Liss, Kerrin Palazzi, La Jolla, CA, James Masterson, San Diego, CA, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA, James L'Esperance, San Diego, CA
POST-CHEMOTHERAPY LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION IN LOW VOLUME RESIDUAL GERM CELL CANCER
Christian Schwentner*, Tilman Todenhöfer, Georgios Gakis, Stefan Aufderklamm, Tuebingen, Germany
ROBOTIC VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY: A COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES
Brett Parker*, Mohammad Malik, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
COEXISTENCE OF LOWER EXTREMITY VARICES AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINCE IN WOMEN
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Murat Dursun, Mustafa Erkoc, Eyyup Danis, Recep Bayraktarli, Tahsin Yasar, Istanbul, Turkey
MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF URETEROVAGINAL FISTULA: A REVIEW AND REPORT OF A NEW TECHNIQUE
Khalid Al Otaibi, Reem Al Damanhori*, Alkhobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
INTRAVESICAL MIGRATION OF IUCD (INTRAUTERINE DEVICE) WITH CALCULUS FORMATION
Yoheeswaran Nallaswami*, Sangeetha Karunanidhi, Erode, India
Migration of IUCD into adjacent organs including pelvis, Appendix, small bowel rectum and iliac veins, have been reported. IUCD migration is more frequent in woman who undergo labor with IUCD in place. Due to thinning of uterine walls during postpartum and lactation period, uterine wall is more susceptible to perforation. In our case the patient had undergone a normal delivery following the insertion of IUCD which may explain the cause of migration of IUCD.
Migration of IUCD into the bladder may cause visible haematuria, dysuria, urgency and frequency. The interval between insertion and symptoms vary from 6 months to 30 years. In our case patient presented with symptoms of non resolving dysuria and urgency after 13 years of insertion of IUCD. Bladder stone formation, following migration of IUCD into bladder is not common. One of the factors for stone formation is the duration of IUCD in the bladder. Computerised Tomography evaluation of lost IUCD will not only localise the IUCD but also helps in planning the treatment modality.
There are various methods to recover migrated IUCD from bladder including laparoscopy, suprapubic cystostomy or as in our case removed by cystoscopy.
FERTILITY OF PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF BILATERAL CRYPTORCHIDISM TREATED
Wissem Hmida, Ghassen Tlili*, Faouzi Mallat, Sidiya Chavey, Nadia Mama, Mahdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sousse, Tunisia
ROBOT-ASSISTED LYMPH NODE DISSECTION IN TESTIS CANCER. EXPERIENCE IN 12 CONSECUTIVE CASES
Octavio Castillo, Ivar Vidal-Mora, Daniel Revello*, Matias Poblete, Andres Silva, Jorge Lopez-Vallejo, Santiago, Chile
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ELEVEN CASES OF ADRENOCORTICAL ONCOCYTIC ADENOMA: REPORT OF 11 CASES
Xiao Qing Wang, Yan Wang, Hai Feng Zhang, Hai Ming Wang, Chun Xi Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
IS THERE ANY INDICATION OF PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY OF A LARGE ADRENAL MASS BEFORE CONSIDERING SURGERY?
Janica Chavda*, Aditi Kumar, Tamer El-Husseiny, Nuwan Premachandra, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Sashi Kommu, London, United Kingdom, Aniruddha Chakravarti, Birmingham, United Kingdom
INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INCIDENTAL ADRENAL MASSES
Jorge Clavijo-Eisele*, Mark Rogers, Shahzad Laghari, Lucy Nicholson, Grimsby, United Kingdom, Diego Abreu, Montevideo, Uruguay
Assessing Malignant Potential: size, configuration, presence of lipids, and enhancement.
Assessment of Functionality: clinical, urine metanephrines, serum cortisol, serum potassium, and serum testosterone in women.
Cost analysis of diagnostic and management options.
Generation of algorithm for clinical and multi-disciplinary team meetings use.
CHANGING TRENDS IN ACUTE SCROTUM PRESENTATION: UK EXPERIENCE
Syed Ali Shahzad*, Ugo Otite, Birmingham, United Kingdom
THE UTILITY OF NOVEL REUSABLE DOPPLER PROBE INTEGRATED WITH GRASP FORCEPS
Junichi Inokuchi*, Takeshi Ohdaira, Keijiro Kiyoshima, Katsunori Tatsugami, Akira Yokomizo, Makoto Hashizume, Seiji Naito, Fukuoka, Japan
TRANSURETHRAL SEMINAL VESICULOSCOPY FOR INTRACTABLE SEMINAL VESICULITIS
Bianjiang Liu, Jie Li, Jiexiu Zhang, Pengchao Li, Zengjun Wang*, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
MP18 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT III
ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR CLINICAL T1B RENAL MASSES
Yong Hyun Park*, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, Hyunsoo Ahn, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jung Keun Lee, Byung Ki Lee, Jin-Woo Jeong, Chang Wook Jeong, Seok-Soo Byun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY: LESSONS LEARNT AFTER 9 YEARS
Nicholas Faure Walker*, Oussama Elhage, Corinna Slawinski, Ben Challacombe, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
THE LEARNING CURVE FOR ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN A HIGH VOLUME ROBOTIC SURGERY CENTRE
Osayuki Nehikhare*, Ahalya Kadirvelarasan, Paul Sturch, Amit Patel, Matthew Brown, Nikita Joji, Gordan Kooiman, Tim O'Brien, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
Comparing the initial 20 patients to the last 20, mean tumour size increased from 2.49 to 2.84 cm (NS) and mean PADUA complexity score increased from 6.84 to 7.62 (p<0.05). Despite attempting larger and more difficult tumours, mean WIT reduced from 20.08 to 17.16 mins (p<0.05) with no significant change in EBL whilst mean hospital stay decreased from 4.7 to 2.85 days (p<0.05).
COMPARISON OF SELECTIVE PARENCHYMAL CLAMPING TO HILAR CLAMPING DURING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Ryan Hsi*, Liam Macleod, John Gore, Jonathan Wright, Jonathan Harper, Seattle, WA
RETROPERITONEAL VERSUS TRANSPERITONEAL ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR POSTERIOR RENAL TUMORS: RESULTS OF MATCHED-PAIR COMPARISON FROM TWO MAJOR REFERRAL CENTERS
Marc Bjurlin*, New York, NY, Hamed Ahmadi, Los Angeles, CA, Tyler McClintock, James Wysock, New York, NY, Mihir Desai, Monish Aron, Inderber Gill, Los Angeles, CA, William Huang, Samir Taneja, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
EVALUATION OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AND COMPARISON WITH YOUNGER PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
COMPARING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL APROACHES TO RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY
Priayanka Arshanapalli, Tim Large*, Jason Sea, Clint Bahler, Thomas Gardner, Chandru Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
OPEN AND ROBOTIC NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY FOR T1B OR GREATER RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Amar Singh*, Sarah Hunt, Argil Wheelock, Norman Galen, Colin Goudelocke, Juan Class, Chattanooga, TN
ROBOT-ASSISTED MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN DISTAL URETERAL STRICTURES IN REOPERATIVE FIELD: SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE
Alonso Carrasco*, Matthew Gettman, George Chow, Matthew Tollefson, Rochester, MN
PERINEPHRIC FAT THICKNESS INCREASES OPERATIVE COMPLEXITY INDEPENDENT OF NEPHROMETRY SCORE DURING ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Liam C. Macleod*, Ryan S. Hsi, John L. Gore, Jonathan L. Wright, Jonathan D. Harper, Seattle, WA
ROBOTIC NEPHRECTOMY IS NOT COSTLIER THAN STANDARD LAPAROSCOPY WHEN ROBOT AVAILABLE
Daniel Gilbert*, Dublin, OH, Iahn Gonsenhauser, Columbus, OH, Ronney Abaza, Dublin, OH
THE IMPACT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON RENAL FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Edris Negron*, Kyle Richards, Joshua Cohn, Zoe Steinberg, Scott Eggener, Arieh Shalhav, Chicago, IL
COST AND SAFETY ANALYSIS OF LAPAROSCOPIC CRYOABLATION AND ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR MANAGEMENT OF RENAL MASSES
Qiang Li*, Zachary Klaassen, Bruce Shingleton, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
PREOPERATIVE, POSTOPERATIVE RENAL FUNCTION TEST USING TC 99 M-DTPA FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY AT SHORT WARM ISCHEMIC TIME
Kang Sup Kim*, Yong Sun Choi, Hyuk Jin Cho, Sung-Hoo Hong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
IMPACT OF EARLY ARTERIAL UNCLAMPING DURING ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Christopher Reilly*, Elton Llukani, Blake Moore, Ziho Lee, David Lee, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
We found a statistically significant difference in mean WIT (p=0.00015) in Group 1 (23.9 min±7.5) vs Group 2 (17.9 minutes±5.3) and mean delta eGFR (p=0.031) in Group 1 (12.5±17.8) vs. Group 2 (4.1±12.3). Mean follow-up was 7 months (Group 1) vs 5.6 months (Group 2). There were 2 postoperative complications (Clavien grade ≥ 2) in Group 1, and 1 in Group 2.
OUTCOMES OF PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN PATIENT WHO MEET PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION CRITERIA
Mark Ball*, Michael Gorin, Gautam Jayram, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
ROBOT-ASSISTED VERSUS PURE LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY: ARE ADDITIONAL COSTS OFFSET BY TECHNICAL GAINS?
Scott Tobis, Helen Levey*, Anees Fazili, Justin Houman, Deep Trivedi, Bryce Allio, Tamara John, Emelian Scosyrev, Jean Joseph, Hani Rashid, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
THE “EUNORRHAPHY”: A MODIFIED SLIDING CLIP RENORRHAPHY USING A DOUBLE-ARMED BARBED SUTURE FOR ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Christopher Reilly*, Elton Llukani, Blake Moore, Ziho Lee, David Lee, Jack Mydlo, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
Our technique involves looping a 6” 3-0 V-Loc® (CV-23 needle) and a 12” 0 V-Loc® (GS-21 needle) barbed suture together. The larger suture is placed in to out at the apex of the parenchymal defect, and locked in place at the level of the capsule with a clip. The 3-0 suture is then used to close the collecting system and any vessels in a running fashion, and is anchored at the completion of this layer outside the capsule with a clip. The capsular closure is then performed with the 0 arm of the suture in a horizontal mattress fashion, anchoring each capsular exit point with a sliding clip.
Mean console time was 120 min (52–229), mean warm ischemia time 20.3 min (9–45), mean EBL 163 mL (25–600), and mean hospital length of stay 1.5 days (1–8). There were no open conversions and we had one intraoperative complication of an upper pole segmental arterial laceration that was suture repaired. There were 3 postoperative complications of Clavien grade ≥ 2 and one positive margin.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY VERSUS RENAL CRYOABLATION FOR SMALL RENAL MASSES
Samuel Juncal*, Michael Ordon, Achim Lusch, Zhamshid Okhunov, Orange, CA, Cassio Andreoni, São Paulo, Brazil, Jaime Landman, Orange, CA
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN PT1B AND LARGER RENAL MASSES: SINGLE INSTITUTION ANALYSIS WITH 3 YEAR FOLLOW UP
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
EQUIVOCAL OVERALL SURVIVAL IN ROBOTIC, LAPAROSCOPIC, AND OPEN NEPHROURETERECTOMY AT INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW UP
David Koslov*, Louis Spencer Krane, Winston Salem, NC, Theodore Manny, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC

- Kaplan-Meier Curves Comparing Overall Survival in Patients Following Open, Laparoscopic and Robotic Survival.
Philip Dorsey*, Eric Shaw, Sree Mandava, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN OBESE PATIENTS
Clairese Webb*, Mohamed Kamel, Little Rock, AR, Ehab Eltahawy, Little Rock, AR, Mohammed Elfaramawi, Rodney Davis, Nabil Bissada, Little Rock, AR
DO WE NEED TO CLAMP THE RENAL HILUM LIBERALLY DURING THE INITIAL PHASES OF THE LEARNING CURVE FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED NEPHRON-SPARING SURGERY?
Tarik Esen, Omer Acar*, Ahmet Musaoglu, Metin Vural, Istanbul, Turkey
Mean operative duration was nonsignificantly shorter in group 1 (144.6 vs. 156.0 minutes). Mean warm-ischemia time was 20.5 minutes in group 2. Mean estimated blood loss amount and mean length of hospitalization was similar (p>0,05). The most common pathologic diagnosis was clear cell renal cell carcinoma in both groups.
Two patients in group 1 and 1 patient in group 2 required blood transfusion postoperatively. A total of 8 Clavien grade 2 and higher complications occured within 30 days of surgery (4 in each group). Open conversion rates did not differ significantly (4/28 in group 1 vs. 1/10 in group 2). The difference between 2 groups in terms of the mean postoperative change in eGFR was insignificant. We did not encounter any local recurrence after a mean follow-up of 14.45 months.
LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROURETERECTOMY IS A SAFE AND ADHERENT MODALITY IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA IRRESPECTIVE OF BODY MASS INDEX
Takahiro Hirayama*, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Morihiro Nishi, Kenichi Tabata, Daisuke Ishii, Tetsuo Fujita, Kazunari Yoshida, Masatugu Iwamura, Kanagawa, Japan
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH SEGMENTAL RENAL ARTERY CLAMPING
Changjun Yin*, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
MP19 IMAGING, UROLITHIASIS & NEW TECHNIQUES
EMERGENCY SEMIRIGID URETROSCOPY FOR MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT URETERAL DISEASES
Mohamed Mohamed*, Mostafa Shamaa, Hassan A. Elwahab, Gamal Elatrash, Ismailia, Egypt
Objectives: To evaluate outcome and early complications of semirigid ureteroscopy (URS) as an emergency procedure in management of different ureteral diseases.
RETROGRADE ENDOSCOPIC URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT IN TRANSPLANT KIDNEYS: TECHNIQUE AND OUTCOMES OF A CONTEMPORARY SERIES
Shailja Mehta*, Chris Wright, Khushabu Kasabwala, Jennifer Yates, Michael Shapiro, Nicole Ali, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
SPECTROSCOPIC HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) MONITORING IN KIDNEY
Mei Wang*, Kate Elfer, Nguyen Hoang, Damir Khismatullin, J. Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA
As shown in the Figure, clear changes in spectral properties and quantitative tissue optical properties are observed with HIFU ablation.
FLUORESCENCE STAINING STRATEGIES FOR HISTOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROSTATE BIOPSY
Kate Elfer, New Orleans, LA, Andrew Moore*, Hillary Kimbrell, New Orelans, LA, J. Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
IN VIVO OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR THE EVALUATION OF UPPER URINARY TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA: INITIAL RESULTS FROM A PILOT STUDY
Mieke Bus*, Berrend Muller, Daniel de Bruin, Dirk Faber, Maria Laguna Pes, Ton van Leeuwen, Theo de Reijke, Jean de la Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands

A: Cross-sectional OCT image of normal appearing ureter. B: anatomical layers of the ureter can be identified. C: matching histology. D&E: Crosssectional OCT image suggesting non-invasive tumor. F: Corresponding histology. G&H: Cross-sectional OCT image suggesting invasive tumor. I: Corresponding histology.
Aaron D Weiss*, John G Pattaras, Atlanta, GA
THE CLINICAL UTILITY OF MRI IN CHARACTERIZING THE DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS ON PROSTATE ZONAL VOLUMES
Hong Truong*, Jennifer Logan, Baris Turkbey, M. Minhaj Siddiqui, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Anthony Hoang, Chad Pusateri, Brian Shuch, Annerleim Walton-Diaz, Srinivas Vourganti, Jeffrey Nix, Lambros Stamatakis, Peter L. Choyke, Bradford J. Wood, Peter A. Pinto, Bethesda, MD

Screen capture of software used to contour total prostate giand (top) and transition zone (bottom) for total prostate volume and transition zone volume measurements.
Jorge David Magaña Rodriguez*, Christian Isaac Villeda, Carolina Culebro Garcia, Ricarlo Alonso Castillejos Molina, Bernardo Gabilondo Pliego, Jorge Vazquez Lamadrid, Carlos E Mendez Probst, Mexico, Mexico
We present our initial experience using non contrasted computed tomography (NCCT) for urinary lithiasis screening in cadaveric donor kidneys (ex vivo).
REDUCTION OF RADIATION EXPOSURE TO ENDOUROLOGIC SURGEONS WITH THE URO DYNA-CT
Manuel Ritter*, Marie-Claire Rassweiler, Carolin Hörmann, Mannheim, Germany, Alexandre E. Pelzer, Ingolstadt, Germany, Axel Häcker, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Mannheim, Germany
1. Ritter M, Krombach P, Martinschek A et al. Radiation exposure during endourologic procedures using over-the-table fluoroscopy sources. J Endourol 2012; 26: 47–51
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF MICROWAVE ABLATIONS AT 915 MHZ IN EX-VIVO AND IN-VIVO PORCINE KIDNEYS
Karli Pease*, Gideon Lorber, Raymond Leveillee, Nelson Salas, Miami, FL
(Experiment legend: 1: 96°C, 3 min; 2: 96°C, 5 min; 3: 106°C, 3 min; 4: 106°C, 5 min).
REDUCED RADIATION EXPOSURE OF ENDOUROLOGICAL PATIENTS BY NEW PROTOCOLS IN THE URO DYNA-CT
Marie-Claire Rassweiler*, Mannheim, Germany, Rosemarie Banckwitz, Christoph Koehler, Bernd Mueller-Allisaat, Forchheim, Germany, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Axel Haecker, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
EFFICACY OF A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR PERSISTENT AND RECURRENT HEMOSPERMIA BY TRANSURETHRAL SEMINAL VESICULOSCOPY IN A SINGLE-CENTER OF SOUTH CHINA: LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP RESULTS
Heng-Jun Xiao*, De-Juan Wang, Jun Chen, Jun Pang, Yun Luo, Xiao-Peng Liu, Yan Zhang, Jin-Ming Di, Jian-Guang Qiu, Xiang-Fu Zhou, Xin Gao, Guangzhou, China, People's Republic of
CAN RENAL MASS FEATURES ON CT PREDICT POSITIVE MARGINS?
Brian Duty*, Nick Tadros, Michael Conlin, Portland, OR
INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF A 2450 MHZ MICROWAVE SYSTEM FOR ABLATION OF RENAL TISSUES
Karli Pease*, Arturo Castro, Raymond Leveillee, Nelson Salas, Miami, FL

Transverse view of the kidney that was ablated with 180 Watts for 2 minutes.
Aaron Bernie*, Ranjith Ramasamy, Adnan Ali, Ashutosh Tewari, New York, NY, Zachary Smith, Please choose an option below

Percentage of Sample Categorized as NCCN High Risk Categorized by Era.
Serdar Celik*, Canan Altay, Sakir Ongun, Gorkem Uz, Ozan Bozkurt, Omer Demir, Mustafa Secil, Guven Aslan, Izmir, Turkey
EVALUATION OF A DISPOSABLE CYSTOSCOPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PHOTOSELECTIVE LASER VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE (PVP)
Joseph V. DiTrolio, M.D.*, Roseland, NJ, Nina N. Harkhani, Newark, NJ, Rahuldev Bhalla, M.D., Millburn, NJ
1. Disposable cystoscope with Operating Sheath
2. Bag of irrigation fluid with tubing
3. Laptop/Tablet computer (Windows 7/Windows 8)
4. USB 2.0 Connecting Cable
5. PVP laser generator and fiber
STONE DETECTION FOR RENAL COLIC: COMPARATIVE RESULTS BETWEEN IVU AND NCCT
Saher Anwer*, Tim Bryant, Iain Wilson, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
A NOVEL TECHNIQUES OF RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRON-SPARING SURGERY WITHOUT SUTURE (WITH VIDEO)
Lulin Ma*, Xiaojun Tian, Yi Huang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON PAIN AND ANXIETY EXPERIENCED IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Luke Dixon*, Alberto Coscione, Mathias Winkler, London, United Kingdom
ARE PSA, FREE TO TOTAL PSA RATIO, & P2PSA LEVELS HELPFUL TO MONITOR PATHOLOGICAL GRADES OF PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS ON ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE?
Waseem Akhter*, Sally Benton, Frank Chinegwundoh, London, United Kingdom
Objective:
To assess relationship of biochemical markers and grade of prostate cancer.
ULTROSOUND-GUIDED CRYOABLATION OF SMALL RENAL TUMORS
Jian Bo Lu, Xiao Qing Wang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
HOW TO DO PROSTATE BIOPSY IN PATIENTS WITH NO ANUS
Andy Huang*, Allen Chiu, Thomas Hsueh, Taipei City, Taiwan
OUTCOME OF SEMIRIGID URETROSCOPY FOR BILATERAL URETERAL DISEASES
Mohamed Bakr*, Hassan Abd Elwahab, Gamal Elatrash, Mostafa Shamaa, Ismailia, Egypt
LARGE OBSTRUCTED UPPER URETERIC CALCULIAIM=TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPY & URS IN THE TREATMENT OF LARGE UPPER URETERIC CALCULI (>2.5 CM)
Prashant Pattnaik, Mumbai, India, Prashant Pattnaik, Prashant Pattnaik*, Mumbai, India
- Between Oct. 2008 to Oct. 2010–18 (group I). Patients with upper ureteric calculi underwent Laparoscopic surgery & 27 patient of upper ureteric calculi (group II) were subjected to URS+Holmium Laser fragmentation.
- Stone size in group I range from 2.5 to 4.2 cm in group II (2.5 to 3 cm)
- Laparoscopic group underwent retroperitenoscopy for removal of calculus. The operating time was 130 mnts. Hospital stay was for 48 hrs. Minimal complication such as pain at port site, collection in retroperitoreum which were aspirated later.
In URS group, holmium laser was used for fragmentation & procedures were done under regional anaesthesia, average duration of procedure was 35 mints. In 17 cases, fregments flew into the kidney, SWL was given as a recording procedure. D. J. Stent was kept done in both groups. Hospitalization was for 24 hrs.
SINGLE-SESSION INTRACORPOREAL PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY FOR NUMEROUS URETERIC CALCULI IN ONE URETER OF A COMPLETE PELVI-CALYCEAL AND URETERIC DUPLICATION: A CASE REPORT
Arif Hamid*, Srinagar, India
ENDOUROLOGY AND INFECTION CONTROL
Nilkamal Joshi*, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Urologist & staff members have to take due care to prevent transmission of the infection involved with endourology procedures.
Many patients are potential source of the infection.
Higher chance of infection is with immuno compromised patients. (Ref. 1)
Special risk factors associated with an increased bacterial Load. (Ref. 2)
Equipment are having their tailor made protocols for their re processing
1. After surgical use, residues MUST be removed by through washing to remove any organic substance. Proper brush is used to clean all channels. All equipment MUST be cleaned with Sterile, fully demineralized WATER. Never use Normal Saline for re processing and sterilization as it causes corrosion.
2. Cleaning with demineralized water & enzymatic cleansers. Alkaline detergents may damage flexible scopes. Ultrasonic bath can be used for all accessories but endoscopes.
3. Proper packaging to prevent contamination during transportation and storage.
4. Rust can get transmitted from one to other equipment.
5. Sterilization is only possible with Autoclaving, Plasma sterilization (low temperature H2O2) or ETO (ethylene oxide gas - banned in some countries).
6. Gluteraldihyde can only give high level disinfection, it can not kill bacterial spores.
7. Not advisable to do Surface cleaning of equipment with Spirit or Betadine. Formalin tablet containers are of NO USE AT ALL !
8. Doctors & staff to follow universal precautions for all procedures. Level of disinfection, safety of equipment, & incidences of hospital acquired infections (HAI) are monitored.
13 EUA Guideline & AKI protocols are followed.
Ref. (1) International Journal of Urology (2011) 18, 495–502, Guideline for the prevention of health care-associated infection in urological practice in Japan, R. Hamasuna.
Ref. (2) J Urol. 1993 May;149(5):1058–60. The risk of exposure to potentially contaminated body fluids in urological surgery. Kapoor DA,
COMPLICATIONS IN UPPER URETEROSCOPY AND LITHOTRIPSY
Andrius Gaizauskas*, Sergejus Gaizauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania
Simple complications: in 1 (3,7%) case we did not reach the stone cause of narrow ureter; 1 (3,7%) patient had serious stent irritative simptoms; in 6 cases (22,2%) stones migrated from ureter to kidney.
Serious complications: 2 (7,4%) cases of ureter perforation; in 2 cases (7,4%) after 3 months after ureteroscopy we diagnosed ureter strictures. Both patient were asimptomatic and needed ureter repair operations (first case - ureteroscopy+dilatation; second case - ureter resection). In 1 case we had complete ureter avulsion (two point or scabbard avulsion). 5 months after ureteroscopy we performed ileal segment (30 cm) reposition.
We recommend to perform high ureteroscopies only in departments which have appropriate equipment for ureteroscopy (laser, flexible ureteropyeloscopes, baskets etc.). Late (after 3 months) double-check for patients, who underwent high ureteroscopy is recommended.
MP20 ENDOUROLOGY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES II
UROLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: MOVING TOWARDS AN INTERGRATED CARE MODEL
Alberto Coscione*, Luke Dixon, Lisa Henderson, Rebecca Powell, Sachin Agrawal, Altaf Shamsuddin, London, United Kingdom
The Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust performs antegrade ureteric stenting at multiple trust sites based on referrals from a variety of specialties. This poses challenges in terms of coordinating what team is responsible for arranging follow up and may lead to patients being missed or not followed up in a timely fashion.
We have introduced a system whereby all antegrade ureteric stent procedures are recorded in a database compiled by the Interventional Radiology department so that follow up can be audited and any delays rectified.
We present a retrospective study that compares our Trust's performance in the follow up of patients before and after the introduction of this database.
Patients post introduction of the database were identified using the database for the period of August 2012 to December 2012.
Patients were excluded if they died within 6 months of stent insertion or they moved to another area.
The data collected was:
• Requesting team
• Clinical indication for intervention
• Whether patients were followed up
• Time to change/removal of stent
This was performed by using electronic clinic attendance records and imaging records.
See Results Table:
We are working towards creating an automated system electronic system to generate database entries.
MAPPING OF THE USSQ SCORES TO EUROQOL VALUES TO PERFORM ECONOMIC AND UTILITY IMPACT OF URETERAL STENTS
Ana Carvalho, Prof. S. Salek, Hrishi Joshi*, Cardiff, United Kingdom
ANTEGRADE AND RETROGRADE ENDOPYELOTOMY AS TREATMENT FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY URETEROPELVIC OBSTRUCTION (PUJO)
Stefanos Kachrilas*, Andreas Bourdoumis, Faruquz Zaman, Christian Bach, Anuj Goyal, Athanasios Papatsoris, Noor Buchholz, Junaid Masood, London, United Kingdom
Primary endopyelotomy was performed in 67% and salvage procedures in 33% of the patients. The success rates were 84,6% and 61,1% for primary and salvage endopyelotomy respectively. Success rates for antegrade and retrograde primary procedures were 90% and 80% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between success rates for antegrade and retrograde laser endopyelotomy in primary (PUJO).
For salvage procedures, antegrade approach presented a success rate of 70%, whereas 50% of the retrograde procedures were successful in this group. There was not a statistically significant difference between success rates for the antegrade approach (using laser or cold knife) and retrograde approach (laser) in the salvage subgroup. However, there was a statistical significance at the 0.05 level between antegrade endopyelotomy with cold knife vs laser fibre in the salvage subgroup.
RESCUE FROM PCN DRAINAGE AFTER FAILURE OF INTERNAL URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT FOR EXTRINSIC URETERAL OBSTRUCTION WITH A WIRE-REINFORCED URETERAL STENT
Casey A. Dauw, M.D.*, Gary J. Faerber, M.D., John M. Hollingsworth III, M.D., M.S, William W. Roberts, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI, J. Stuart Wolf Jr., M.D., 48109, MI
CONSERVATIVE RESECTION AND BCG INSTILLATION FOR UPPER URINARY TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA – PRELIMINARY DATA FROM A SINGLE INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
Jentai Lin*, Chia-Cheng Yu, Tony Wu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF RESONANCE METALLIC STENTS FOR MALIGNANT AND CHRONIC-BENIGN URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
Crystal Castaneda*, Yungkhan Tan, Edan Shapiro, Natasha Leigh, Mantu Gupta, New York, NY
BASELINE SERUM 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D LEVELS IN MEN UNDERGOING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION WITH ADVERSE PATHOLOGIC FEATURES?
Edan Shapiro*, William Berg, Ari Bergman, Kyle Scarberry, Trushar Patel, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
ANTERIOR URETHRAL VALVE- A STUDY OF 8 PATIENTS
Dipak Rajyaguru*, Mehsana, India, Jitendra Amlani, Rajkot, India, Ashwin Gami, Palanpur, India
EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY: SHORT TERM OUTCOMES WITH INTEGRATED IMAGING ABLATHERM-HIFU.
Rafael Sanchez-Salas*, Dominique Prapotnich, Paris, France, Fernando Secin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
ENDOSCOPIC INGUINOFEMORAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR MALIGANCIES OF THE EXTERNAL GENITALIA
Christian Schwentner*, Tilman Todenhöfer, Stefan Aufderklamm, Georgios Gakis, Tuebingen, Germany
UPPER URINARY TRACT RECURRENCE FOLLOWING RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER WITH ITS HISTOLOGY: AN ANALYSIS OF INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS
JungHoon Lee*, Jae Hyun Jung, Sung Han Kim, EunSik Lee, EunSik Lee, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
UUTR was defined as any abnormal findings occurred and proven cancer recurrence in radiographic, endoscopic or pathology along the upper urinary tract. For the statistical analysis, all clinicopathologic parameters and perioperative parameters were considered.
ONCOLOGIC OUTCOME FOLLOWING PRIMARY CRYOABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER ACCORDING TO RISK STRATIFICATION: UPDATED DATA FROM THE COLD REGISTRY
Stephen Williams*, Garo Tertzakian, Orange, CA, John Ward, Houston, TX, Stephen Jones, Cleveland, OH
Time to Failure * (ASTRO) for Full Gland by Risk.
Time to Failure * (PHOENIX).
LONG-TERM ONCOLOGIC OUTCOME AND COMPLICATIONS OF LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY IN 286 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS IN AKITA-JAPAN: RELATIVELY HIGH RECURRENCE RATE IN CT1 TUMORS
Kazuyuki Numakura*, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Susumu Akihama, Mitsuru Saito, Takamitsu Inoue, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
5-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF METALLIC MESH STENT (UVENTA) IN MALIGNANT URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
Wonho Jung*, Seol Ho Choo, Seong Soo Jeon, Hyung Keun Park, Deok Hyun Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
AN OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF CHECKLISTS IN SURGICAL SPECIALITIES - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Janki Patel*, Kamran Ahmed, London, United Kingdom, Khurshid Guru, Buffalo, NY, Howard Marsh, Kent, United Kingdom, Mohammed Shamim Khan, Prokar Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
LONG-TERM RESULTS FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DETOUR® PROSTHESIS FOR URETERAL OBSTRUCTION: EXPERIENCES OF IMPLANTATION, AFTERCARE AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS
Andreas Janitzky, Markus Porsch, Uwe-Bernd Liehr, Martin Schostak*, Magdeburg, Germany
DOES SOCIOECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, BODY MASS INDEX AND SMOKING STATUS INFLUENCE GRADE, STAGE, MULTIFOCALITY AND RECURRENCES IN UPPER TRACT TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA?
Angela Gillan*, Paimaun Zakikhani, Bhavan Rai, Campbell Tait, Ghulam Nabi, Dundee, United Kingdom
Time-dependent Cox regression analysis did not show that deprivation was a significantly stronger predictor of recurrence with or without adjustment for other prognostic variables. Smoking did not influence stage (p=0.85), grade (P=0.54) or multifocality (p=1). Similarly high BMI (>= 25) did not influence stage (p=0.28), grade (p=0.1) or multifocality (p=1).
TRENDS IN THE MANAGEMENT PATTERNS OF RENAL ANGIOMYOLIPOMAS: A CASE SERIES OF 392 PATIENTS
Idir Ouzaid*, Riccardo Autorino, Richard Fatica, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH

Evolution of treatment options over the study period. The analysis of variance showed a significant evolution in treatment option over the study period (p < 000.1) in favor of active surveillance, angioembolization and cryoablation. Green lines represent the means for every treatment. OPN: Open partial Nephrectomy; LPN: laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, RALPN: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy; ORN: open radical Nephrectomy; LRN: laparoscopic radical nephrectomy; RALRN: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
Jacob Jorns*, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, Christine Lohse, Rochester, MN, Adrienne Williams, Michelle Arnold, Jacksonville, FL, John Cheville, Bradley Leibovich, Rochester, MN, Alexander Parker, Jacksonville, FL
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF RENAL TUMORS:4-YEAR FOLLOW-UP RESULTS IN 47 PATIENTS
Soo-dong Kim*, Seong Guk Yoon, Gyung Tak Sung, Busan, Korea, Republic of
ISOLATION AND BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR STUDY OF CD133 POSITIVE CELLS FROM BLADDER CANCER CELL LINE 5637
Shuaiqi Chen, Tao Yang, Yuchuan Hou*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
(2) CD133+ cells purified by MACS were in a considerable purity of 93.42%. Purity examination of CD133+ cells by flow cytometer.
(3) The results of MTT assay, Flat colony formation£Wound healing assay show that CD133+ cells display higher proliferative potential, clonogenic capacity and migratory capacity than CD133_cells.
(4) After cultured in serum-containing medium, CD133+ cells could differentiate into a different phenotype of CD133 tumor cells, the percentage of CD133+ cell population decreased rapidly as detecded by flow cytometer.
A NOVEL PNEUMATIC ELECTROCAUTERY DEVICE
Herman Bagga*, Joe Miller, Thomas Chi, San Francisco, CA, Michael Blomeyer, Walnut Creek, CA, Marshall Stoller, Maxwell Meng, San Francisco, CA
THE IMPACT OF OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY ON UROLOGY SERVICES IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN A LOW RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT
Augustine Takure, Sikiru Adebayo, Olayiwola Shittu, Linus Okeke, Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Augustine Takure*, Ibadan, Nigeria
1. TITLE: “CLOSED ACCESS” STERILE DRAINAGE: IT WORKS FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS—IT WILL WORK FOR THE URINARY BLADDER, ALSO
Chris Smith*, Don Griffith, Houston, TX
RETROPERITONEAL AND EXTRAPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGICAL SURGERY USING SPACEMAKERTM, DISSECTION BALLOON (COVIDIEN, USA): SINGLE SURGEON¡¯S EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST 27 CASES
Cheol Kyu Oh*, Seok San Park, Sang Hyun Park, Jae Seung Chung, Seong Cheol Kim, Busan, Korea, Republic of
A DECADE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN BASIC SCIENCE UROLOGIC RESEARCH: 2002–2011
Christopher Miller, David Kurz, Philadelphia, PA, Saum Ghodoussipour, Los Angeles, CA, John Graham Jr., Brooklyn, NY, Phillip Mucksavage*, Philadelphia, PA
V10 UROLITHIASIS
RETROGRADE RENAL ACCESS IN PATIENTS WITH URINARY DIVERSION
Aryeh Keehn*, David Hoenig, Bronx, NY
MYTHS, DOUBTS AND FACTS ABOUT LASER LITHOTRIPSY
Peter Kronenberg*, Amadora, Portugal, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
PERCSAC: A NOVEL DEVICE TO PREVENT STONE FRAGMENT MIGRATION DURING PERCUTANEOUS LITHOTRIPSY
Jodi Antonelli*, Jeffrey Gahan, Justin Friedlander, Heather Beardsley, Margaret Pearle, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Dallas, TX
COMBINED ROBOTIC CYSTOLITHOTOMY, URETEROLITHOTOMY, AND PYELOLITHOTOMY IN A MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENT
Mathew Oommen*, Ahmet Gudeloglu, Kevin Lee, Jamin Brahmbhatt, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
A one-step approach utilizing the Da Vinci robot was used to perform a robotic cystolithotomy with extraction of the lower moiety of the stone burden. Without undocking, the robot was utilized to perform a ureterolithotomy and pyelolithotomy. The stones and the calcified stent were removed intact. Flexible nephroscopy and antegrade flexible ureteroscopy did not reveal any residual fragments.
TRANSPERITONEAL FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY FACILITATES STONE REMOVAL DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PYELOLITHOTOMY
James Borin*, Jeff McDaniel, Sarah Chan, Baltimore, MD
IATROGENIC COLON INJURY DURING PERCUTANEOUS STONE EXTRACTION
Sammy Elsamra*, Nithin Theckumparampil, Justin Friedlander, Hector Motato, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
RETROGRADE ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF CALYCEAL DIVERTICULUM WITH CONCOMITANT RENAL CALCULI
Mathew Oommen, Kush Patel, Arthur Caire, Philip Dorsey*, Ben Woodson, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
ANTEROGRADE URETERORENOSCOPY – PERCUTANEOUS LITHOTRIPSY AND INTESTINAL DILATION OF URETEROSIGMOIDOSTOMY STENOSIS AND ASSOCIATED LITHIASIS
Sandro Gaspar*, José Dias, Tito Leitão, Ricardo Silva, Joao Lopes, Tomé Lopes, Lisboa, Portugal
We present a case of a 66-year-old male, who performed a ureterosigmoidostomy during a surgical correction of a bladder exstrophy, as a child. He also had a right kidney nephrectomy for a non-functioning kidney 25 years before.
He referred to the emergency room one month before surgery with renal colic. Imaging revealed a distal ureteral stenosis, with a large obstructive stone (3 cm of diameter), located proximal to the uretero-colic anastomosis. A left percutaneous nephrostomy was placed.
An anterograde approach was proposed with simultaneous colonoscopy and ureterocolic anastomosis retrograde dilation. The patient was placed in the modified Valdivia position and the percutaneous nephrostomy access was used to dilate the entry tract until a 24 French working sheath was placed. An anterograde flexible ureterorenoscopy was performed and a Holmiumm laser fiber was introduced and endoscopic lithotripsy was initiated. A guide-wire was place through the uretero-colic anastomosis. Simultaneous colonoscopy was performed and retrograde mechanical dilation of anastomosis was attempted. Stone fragments were then removed and a 8th French nephrostomy tube was placed. A Mono-J stent was also placed through the previously dilated uretero-colic junction and through the percutaneous tract.
Nephrostography was performed after one month confirming unobstructed urinary tract and left percutaneous nephrostomy was removed.
RETROGRADE PERCUTANEOUS EXTRAPELVIC LASER ENDOPYELOTOMY
Khalid Alotaibi*, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Percutaneous endopyelotomy is not without problems.
We describe our experience with retrograde approach for both percutaneous renal puncture and guide wire advancement. We also describe extrapelvic laser endopyelotomy that avoids injury to any peri-pelvic blood vessels during pyelotomy as those vessels are easily detected during the procedure.
Retrograde percutaneous access is completed with the patient in the dorsal lithotomy position with a support to the hemipelvis and scapula on the operated side. A Lawson catheter is directed into a selected posterior middle or upper calyx by the deflecting wire. The penetrating wire is passed over the 12th rib. On its protrusion under the skin, a 1 cm incision is made over its tip allowing it to exit through the skin. A second safety guide wire is subsequently advanced antegradely through the Lawson catheter. The distal tip of the safety guide wire emerges from the cystoscope side channel. The percutaneous renal tract is dilated using high pressure nephromax, and the nephroscope is introduced through a 34 Fr sheath.
A 0.365 micron laser fiber is passed through a 5 inch ureteral catheter. It is used to complete a 1.5 cm long full thickness incision in the wall of the renal pelvis at the 7 o'clock position. This window in the pelvic wall facilitates visualization of peripelvic fat, ureteropelvic junction and upper ureter from the outside. Any crossing blood vessels are easily noticed and avoided, while small blood vessels are coagulated using holmium laser. The initial incision made in the pelvic wall is extended towards the ureteropelvic junction and downwards for at least 1 cm along the upper ureter where a healthy ureteral wall is reached. At the end of the procedure, 14–7 F endopyelotomy tapered stent is placed.
TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC RENAL MATRIX STONE WITH PERC NCircle® in MINIMALLY INVASIVE PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Hakan Kilicarslan*, Onur Kaygisiz, Hakan Vuruskan, Yakup Kordan, Sinan Celen, Burhan Coskun, Bursa, Turkey
THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPINE ULTRA-MINI PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOLAPAXY (UMP)
Andreas Bourdoumis, Stefanos Kachrilas*, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom
HEMOSTATIC PLUG: NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR CLOSURE OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY TRACTS
Joel E Abbott*, Roger W Jump III, Detroit, MI, Arman Cicic, Des Moines, IA, Julio G Davalos, Baltimore, MD
V11 LAPAROSCOPY/ROBOTICS: PROSTATE, BLADDER & LOWER TRACT III
ROBOT – ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR FEMALE PATIENTS. THE O.L.V. VATTIKUTI ROBOTIC SURGERY INSTITUTE TECHNIQUE
Achilles Ploumidis*, Melanie Gan, Geert De Naeyer, Peter Schatteman, Aalst, Belgium, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy, Alexandre Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium
ROBOT–ASSISTED SACROCOLPOPEXY FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE (POP). THE O.L.V. TECHNIQUE
Anne-Françoise Spinoit*, Achilles Ploumidis, Melanie Gan, Geert De Naeyer, Peter Schatteman, Alexandre Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium, Alessandro Volpe, Novara, Italy
ROBOTIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY. TIPS AND TRICKS IN PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY AND NEUROVASCULAR BUNDLES PRESERVATION
Camilo Giedelman*, Bogota, Colombia, Francois Rozet, Rafael Sanchez-salas, Eric Barret, Marc Galiano, Luca Lunelli, Youness Ahallal, Paris, France, Petr Macek, Prague, Czech Republic, Laurent Mascle, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
EXPLORING THE MARCILLE TRIANGLE DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER: REPLICATING THE OPEN SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Ahmed M. Mansour*, Hassan Abol-Enein, Mansoura, Egypt, Murugesan Manoharan, Miami, FL
ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED BILATERAL VASOVASOSTOMY, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL BILATERAL VASECTOMY
Theodoros Tokas*, Ali Serdar Gözen, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF RECTO-VESICAL FISTULA FOLLOWING OPEN RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Raguram Ganesamoni*, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
NERVE-SPARING ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY AND URINARY DIVERSION
Amit Bhattu*, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Shashikant Mishra, Jitendra Jagtap, Raguram Ganesamoni, Jigish Vyas, Arvind Ganpule, Ravindra Sabnis, Nadiad, India, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
ROBOTIC ASSISTED TOTALLY INTRACORPOREAL STAPLED ILEAL NEOBLADDER IN FEMALE
Giuseppe Simone*, Rocco Papalia, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
The video shows surgical steps of robotic assisted totally intracorporeal stapled “Padua Ileal Neobladder” in a female patient using a motorized stapler.
ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY FOR VESICOURETERAL REFLUX AFTER URETEROCELE INCISION FOR HUGE URETEROCELE WITH MULTIPLE STONES
Won Sik Jeong*, Won Sik Ham, Hong Sang Moon, Tchun Yong Lee, Sung Yul Park, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
ROBOTIC INTRACORPOREAL STUDER POUCH CONSTRUCTION
Erdal Alkan, Oguz Ozkanli, Merve Yilmaz, Derya Balbay*, Istanbul, Turkey
RE-DO ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY AT 48 HOURS: SUCCESSFUL RE-RESECTION FOR POSITIVE MARGINS
Paul Sturch*, Declan Cahill, Prokar Dasgupta, Rikki Vendivil, Ashish Chandra, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
MRI showed organ confined disease.
The patient elected for robot assisted radical prostatectomy with bilateral nerve spare.
A firm nodule at the resection margin at the junction of the prostate and bladder was identified when the specimen was reviewed on the back bench.
An overnight pathology review of the nodule showed high volume 4+4 disease involving the bladder neck margin. A decision was made to return to theatre for re-resection of the bladder neck.
Re-resection of the involved bladder margin without damaging the ureteric orifices facilitated with robotic dissection.
Histology: Gleason 4+4 on prostate side of bladder neck re-resection only, additional base biopsies clear.
• Operative time: 60 mins
• Blood loss: minimal
• Post op recovery: 3 days
Long term outcome:
• Continent of urine by 6 weeks
• PSA undetectable at 24 months.
• Unassisted intercourse 1 year
TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS TO ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY FOR PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK PROSTATE CANCER AS DEFINED BY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK CRITERIA
Wassim Bazzi*, New York, NY, Jonathan Silberstein, New Orleans, LA, Vincent Laudone, New York, NY
V12 ADRENAL, IMAGING & NEW TECHNIQUES
LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION (L-RPLND): CHALLENGING YET TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE WITHOUT CHANGE IN PATIENT POSITION
Arup Mandal*, Chandigarh, India, Ravimohan Mavuduru, Chandigarh, India, Shrawan Singh, Chandigarh, India, Sudheer Devana, Chandigarh, India
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY
Roberto Sanseverino*, Giorgio Napodano, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Carmine Cicalese, Tommaso Realfonso, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
LAPAROSCOPIC REMOVAL OF A PARAGANGLIOMA SURROUNDED WITH THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA AND THE RENAL VEIN AND ARTERY AT THE RIGHT RENAL HILUM: A CASE REPORT
Mamoru Fukuda*, Masayoshi Kawakami, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Toshiro Terachi, Isehara City, Japan
POST CHEMOTHERAPY BILATERAL ROBOTIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION (PC-RRPLND) FOR TESTICULAR MIXED GERM CELL TUMOR (MGCT): THREE ARMS APPROACH
Mohamed Kamel*, Rodney Davis, C Mark Jackson, J Taylor Moore, Little Rock, AR
Ports placement: The patient is placed in the right flank position. A camera port is placed at the level of the umbilicus. Two working robotic ports are placed at the level of the lateral border of rectus abdominus 10 cms cephalic and caudal to camera port. Two 12 mm assistant ports are placed at midline 10 cms cephalic and caudal to camera port.
AN INNOVATIVE INSIDE-OUT APPROACH TO SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER INSERTION IN THE OBESE PATIENT WITH A NEUROGENIC BLADDER: THE TRANSURETHRAL SUPRAPUBIC ENDO-CYSTOSTOMY DEVICE
Vassilis Siomos*, Thomas Pshak, Brian Flynn, Aurora, CO
NOVEL LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TO PENILE PROSTHESIS RESERVOIR ABSCESS
Erin M. Burns*, Jonathan Picard, Rana C. Pullatt, Charleston, SC
TECHNIQUE OF PRECISE NEEDLE PLACEMENT FOR RENAL BIOPSY AND THERMAL ABLATION USING THE SIEMENS ARTIS ZEEGO MULTI-AXIS SYSTEM WITH IGUIDE TECHNOLOGY
Gideon Lorber*, Alexander Poletto, Reymond Leveillee, Miami, FL
In this video we present the technique of renal biopsy and thermal ablation using this system.
ENDOCKSCOPE: BRIDGING ENDOSCOPY WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Philip Bucur, B.S.*, Adam Spjute, B.A., Renai Yoon, B.S., Ashleigh Menhadji, B.S., Samir Shreim, Ph.D., Victor Huynh, B.S., Atreya Dash, M.D., Ralph Clayman, M.D., Hak Lee, M.D., William Sohn, M.D., Orange, CA
THE FIRST ASSISTANT SPARING TECHNIQUE (F.A.S.T) OF ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY USING IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE AIDED SELECTIVE ARTERIAL CLAMPING
Ketan Badani, Ari Bergman*, Edan Shapiro, Trushar Patel, New York, NY
FLEXIBLE CO2 LASER FOR ROBOTIC TARGETED MICROSURGICAL DENERVATION OF THE SPERMATIC CORD
Jamin Brahmbhatt, Ahmet Gudeloglu*, Sijo Parekattil, Winter Haven, FL
DEVELOPMENT OF DEDICATED STONE DETECTION PROTOCOLS USING A RESEARCH-BASED ULTRASOUND IMAGER
Ryan Hsi*, Bryan Cunitz, Barbrina Dunmire, Marla Paun, Jonathan Harper, Michael Bailey, Mathew Sorensen, Seattle, WA
ROBOTIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR STAGE 1 TESTICULAR CANCER USING THREE ROBOTIC ARMS
Mohamed Kamel*, Rodney Davis, C Mark Jackson, Samy M Heshmat, Little Rock, AR
MP21 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT IV
ROBOTIC VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY: A META-ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES
Riccardo Autorino*, Georges-Pascal Haber, Humberto Laydner, Dinesh Samarasekera, Ali Khalifeh, Idir Ouzaid, Luis Felipe Brandao, Cleveland, OH, Marco De Sio, Napoli, Italy, Francesco Porpiglia, Orbassano, Italy, Robert J. Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
MEDIUM TERM RESULTS OF MINI LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY USING THE SMALL-INCISION ACCESS RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE IN ADULTS
Murad Al Nasser*, Ali Goezen, Theodore Tokas, Giovannalberto Pini, Marcel Hruza, Jens Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
SURGICAL TEAM ASSESSMENT OF THE OF THE 3D VIDEO SYSTEM AS USED IN LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Bogdan Petrut*, Hogea Maximilian, Vlad Schițcu, Andrei Kozan, Tiberiu Calistru, Alb Alexandra, Vasile Buda, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Besides the system can provide a better orientation for the first assistant shortening the learning curve and improving the performance of the surgical team.
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR PT1B AND ABOVE LESIONS
Eric Moskowitz*, Derek Prabharasuth, Andrew Fishman, Michael Grasso, Valhalla, NY
REVIEW OF COMPLICATIONS FOR OPEN VERSUS ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Rudolph Bowens*, J Sea, C Bahler, C Sundaram, Indianapolis, IN
DOES THE AMOUNT OF PERI-RENAL FAT AFFECT TOTAL OPERATIVE TIME DURING ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY?
Piruz Motamedinia*, Trushar Patel, Yungkhan Tan, Vijay Goru, Edan Shapiro, Ari Bergman, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
OUTCOMES OF AN AGED AND COMPLEXITY MATCHED COMPARISON BETWEEN OPEN AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Osayuki Nehikhare*, Ahalya Kadirvelarasan, Paul Sturch, Amit Patel, Matthew Brown, Gordan Kooiman, Tim O'Brien, Ben Challacombe, London, United Kingdom
There were 2 positive margins in each group but no radiological recurrences at 14 and 36 months respectively. There was one conversion to radical nephrectomy in each group. There were 2 Clavien grade II and 1 IIIb (ureteric stent) complication in RPN and 5 grade II, 2 IIIb (embolisation, caval filter) and one transfusion in OPN. Serum creatinine rose by 7.6 mol/l (RPN) and 10.6 mmol/l (OPN) (NS) whilst haemoglobin drop was greater for OPN (2.40 vs 1.56 g/dl p<0.001). 47/60 OPNs and 60/80 RPNs were performed for malignancy.
SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE OF RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY FOR ADRENAL TUMORS LARGER THAN 6 CM
Jianfei Ye*, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
COMPARISON OF ROBOTIC VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE
Sapan Ambani*, J. Stuart Wolf Jr., Khaled Hafez, Alon Weizer, Ann Arbor, MI
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHROURETERECTOMY WITH 3 FORMS OF BLADDER CUFF CONTROL
Jianfei Ye*, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF IDENTIFICATION OF RENAL ARTERY IN RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RENAL SURGERY
Yichang Hao*, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE
Ahmed Alasker, Steve Williams*, Reza Ghavamian, Bronx, NY
SUPER SELECTIVE RENAL ARTERIAL CLAMPING WITHOUT INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGINING IN ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY USING PREOPERATIVE CT ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTRAOPERATIVE PERFUSION VISUALIZATION
Shadi Al Ekish, Michael Maddox*, Andrew Leone, Gyan Pareek, Dragan Golijanin, Providence, RI
LUMBOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR THE LITHIASIS OF LUMBAR URETER
Tania González, María Elena Suárez, Mayuri Machado, David Perdomo*, Havana, Cuba
The technique's standardization: ureteral catheter implantation, lumboscopical access, trocar placement, identification and ureter dissection, ureter incision and extraction of the lithiasis, ureteral suture and retroperitoneal drainage placement. We described all the issues that make easier to develop and reproduce the surgical technique.
The registered data was analyzed using SPSS 17.0.
The average surgical time was about 121 minutes, a stone-free rate of 98, 7%, and the average hospitalization time was of 2,6 days and the major complications rate was 2,5%.
ASSOCIATION OF R.E.N.A.L. SCORE, PADUA SCORE AND CENTRALITY INDEX SCORE WITH PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND POSTOPERATIVE RENAL FUNCTION
Katsunori Tatsugami*, Junichi Inokuchi, Takumi Adachi, Seiji Naito, Fukuoka, Japan
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY FOR NONFUNCTIONING TUBERCULOUS KIDNEY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE WITHOUT LARGE VOLUME OF PATIENTS
Bi Hai*, Hou Xiao-fei, Ma Lu-lin, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
SELECTIVE RENAL PARENCHYMAL CLAMPING IN LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Noriaki Utsunomiya*, Yuka Kono, Daisaku Nishihara, Keiyu Matsumoto, Takashi Matsuoka, Toshifumi Yano, Hiroyuki Tsunemori, Takuya Okada, Takehiko Segawa, Koei Muguruma, Mutsushi Kawakita, Kobe, Japan
A MATCHED COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF A SINGLE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEON VERSUS A MULTISURGEON ROBOT-ASSISTED COHORT FOR PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Ivar Vidal-Mora, Octavio Castillo, Daniel Revello*, Matias Poblete, Santiago, Chile
METACHRONOUS RENAL CRYOABLATION FOR BILATERAL RENAL MASSES
Zachary Klaassen*, Qiang Li, Rabii Madi, W. Bruce Shingleton, Augusta, GA
HYBRID COMBINATION OF LAPAROSCOPE AND VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR RENAL CANCER WITH LEVEL IV INFERIOR VENA CAVAL THROMBUS
Changjun Yin*, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Nanjing, China, People's Republic of
LEARNING CURVE ANALYSIS FOR TRANSUMBILICAL LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY (LESS) ADRENALECTOMY
Kyungtae Ko*, Jeong Woo Lee, Woo Suk Choi, Yong Hyun Park, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
We studied the learning curve of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) adrenalectomy for an single laparoscopic surgeon who has 1500 cases of laparoscopic experiences to reveal that LESS adrenalectomy is not a hard procedure to learn.
RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC HAND-ASSISTED NEPHROURETERECTOMY USING A HOMEMADE DEVICE
Chien-Hui Ou*, Wen-Horng Yang, Tainan, Taiwan
SIMPLE, EASY AND EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR RENORRHAPHY DURING LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: EXTRACORPOREAL SLIDING KNOT SUTURE
Joon Woo Kim*, Yoon Hyoung Lee, Joon Beom Kwon, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, Kang Soo Sim, Andong, Korea, Republic of, Jae Soo Kim, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC LIVING-DONOR NEPHRECTOMY AND RECIPIENT OUTCOME
Jhih Cheng Wang*, Yu-Feng Tian, Steven K. Huan, Ling-Hsien Lee, Tainan City, Taiwan, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
Being more familiar with retroperitoneal laparoscopic for the surgery of the upper urinary tract, we investigated the feasibility of living donor nephrectomy by this approach.
ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR SMALL RENAL TUMOR: ONE SURGEON′S INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Kazunori Namiki*, Yohei Sawada, Hidenori Okubo, Ryo Iseki, Takeshi Hashimoto, Naoya Satake, Yoshihiro Nakagami, Yutaka Horiguchi, Kunihiko Yoshioka, Masaaki Tachibana, Tokyo, Japan
THE EXPERIENCE OF RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RENAL CAPSULECTOMY FOR PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC RENAL SUBCAPSULAR FLUID COLLECTION
Dapeng Wu*, Guodong Zhu, Wenbin Song, Linlin Zhang, Zhishang Yang, Dalin He, Xi'an, China, People's Republic of
MP22 PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHTOMY II
DOES BODY MASS INDEX IMPACT THE OUTCOMES OF TUBELESS PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY?
Nicholas J Kuntz, Andreas Neisius, Durham, NC, Gastón M Astroza, Santiago, Chile, Matvey Tsivian, Richard H Shin*, Muhammad W Iqbal, Ramy Youssef, Michael N Ferrandino, Glenn M Preminger, Michael E Lipkin, Durham, NC
THE EFFECT OF OBESITY ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Huseyin Besiroðlu, Murat Dursun, Suleyman Sahin, Ismail Koklu, Mustafa Erkoc, Eyyup Danis, Muammer Bozkurt, Galip Dedekarginoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
OUR EXPERIENCES OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR TEN YEARS
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Huseyin Besiroðlu, Murat Dursun, Suleyman Sahin, Ismail Koklu, Mustafa Erkoc, Eyyup Danis, Muammer Bozkurt, Galip Dedekarginoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
TUBELESS PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY WITHOUT TRACT SEALANT: FEASIBILITY AND OUTCOMES
Gautam Jayram*, Jason Michaud, Brian Matlaga, Baltimore, MD
MICROPERC: MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
Ravindra Sabnis*, Raguram Ganesamoni, Arvind Ganpule, Shashikant Mishra, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
PERCUTANEOUS STONE EXTRACTION FOR CALYCEAL DIVERTICULAR STONES: HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
Sammy Elsamra*, Hector Motato, Zhamshid Okhunov, Arvin George, Nikhil Waingankar, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY IN THE EXTREMELY OBESE (BMI > 40), IS IT STILL SAFE?
Benjamin Larson*, Shubha De, Fabio Torricelli, Manoj Monga, Mark Noble, Cleveland, OH
COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES FOR ANTIBIOTICS AFTER PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY DOES NOT INCREASE INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS
Sameer Deshmukh*, Seth Bechis, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA
THE EFFECT OF PRONE-FLEXED POSITIONING (PFP) ON AIRWAY PRESSURES DURING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL)
Kirsten Foell*, Michael Ordon, Andrea G. Lantz, Kenneth T. Pace, R. John D'A. Honey, Toronto, Canada
INFECTIOUS OUTCOMES IN NEPHROSTOMY DRAINAGE PRIOR TO PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY COMPARED TO CONCURRENT ACCESS
Aaron Benson*, Trisha Juliano, Ryan Pickens, Nicole Miller, Nashville, TN
EFFECT OF ADJUVANT INTRACAVITARY THERAPY ON UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA
Amin Herati*, Sammy Elsamra, Hector Motato, Daniel Moreira, Arvin George, Manaf Alom, Arthur Smith, Zeph Okeke, New Hyde Park, NY
COMPARISON OF RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY VERSUS SINGLE-TRACT PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR LOWER POLE STONES WITH A DIAMETER OF 10 TO 20 MM: A PROPENSITY SCORE-MATCHING STUDY
Sung Yong Cho, Jae Hyun Jung*, Min Soo Choo, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Islah Munjih Ab Rashid, Kyung Tae Ko, Seung Bae Lee, Hwancheol Son, Hyeon Jeong, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seung-june Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING TOTALLY TUBELESS, TUBELESS AND EARLY TUBE REMOVAL IN MINIPERC
Raguram Ganesamoni*, Ravindra Sabnis, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
STANDARDIZATION OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES REPORTING IN PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Dedan Opondo, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Stavros Gravas*, Larissa, Greece, Adrian Joyce, Leeds, United Kingdom, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX, Tadashi Matsuda, Osaka, Japan, Ying Hao Sun, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL, John Denstedt, London, Canada, Jean de la Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE ANTIBIOTIC REGIMENS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Matthew Ferroni*, Pittsburgh, PA, Julie Riley, Albuquerque, NM, Timothy Averch, Stephen Jackman, Michael Ost, Pittsburgh, PA
SUPINE PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (SPCNL): UPPER POLE ACCESS IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT INCREASED RISK OF COMPLICATIONS
Paras Singh*, Ramin Mandegaran, Gideon Ellis, Anthie Papadopoulou, Neil Davies, Antony Goode, Nick Woodward, Dominic Yu, Darrell Allen, Leye Ajayi, London, United Kingdom
EFFECT OF STONE COMPOSITION ON OPERATIVE TIME AND SPEED OF STONE CLEARANCE DURING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Johann Ingimarsson*, Lebanon, NH, Seth Bechis, Brian Eisner, Boston, MA, Vernon Pais Jr., Lebanon, NH
EXTERNAL VALIDATY OF TWO PREDICTOR SCORES FOR RENAL CALCULI STONE FREE RATE AFTER PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER IN MEXICO
Christian Villeda Sandoval*, Carlos Mendez Probst, Mexico City, Mexico
PRONE POSITION OR COMPLETELY SUPINE POSITION IN PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR STAGHORN STONES IN PATIENTS WITH SOLITARY KIDNEY
Chunping Li, Yanbo Wang, Fengming Jiang*, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF 76 CASES OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD
Go Anan*, Yutaka Chiba, Ikuo Maehara, Sendai, Japan
HIGH-RISK PATIENTS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Yan Wang*, Yanbo Wang, Yuchuan Hou, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
MINIPERC: MPUH EXPERIENCE
Amit Bhattu*, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Raguram Ganesamoni, Shashikant Mishra, Nadiad, India, Narendra Parekh, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, Jitendra Jagtap, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
OUTCOMES OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: COMPARISON OF ELDERLY AND YOUNGER PATIENTS.
Bannakij Lojanapiwat*, Thongchai Nakamon, Pruit Kittirattrakarn, Chiangmai, Thailand
A NOVEL 7 F MINI-NEPHROSCOPE THROUGH A 10 F SHEATH FOR A NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF SUPER-MINI-PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (SMP): A PRELIMINARY REPORT
Guohua Zeng*, Zhijian Zhao, Wenqi Wu, Guanghzou, China, People's Republic of
RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGER THAN 3 CM STONES IN SOLITARY KIDNEYS: A MATCHED CASE COMPARATIVE STUDY
Guohua Zeng*, Zhijian Zhao, Wenqi Wu, Guanghzou, China, People's Republic of
MP23 BPH/LUTS II
THE VERY LARGE PROSTATE: DO ABLATIVE TECHNIQUES HAVE A ROLE? EXPERIENCE WITH PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE USING THE 180 W LITHIUM TRIBORATE LASER
Helen Nicholson*, Henry Woo, Sydney, Australia
All outcomes were significantly different at 3 and 6 months (p < 0.05), with the exception of PVR at 6 months (p = 0.06).
THULIUM VAPOENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE: FOUR-YEAR OUTCOME
Christopher Netsch, Alexander Engbert, Thorsten Bach, Sophie Knipper*, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany
THULIUM LASER IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA ON ANTICOAGULANT AND ANTIPLATELET DRUGS
Stefano Mattioli*, Alessandro Picinotti, Andreina Burgio, Arezzo, Italy
PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORIZATION VERSUS TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY
Waleed Hasan*, Hussain Al Durazi, Noor Al-Nooh, Zainab Ebrahim, Manama, Bahrain
T1470 LASER FOR ENUCLEATION AND ABALATION OF PROSTATE AS OUTPATIENT SURGERY
Binod Sinha*, Edison, NJ
HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) AND PERIOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER: PREDICTORS OF HIGH RISK DISEASE
Marcelino Rivera*, Igor Frank, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ANTEROPOSTERIOR DISSECTION HOLEP CAN HELP TO BE AN INDEPENDENT SURGEON WITH SHORTER LEARNING CURVE
Masaki Shimbo*, Fumiyasu Endo, Kazuhito Matsushita, Yoko Kyono, Kazunori Hattori, Osamu Muraishi, Kosuke Hishiki, Tokyo, Japan
TREATMENT OF HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA BY 2-MICRON LASER VAPORESECTION
Fengming Jiang*, Yanbo Wang, Chunping Li, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-EXISTING DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER: AN OUTCOME ANALYSIS
Marcelino Rivera*, Igor Frank, Amy Krambeck, Rochester, MN
PEEZY AT EASE: OUR INITIAL 106 PATIENTS EXPERIENCE ON AN INNOVATIVE DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF MID-STREAM URINE (MSU) SAMPLES
Wai Man Chow*, Basharat Hussain, Manchester, United Kingdom
CONTINUOUS VERSUS CONVENTIONAL BIPOLAR PLASMA VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE AND STANDARD MONOPOLAR RESECTION – A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF A NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
Bogdan Geavlete*, Florin Stanescu, Cristian Moldoveanu, Marian Jecu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
THE SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY OF CONCOMITANT SURGERY DURING HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP)
Amar Patel*, Rafael Nunez, M.D., Chinedu Mmeje, M.D., Mitchell Humphreys, M.D., Phoenix, AZ
TRANSURETHRAL HIGH ENERGY WATER VAPOR THERAPY FOR BPH; INITIAL CLINICAL RESULTS OF THE FIRST-IN-MAN AND REZUM 1 CLINICAL TRIALS USING THE REZUM SYSTEM
Christopher Dixon*, NY, NY, Edwin Rijo-Cedano, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Dalibor Pacik, Vitislav Vit, Gabriele Varga, Brno, Czech Republic, Lance Mynderse, Dennis Hanson, Rochester, MN, Thayne Larson, Scottsdale, AZ
The objective was to assess clinical outcomes using a range of energy in the First In Man trial (FIM) followed by a standardized energy dose for the Rezum 1 trial.
Mean baseline IPSS (n=30) was 23 (range 15–35) improving to 19,13, 8.5 and 8.5 at one week (n=30), one (n=30), three (n=24), and six months (n=24) respectively.
Mean baseline QOL (n=30) was 4.3 improving to 2.9, 2.3, 1.4 and 1.5 at one week (n=30), one (n=30), three (n=24), and six months (n=24) respectively.
Mean baseline Qmax (n=30) was 8.4 cc/sec improving to 10 cc/sec, 12.8 cc/sec and 12.1 cc/sec at one (n=29), three (n=26), and six months (n=24) respectively.
Mean baseline PVR (n=28) was 71 cc, remaining stable at 1 week (72 cc) and improving to 45 cc at six months (n=24).
No treatment-related severe adverse events occurred. Transient retention, mild dysuria and hematuria were reported.
HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE ABLATED PROSTATE (HOLEAP): AN INNOVATIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Sanjay Razdan*, Alaa Hamada, Yubiry Morales, Miami, FL
HoLEAP is expeditious and circumvents the steep learning curve and additional instrumentation required for HoLEP. The results are comparable to HoLEP for moderate sized glands. HoLEAP is easier to adopt for moderate sized glands is an outpatient procedure and hospital stay is avoided.
LOW-POWERED HOLEP FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Peter Gilling*, Rana Reuther, Mark Fraundorfer, Tauranga, New Zealand
There were no differences between groups for IPSS score or Qmax at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-op. All three had significant and sustained improvement in both parameters.
THE CLINICAL RESEARCH OFFICE OF THE ENDOUROLOGICAL SOCIETY (CROES) GREEN LIGHT LASER GLOBAL STUDY: BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS IN A MULTINATIONAL CONTEMPORARY REGISTRY OF 713 PATIENTS
Jean de la Rosette*, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Seiji Naito, Fukuoka, Japan, Hassan Razvi, London, Canada, Alexander Bachmann, Basel, Switzerland, Gerasimos Alivizatos, Athens, Greece, Gopal Badlani, Winston-Salem, NC, Carson Wong, Middleburg Heights, OH, Alexis Te, New York, NY, Carl-Jørgen Arum, Trondheim, Norway
A PROSPECTIVE-RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF A 1.9 μM AND 2 μM THULIUM: YTTRIUM-ALUMINIUM-GARNET LASER DEVICE FOR THULIUM VAPOENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE: FIRST RESULTS
Andreas Gross*, Christian Tiburtius, Sophie Knipper, Christopher Netsch, Hamburg, Germany
IS THERE A POTENTIAL ROLE FOR HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE IN PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER, VERY LARGE PROSTATES, AND OBSTRUCTION?
Jessica E Paonessa*, Naeem Bhojani, James E Lingeman, Indianapolis, IN
COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING PROSTATE BIOPSY: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY
Sung Chul Kam*, Jinju, Korea, Republic of, Jae Hwi Choi, Seong Uk Jeh, Jeong Seok Hwa, Jae Seog Hyun, Jinju, Korea, Republic of
PREDICTING ACUTE URINARY RETENTION IN PATIENTS WITH ELEVATED POST VOID RESIDUALS
David Cahn, Curtis Ross*, Michelle Persun, Richard Harkaway, Philip Ginsberg, Philadelphia, PA
BIPOLAR PLASMA VAPORIZATION VERSUS STANDARD TUR IN CASES OF SECONDARY BLADDER NECK SCLEROSIS – A PROSPECTIVE, MEDIUM TERM, RANDOMIZED COMPARISON
Bogdan Geavlete, Cristian Moldoveanu, Florin Stanescu, Marian Jecu, Leon Adou, Petrisor Geavlete*, Bucharest, Romania
DIABETES AND BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA: CLINICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL EVALUATION
Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek*, Huseyin Besiroðlu, Istanbul, Turkey, Emre Can Polat, Sanliurfa, Turkey, Murat Dursun, Mustafa Erkoc, Recep Bayraktarli, Mine Adas, Istanbul, Turkey
THE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF OBTURATOR NERVE BLOCKAGE IN ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION OF BLADDER TUMOR OPERATION IN PATIENTS WITH BLADDER SIDE WALL TUMOURS > 3 CM
Mehmet Bilgehan Yüksel*, Manisa, Turkey, Ayhan Karaköse, Sacit Nuri Görgel, Izmir, Turkey, Necip Pirinççi, Van, Turkey, Yusuf Ziya Ateþçi, Izmir, Turkey, Bilal Gümüþ, Manisa, Turkey
NO EFFECT OF HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF PROSTATE (HOLEP) ON SEXUAL FUNCTION IN BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE SHORT-TERM STUDY USING MALE SEXUAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE
Sung Han Kim*, Kyanggi, Korea, Republic of, Hahn–Ey Lee, Jae-Seung Paick, Seung–June Oh, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
VISCERAL FAT AS A MARKER IN KIDNEY AND TUMOR PHYSIOLOGY
Aryeh Keehn*, Reza Ghavamian, Joseph Divito, Abhishek Srivastava, Joshua Stern, Bronx, NY

Univariate and Multivariate analysis for independent predictors of worse preop MDRD in all kidney lesions N = 125.

Univariate and Multivariate analysis for independent predictors of Furhman grade ≥ 3 in patients with RCC N = 81.
Louis Revenig*, Daniel Canter, Viraj Master, John Pattaras, Joshua Preiss, Maxwell Taylor, Kenneth Ogan, Atlanta, GA
MP24 LESS/NOTES
SUPRAPUBIC-ASSISTED LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY IN UROLOGY WITH REPORT OF 324 CASES
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Gengqing Wu, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Yijun Xue, Xiaoning Wang, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Min LIu, Folin Liu, Hui Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
A COMPARISON AMONG SUPRAPUBIC-ASSISTED LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE, UMBILICAL LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE AND RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLITHOTOMY
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Xiaoning Wang, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Min Liu, Hui Xu, Gang Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
SUPRAPUBIC-ASSISTED LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY (SA-LESS) HEMINEPHRECTOMY FOR DUPLEX KIDNEYS IN CHILDREN WITH REPORT OF 6 CASES
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yuting Wu, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Hui Xu, Yunfeng Liao, Gang Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
DOUBLE-CROSSING TECHNIQUE FACILITATES EXPOSURE AND DISSECTION OF ADRENAL TUMORS AND/OR UPPER KIDNEYS DURING PURE LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE SURGERY (LESS)
Shih-Chieh Chueh*, Cleveland, OH, Bashir Sankari, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Anthony Avallone, Cleveland, OH
COMPARISON OF RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE (R-LESS) AND MULTIPORT RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY
Michael Liss*, La Jolla, CA, Sean Stroup, San Diego, CA, Ryan Kopp, Jason Woo, Hak Lee, Ithaar Derweesh, La Jolla, CA
LESS RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR RENAL CELL CANCER IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS: RESULTS OF AN INITIAL PROSPECTIVE SINGLE-SURGEON STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF PERIOPERATIVE AND SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES
Francesco Greco*, Halle Saale, Germany, Christopher Springer, Vienna, Austria, Paolo Fornara, Paolo Fornara, Halle Saale, Germany
To investigate the feasibility of LESS in patients with increased comorbidities and previous abdominal surgery undergoing radical nephrectomy (LESS-RN) for renal cell carcinoma.
Demographic data and perioperative and postoperative variables were recorded and analysed.
All complications were recorded according to the modified Dindo-Clavien classification.
Patients were assigned an ASA score, that described the patients' physical status and comorbidities.
The mean ASA score in the LESS-RN and LRN groups was 3.2±0.4, and the mean BMI was 32.7±2.1 and 34.2±0.8 kg/m2 respectively.
The mean operative time in the LESS-RN and LRN groups was 143.7±24.3 min and 130.6±26.5 min, (p=0.11), and the mean hospital stay was 3.8±0.8 vs. 4.2±1.4 days in the two groups, respectively (p=0.06).
Three and four complications were recorded in the LESS-RN and in the LRN groups, for a mean complication rate of 12% and 12.9%, respectively (p=0.12).
All tumours were organ-confined with negative surgical margins and the mean R.E.N.A.L nephrometry score for LESS-RN and LRN was 9.78±1.7 and 9.82±1.3 (p=0.14), respectively.
At the first postoperative visit, all patients completed an arbitrary questionnaire rating the cosmetic results (1: unsatisfied; 2: satisfied; 3: very satisfied; 4: enthusiastic). All patients (100%) who underwent LESS-RN were enthusiastic with the appearance of the scars, whereas only 21 patients of the LRN group (67.7%) were enthusiastic with the appearance of the scars (p=0.03).
A STEP-BY-STEP STRATEGY TO INTRODUCE LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE (LESS) DONOR NEPHRECTOMY USING GELPOINT® WITHOUT ARTICULATING INSTRUMENTS
Takamitsu Inoue*, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Kazuyuki Numakura, Mitsuru Saito, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
PURE LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: TECHNIQUE AND INITIAL OUTCOMES
Gang Zhu*, Yan qun Zhang, Pengjie Wu, Shengjie Liu, Bin Jin, Ben Wan, Jianye Wang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
TRANSVAGINAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES)-ASSISTED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY: A COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND SHORT-TERM MEASURES OF CONVALESCENCE
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yijun Xue, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Min Liu, Jun Yang, Zhong Xin, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
SUPRAPUBIC-ASSISTED LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE VERSUS CONVENTIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY
Guoxi Zhang, Xiaofeng Zou*, Xiaoning Wang, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Min Liu, Ruiquan Xu, Yuhua Zou, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
PURE TRANSURETHRAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES) FOR FENESTRATION AND DRAINAGE TREATMENT OF RENAL CYST: REPORT OF THREE CASES
Guoxi Zhang, Hui Xu, Xiaofeng Zou*, Min Liu, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Bo Jiang, Ruiquan Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
COMPARISON OF POSTOPERATIVE STRESS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSVAGINAL NOTES-ASSITED LAPAROSCOPIC AND STANDARD LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY
Li Chen, Guoxi Zhang, Xiaofeng Zou*, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Hui Xu, Ju Yang, Min Liu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY BY SINGLE-CUP OR SINGLE-RING GLOVE TECHNIQUE
Zhang Shudong*, Ma Lulin, Qiu Min, Bi Hai, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
SIMULTANEOUS LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL PATHOLOGIES IN TWO DIFFERENT ORGANS
Kwang Taek Kim*, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Yong Hyun Park, Seung-Yong Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Sang Jin Yoon, Chang Hee Kim, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY (LESS) FOR TREATMENT OF DIFFERENT UROLOGIC PATHOLOGIES IN PEDIATRICS: SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Aly Abdel-Karim*, Ashraf Saad, Moussa Ahmed, Ahmed Abolfotof, Mostafa Elmissery, Haytham Badawy, Salah Elsalmy, Alexandria, Egypt
STEP-WISE ‘EXIT STRATEGIES' DURING LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE LIVE DONOR NEPHRECTOMY—EXPERIENCE SHARING
Shih-Chieh Chueh*, Cleveland, OH, Bashir Sankari, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, J Stephen Jones, Cleveland, OH
SUBJECTIVE SCAR APPEARANCE AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION IN TRANSVAGINAL NOTES ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
Giovannalberto Pini*, Nasreldin Mohammed, Francesco Greco, Vincenzo Maria Altieri, Paolo Fornara, Halle, Germany
Demographic and intra- and postoperative variables were analyzed. Moreover, all patients were evaluated for sexual activity satisfaction (Female Sexual Function Index - FSFI) and subjective scar appearance.
At discharge the median VAS was 2.0±0.8 comparable with other group.
The median scar satisfaction in Tv-LRC (3.4±0.5) was significantly higher than ORC (1.8±0.8; p 0.012) and LRC (2.6±0.5; p 0.032).
With different follow-up (Tv-LRC: 10.3±1.7; ORC: 29.2±15.1 LRC: 21.4±7.1, p 0.01) all patients were alive. No vaginal or port-site metastasis where noticed in Tv-LRC and LRC. Two and one patients of ORC and LRC respectively underneath chemotherapy because of late lymphonodal relapse. Sexual active patients where 3, 4 and 5 in Tv-LRC, ORC and LRC. Postoperative sexual function was disturbed significantly (p<0.03) by surgery in all groups, with a mean decrease of FSFI index of 5.1±1.5, 6.7±1.3 and 5.5±0.9 for Tv-LRC, ORC and LRC respectively, affecting specially lubrication and ability to achieve orgasm, while arousal and dyspareunia remained stable.
IS THERE INCONGRUENCE BETWEEN THE GOLD STANDARD APPROACH FOR CT1 RENAL MASSES - NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY - AND DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS (DRG) REIMBURSEMENT? ANALYSIS OF INTRAOPERATIVE COSTS FOR LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE (LESS), LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN APPROACH IN A HIGH VOLUME CENTER
Giovannalberto Pini*, Ascalone Luigi, Francesco Greco, Paolo Fornara, Halle, Germany
It is requested a subclassification with different reimbursement that incentives nephronsparing and laparoscopic approach.
PERIOPERATIVE NURSING OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING PURE NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES) TRANSVAGINAL NEPHRECTOMY
Lanying Liu, Meiying Meng, Lili Li, Xiaoying Zeng, Fangzhen Xiao, Yulan Huang, Guoxi Zhang, Xiaofeng Zou*, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE BIOPSY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
Tetsuo Nozaki*, Akihiro Morii, Kenji Yasuda, Hideki Fuse, Toyama, Japan
PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE WITH TRANSPERITONEAL LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY USING A HOME-MADE SINGLE-PORT DEVICE IN CHINA
Bi Hai*, Ma Lu-lin, Hou Xiao-fei, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
PURE LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY: TECHNIQUE AND EARLY OUTCOMES
Gang Zhu*, Shengjie Liu, Ya qun Zhang, Pengjie Wu, Jianlong Wang, Hong Ma, Ben Wan, Jianye Wang, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
OPTIMAL INSTRUMENT LENGTH FOR TRANSUMBILICAL LAPARO-ENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE (LESS) SURGERY
Justin Houman*, Scott Tobis, Changyong Feng, Vikram Dogra, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SIMULTANEOUS DRAINAGE OF INTRAABDOMINAL ABSCESS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CATHETER INSERTION
Thomas Y. Hsueh*, Yi-Shen Lin, Allen W. Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
LONGTERM RESULTS AFTER TWELVE YEARS OF RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY FOR THE TREATMENT OF URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION
Svetozar Subotic, Armin Halla*, Antje Feicke, Georg Müller, Basel, Switzerland, Thomas Gasser, Liestal, Switzerland, Stephen Wyler, Alexander Bachmann, Basel, Switzerland
MP25 PEDIATRICS
UTILIZATION AND OUTCOMES OF PEDIATRIC PYELOPLASTY
Stacey Carter*, Lorna Kwon, Jim Hu, Los Angeles, CA
Weight counts using KID complex survey weights.
MINI PCNL IN PAEDIATRIC UROLITHIASIS
Jitendra Amlani*, Deepak Rajyaguru, Aswin Gami, Rajkot, India
The midian length of hospital stay was 2.5 days. Complete clearance was achieved was 91.5 %with MINI PCNL monotherapy in immediate postoperative period.5% patients with fragment less than 5 mm cleared at 3 month follow up. Patients were followed up till 2 years.
NATURAL HISTORY OF HYDRONEPHROSIS AFTER ROBOTIC EXTRAVESICAL URETERAL REIMPLANTATION IN CHILDREN
Dennis Lee, Leo Dalag, Mukil Patil, Roger De Filippo, Andy Chang, Los Angeles, CA, Chester Koh*, Houston, TX
A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER REVIEW OF PEDIATRIC RENAL TRAUMA
Katherine Rotker*, Liza Aguiar, Kennon Miller, Pamela Ellsworth, Jeremy Aidlen, Anthony Caldamone, Providence, RI
EXPERIENCE WITH ENDOSCOPIC INJECTION OF NONANIMAL DEXTRANOMER/HYALURONIC ACID WITH SMALLER DIAMETER MICROSPHERES (80–120 MICRON) IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY VUR AND A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF FACTORS FOR FAILURE
Yigit Akin*, Erzincan, Turkey, Erol Guntekin, Mehmet Baykara, Selcuk Yucel, Antalya, Turkey
OUR EXPERIENCE IN HOLMIUM LASER CYSTOLITHOTRIPSY IN CHILDREN
Waseem Aboul Ela*, Hani Morsi, Ahmed Shoman, Mohamed El Shiemy, Ahmed Shokry, Mohamed Eissa, Cairo, Egypt
HIDES TECHNIQUE TROCAR PLACEMENT FOR PEDIATRIC ROBOTIC PYELOPLASTY: COMPARISON TO CONVENTIONAL TROCAR PLACEMENT
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Eugene A. Minevich, Brian A. VanderBrink, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
TREATMENT OF RENAL STONES WITH FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY IN PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
Bülent Erkurt, Turhan Caskurlu, Gokhan Atis*, Cenk Gurbuz, Sabri Pelit, Ozgur Arikan, Bulent Altay, Istanbul, Turkey
CAVITATION-BASED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOR NONINVASIVE PUNCTURE OF URETEROCELES: IN VITRO RESULTS
Adam Maxwell*, Ryan Hsi, Michael Bailey, Seattle, WA, Pasquale Casale, New York, NY, Thomas Lendvay, Seattle, WA
SMALL INCOMPLETE POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES
Amlesh Seth*, Rajan Gupta, Ashish Saini, Prabhjot Singh, PN Dogra, New Delhi, India
TRANSURETHRAL NEOURETERAL ORIFICE CREATION: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR MANAGEMENT OF UPPER POLE HYDROURETERONEPHROSIS IN INFANTS: INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Hubert Swana*, Orlando, FL, Tariq Hakky, Tampa, FL, Mark Rich, Orlando, FL
Technique: Cystoscopy and transvesical needle puncture of the dilated upper pole ureter was followed by confirmatory ureteropyelography. Guidewire passage and catheter dilation allowed creation of a new ureteral orifice with either a holmium laser or resectoscope. An externalized ureteral catheter was left and removed prior to discharge. Ultrasound confirmed decompression. VCUG was repeated if a febrile urinary tract infection occurred.
MANAGEMENT OF DISLODGED URETERAL STENT THROUGH A NEFROSCOPIC APPROACH IN A INFANT CHILD – TWO CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Marino Cabrera*, Camilo Orjuela, Yair Cadena, Adolfo Serrano, Bogota, Colombia
The aim of this study is to describe the management of two pediatric patients nefroscópico catheter displaced and literature review.
We describe two clinical cases of patients undergoing open dismembered pyeloplasty plus ureteral stent due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction; in the postoperative there was a proximal migration of the stents. Extraction was attempted under fluoroscopic guidance without success.
Procedure: In prone Position. Upper calyceal puncture needle 18 G trocar nephrostomy; nephrostomy tract dilation to 10 Fr caliber, with ureteroscope 7.5 Fr. we practiced pyeloscopy and ureteral stent removal using a grasper.
LAPAROSCOPIC MODIFIED BYPASS PYELOPLASTY: INITIAL EXPERIENCES
Nobuhiro Haga*, Yuichi Sato, Tomoyuki Koguchi, Junya Hata, Tomomichi Yabe, Hidenori Akaihata, Norio Takahashi, Tomohiko Yanagida, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Fukushima, Japan
INFANT ROBOTIC PYELOPLASTY: INITIAL EXPERIENCE AND COMPARISON WITH AN OPEN COHORT
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, Edward Riachy, Brian A. VanderBrink, Shumyle Alam, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Eugene A. Minevich, Curtis A. Sheldon, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
INFANT ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY: COMPARISON WITH NON-INFANT COHORT
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, Brian A. VanderBrink, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Shumyle Alam, Eugene A. Minevich, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
LEARNING CURVES FOR PEDIATRIC ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY: A SINGLE PEDIATRIC INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE
Danesh Bansal, Nicholas G. Cost, Christopher M. Bean, W. Robert DeFoor, Jr., Pramod P. Reddy, Paul H. Noh*, Cincinnati, OH
EFFECTS OF ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID ON SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE SYNDROME NUTCRACKER
Sidiya Chavey*, Sousse, Tunisia, Wissem Hmida, Faouzi Mallat, Sana Mosbahi, Mehdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sahloul, Tunisia
COMPARISON OF CHILDREN VERSUS ADULTS UNDERGOING MINI-PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Guohua Zeng*, Zhijian Zhao, Wenqi Wu, Guanghzou, China, People's Republic of
EFFECTIVENESS OF PENILE BLOCK WITH BUPIVACAINE DURING CIRCUMCISION IN CHILDREN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Faouzi Mallat*, Wissem Hmida, Nawel Bjaoui, Faouzi Mosbah, Sahloul, Tunisia
These children were randomized to have just after induction of anesthesia, a block penis with bupivacaine 0.25% (group I: GI) is an intravenous injection of fantanyl (2μg/kg) associated with paracetamol (group II: GII).
The efficacy of intraoperative analgesia was estimated based on heart rate and Changes in blood pressure.
Postoperative pain is estimated to post anesthetic care unit, by anesthetists and parents in the next 24 hours. The quality of analgesia was estimated on postoperative activity and mobilization of children. The quantity and schedule of administration of paracetamol were evaluated postoperatively.
The first analgesic request was earlier in the G I.
No complications were noted in both groups.
HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) BEFORE HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) FOR THE PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT: OUR EXPERIENCE
Antonio Salvaggio*, Angelo Cafarelli, Donato Dente, Abano Terme (Padua), Italy, Emanuele Cappa, Chieti, Italy, Angelo Porreca, Abano Terme (Padua), Italy
Looking at the meta-analysis studies concerning HIFU the bladder neck obstruction (BNO) is the most frequent side effect (25–30 %). This is related to the effects of HIFU on residual adenoma after endoscopic surgery. The rate of BNO is significantly lower compared to the greater volume of resected tissue by Trans urethral prostate resection (TURP) before HIFU.
The goal of this study is to analyze the BNO rate using HOLEP pre-HIFU (H.H.)
We performed to all patients International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) test and uroflowmetry before surgery and after six mouths. We considered the criteria listened below:
Inclusion criteria:
70 years < patient age < 76 years, 40 cc < adenoma volume <120 cc, clinical stage (T1–T2), Gleason Score (G.S.) < 7 (3+4), PSA<20.
Exclusion criteria:
70 years > patient age > 76 years, 40 cc < adenoma volume >120 cc, clinical stage > T2, G.S. > 7 (4+3), PSA>20. Anal stenosis, previous rectal surgery, coxofemoral anchilosis.
We tested PSA, urine analysis and culture every three months during the first year after H.H. PSA every six month after one year.
Pre-operatory medium maximum flow (Medium Q max): 13 ml/sec.
Medium catheterization time after HOLEP was 32 hours and 2.4 days after HIFU.
We didn't report mayor complications.
Minor complications after H.H.: Post-operatory Urinary infections (10%), penis urethral stenosis (2,1%), urge urinary incontinence after three mouths (1 pad /day) 13%, low grade stress incontinence after three months (1 pad /die) 7%.
No cases of new endoscopic surgery.
Medium volume of adenoma enucleated: 67 cc.
IPPS medium after six months: 11
Medium Q Max: 17 ml/sec
SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR NON-INVASIVE REMOVAL OF URETERAL STENT IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL CYSTOSCOPIC REMOVAL.
Taek Sang Kim*, Jung Hyun Oh, Hyun Yul Rhew, Busan, Korea, Republic of
SURGEONS' PREFERENCES AND PRACTICE PATTERNS REGARDING INTRA-OPERATIVE FROZEN SECTION DURING PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Abhinav Sidana*, James F Donovan, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Cincinnati, OH
ALL OUT: THE INGLORIOUS END OF “BUCKYBALLS”
Lawrence Wyner*, Huntington, WV
INNER PREPUTIAL INLAY GRAFT URETHROPLASTY IN HYPOSPADIAS REPAIR: WORTH DOING?
Mamdouh Ahmed*, Abdulnaser Al Said, Kuwait, Kuwait
NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO TREAT SLOWLY RISING PROSTATIC SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FOLLOWING ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY
Alaa Hamada*, Sanjay Razdan, Jolly Varki, Yubiry Morales, Miami, FL
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dutasteride (0.5 mg/day) on serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics in men with slowly rising PSA after RALP who had negative margins at surgery and no evidence of local or distant recurrence.
V13 LESS/NOTES
TRANSVAGINAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES)-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Folin Liu, Hui Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
SUPRAPUBIC-ASSISTED LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY (SA-LESS) FOR NEPHROURETERECTOMY
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Yunfeng Liao, Yuanhu Yuan, Rihai Xiao, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Yijun Xue, Dazhi Long, Min Liu, Hui Xu, Gang Xu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
PURE TRANSVAGINAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES) FOR NEPHRECTOMY: REPORT OF 15 CASES
Xiaofeng Zou*, Guoxi Zhang, Rihai Xiao, Yuanhu Yuan, Yijun Xue, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Dazhi Long, Yuting Wu, Folin Liu, Hui Xu, Min Liu, Ganzhou, China, People's Republic of
COST-EFFECTIVE GLOVE-URETERIC CATHETER SINGLE PORT FOR LAPARO-ENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE NEPHRECTOMY
Raguram Ganesamoni*, Shashikant Mishra, Arvind Ganpule, Jigish Vyas, Jitendra Jagtap, Amit Bhattu, Ravindra Sabnis, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India
LESS TRANSVESICAL DIVERTICULECTOMY
Lokesh Sinha, Rajendra Godbole, Dombivli, India, Prashanth Rao, Pradeep Rao*, Mumbai, India
The LESS approach using a triport distends the bladder well with the pneumovesicum and makes it easy to dissect the diverticuli. Barbed sutures facilitate suturing through a single port.
The LESS approach makes for an elegant and relatively easy minimally invasive solution for bladder diverticuli.
BILATERAL SPERMATIC CORD DISSECTION E LIGATION BY LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE SURGERY: OUR TECHNIQUE “STEP BY STEP”
Salvatore Micali*, Eugenio Martorana, Alessio Zordani, Marco Rosa, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith, Tanta, Egypt, Francesco Fidanza, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY: OUR TECHNIQUE IN RENAL CYST DECORTICATION
Salvatore Micali*, Eugenio Martorana, Alessio Zordani, Riccardo Galli, Modena, Italy, Ahmed Ghaith, Tanta, Egypt, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Giampaolo Bianchi, Modena, Italy
LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE (LESS) DONOR NEPHRECTOMY USING GELPOINT® WITHOUT ARTICULATING INSTRUMENTS
Takamitsu Inoue*, Shintaro Narita, Mitsuru Saito, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi, Akita, Japan
A NEW INTERNAL RETRACTOR SYSTEM USEFUL FOR LAPARO-ENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE LIVING DONOR NEPHRECTOMY
Kazunori Iwasaki*, Toshitaka Shin, Mutsushi Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Sumino, Takeo Nomura, Fuminori Sato, Hiromitsu Mimata, Oita, Japan
INNOVATIVE ARTICULATING INSTRUMENTS FOR LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY: PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE PROTOTYPE
Chang Wook Jeong*, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jin-Woo Jung, Byung Ki Lee, Sangchul Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Seung Bae Lee, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
One surgeon performed 12 LESS nephrectomies with either the RoboHandTM prototype or the 2nd version of LaparoAngleTM. General laparoscopic instruments were used in combination. The operative time and estimated blood loss (EBL) were compared by group.
PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS UNDER DIRECT ENDOSCOPIC VISUALIZATION: A MODIFIED APPROACH FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Shubha De, Robert Brown*, Giovanni Marchini, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Balloon dilation and sheath placement are performed under URS minimizes the risk of not being in the collecting system. If fragmentation is required, flexible nephroscopy/ureteroscopy are performed at the end of the procedure to ensure no residual stones. A double J stent and skin stitch are placed, without leaving any nephrostomy tubes. Post op CXR is ordered for all supra-costal accesses.
ROBOTIC INGUINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY FOR PENILE CANCER
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Golena Fernández, Marino Cabrera, Oscar Martin, Juan Arriaga, Caracas, Venezuela, David Canes, Burlington, MA
V14 LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT II
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH “KIDNEY INVERSION”
Roberto Sanseverino*, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Giovanni Molisso, Carmine Cicalese, Giorgio Napodano, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
ZERO ISCHEMIA LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Roberto Sanseverino*, Oliver Intilla, Umberto Di Mauro, Giovanni Molisso, Carmine Cicalese, Giuseppe Lubrano, Giorgio Napodano, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES TO PERFORM SUPERSELECTIVE MICRODISSECTION DURING UNCLAMPED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Giuseppe Simone*, Rocco Papalia, Mariaconsiglia Ferriero, Salvatore Guaglianone, Michele Gallucci, Rome, Italy
We demonstrate alternative techniques to perform superselective microdissection during unclamped laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
In the first case, a right hilar tumor, tertiary arterial branches were identified, clip ligated and divided.
In the second case, a right polar tumor with a main afferent artery from the aorta, we performed a tumor enucleation and finally the artery was clip ligated and divided.
In the last case, a left postero-medial tumor, the tertiary arterial branches were identified during tumor enucleation and selectively clip ligated in touch with tumor pseudocapsule.
EXTENDED RADICAL LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROURETERECTOMY WITH PELVIC LYMPH NODES DISSECTION FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED URETERAL CANCER
Toshitaka Shin*, Mayuka Shinohara, Fuminori Sato, Hiromitsu Mimata, Yufu-shi, Japan
Herein we present our experience of cT3 ureteral cancer treated with extended radical laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU) and pelvic lymph nodes dissection. The main concept of this surgery is that we never see the ureter directly.
LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROVESICOSTOMY IS A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE USING INTRAVESICAL OR EXTRAVESICAL APPROACH IN PATIENTS WITH MEGAURETER DUE TO URETEROVESICAL JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION
Dai Kouguchi*, Morihiro Nishi, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Takahiro Hirayama, Teppei Oyama, Tetsuo Fujita, Kazunari Yoshida, Masatsugu Iwamura, Sagamihara, Japan
J-TUBE TECHNIQUE FOR DOUBLE-J STENT INSERTION DURING LAPAROSCOPIC UPPER URINARY TRACT SURGERY
Byung Ki Lee*, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, Jin-Woo Jung, Jung Keun Lee, Yong Hyun Park, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
RETROPERITONEAL ADRENALECTOMY USING LIGASURE
Redouane Rabii*, Mohamed El Mrini, Youssef Elkattani, Rachid Aboutaieb, Fathi Meziane, Casablanca, Morocco
LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY WITH INTRACORPOREAL FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY FOR MANAGEMENT OF PELVIURETERIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION AND MULTIPLE CALICEAL CALCULI: PRELIMINARY EXPREIENCE
Krishanu Das*, Muscat, Oman
SINGLE SESSION LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY AND CONTRALATERAL TOTAL NEPHRECTOMY: A FEASIBLE PROCEDURE THROUGH THE SAME PORTS
Isaac Braga*, João Cabral, Nuno Louro, Avelino Fraga, José Soares, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: INITIAL EXPERIENCE AND TECHNIQUE ILLUSTRATION
Diogo Gil Sousa*, Filipe Coutinho, Avelino Fraga, José Soares, Luís Osório, Porto, Portugal
V15 ROBOTICS: UPPER TRACT II
OFF-CLAMP RIGHT ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY USING INTUITIVE ENDOWRIST® ONE™ VESSEL SEALER
Derek Prabharasuth*, Valhalla, NY, Farshid Hajimirzaee, Gregory Lovallo, Mutahar Ahmed, Hackensack, NJ
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC DISTAL URETERAL REIMPLANTATION TECHNIQUES
Tracy Marien*, New York, NY, Darko Kropfl, Michael Musch, Lukas Hohenhorst, Essen, Germany, Matthew Bilbily, Suzannah Sorin, New York, NY, Gaurav Rao, Buffalo, NY, Ojas Shah, New York, NY, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
A NOVEL USE OF RUMMEL TOURNIQUET FOR RENAL ARTERY OCCLUSION DURING ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Gordon Fifer*, Matthew Raynor, Eric Wallen, Michael Woods, Matthew Nielsen, Chapel Hill, NC
ROBOTIC MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LARGE RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM
Kush Patel*, Mathew Oommen, Janet Colli, Philip Dorsey, Arthur Caire, Christopher Keel, Albert Sam, Anil Paramesh, Raju Thomas, New Orleans, LA
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: RESECTION OF MULTIPLE RENAL MASSES AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE SEQUENTIAL PRE-PLACED SUTURETECHNIQUE
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Emad Rizkala, Riccardo Autorino, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR A COMPLEX CYSTIC TUMOR: TIPS, TRICKS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Riccardo Autorino, Ali Khalifeh, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR A COMPLETELY ENDOPHYTIC HILAR RENAL MASS
Dinesh Samarasekera*, Humberto Laydner, Ali Khalifeh, Luis Felipe Brandao, Riccardo Autorino, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
OFF-CLAMP ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Michael Johnson*, Jonathan Mobley, R. Sherburne Figenshau, Saint Louis, MO
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ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC CALICEAL DIVERTICULECTOMY
Richard Link*, Dominic Lee, Houston, TX
ROBOT-ASSISTED ADRENAL METASTASECTOMY IN LARGER-SIZED TUMORS, REPORT OF TWO CASES.
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Marino Cabrera, Golena Fernández, Eric Saenz, Caracas, Venezuela, David Canes, Burlington, MA
No intraoperative complications were reported.
FEMALE ORGAN-SPARING ROBOTIC CYSTECTOMY: A STEP-BY-STEP ANATOMIC APPROACH
Alvin Goh*, Houston, TX, Andre Abreu, Los Angeles, CA, Miguel Mercado, Houston, TX, Rene Sotelo, Golena Fernandez, Caracas, Venezuela, Monish Aron, Inderbir Gill, Mihir Desai, Los Angeles, CA
Following cystectomy, extended pelvic lymphadenectomy and urinary diversion were completed as previously described.
ROBOT-ASSISTED INTRACORPOREAL ILEAL NEOBLADDER: SIMPLIFIED STEP-BY-STEP TECHNIQUE AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES
Idir Ouzaid*, Riccardo Autorino, Emad Rizkala, Dinesh Samarasekera, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
MP26 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT V
TRANSPERITONEAL ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR POSTERIOR RENAL MASSES
Mark Ball*, Michael Gorin, Phillip Pierorazio, Gautam Jayram, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP RESULTS OF LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY
Ill Young Seo*, Tae Hoon Oh, Jea Whan Lee, Iksan/Jeonbuk, Korea, Republic of
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: WHERE DO WE STAND IN TERMS OF ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES?
Brandy Hood*, Spencer Krane, Theodore Manny, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
Both were stage T1a with negative margins. Average time to imaging abnormality was 19 months. The 2- and 4- year overall survival rates were 97% and 96%, respectively, for the entire cohort. Median overall follow-up time was 14 months (range 2–57 months).
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR HILAR TUMORS: ONCOLOGIC AND RENAL FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Arvin George*, Amin Herati, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Nikhil Waingankar, Zhamshid Okhunov, Louis Kavoussi, Lee Richstone, New Hyde Park, NY
OFF-CLAMP LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: LONG TERM RENAL FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Arvin George*, Paras Shah, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Zhamshid Okhunov, Sammy El-Samra, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
ROBOTIC VS. PURE LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION OF LEARNING CURVE
Steve K Williams*, Jared Winoker, Abhishek Srivastava, Reza Ghavamian, Bronx, NY
FACTORS PREDICTIVE OF SYMPTOMATIC PRESENTATION IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Joseph Song*, Youssef Tanagho, Saint Louis, MO, Sam Bhayani, St Louis, MO, Robert Figenshau, Saint Louis, MO
MULTI-CENTER, LONGITUDINAL OUTCOMES OF ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR MODERATE TO HIGHLY COMPLEX RENAL MASSES: COMPARATIVE OUTCOMES BASED ON R.E.N.A.L NEHPROMETRY SCORE
James Bienvenu*, Brent Hardin, Eric Heidel, Frederick Klein, Knoxville, TN, David Thiel, Jacksonville, FL, Wesley White, Knoxville, TN
POSTERIOR ABDOMINAL AND LATERAL ABDOMINAL WALL FAT IS CORRELATED WITH OPERATIVE TIME IN ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMIES
Andrew Leone*, William Loverme, Providence, RI, Sammy Elsamra, New Hyde Park, NY, Michael Maddox, Shadi Al-Ekish, Damian Dupuy, Gyan Pareek, Dragan Golijanin, Providence, RI
COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF RETROPERITONEAL AND TRANSPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Greg Gin*, Alexandra Maschino, Massimiliano Spaliviero, Melanie Bernstein, Jonathan Coleman, New York, NY
LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY: SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN PATIENTS ON ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY
Takaharu Ichikawa*, Kurashiki, Japan, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Susumu Yamane, Shunji Hayata, Tottori, Japan, Tomoko Sako, Youichi Shiotsuka, Yasuo Yamamoto, Noritaka Ishito, Hitoshi Takamoto, Kurashiki, Japan
The goal of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic nephrectomy in patients with renal diseases under treatment with anticoagulants.
UTILIZATION OF THE ROBOTIC SURGICAL PLATFORM FOR RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY: A NATIONAL COMPARISON OF TRENDS FOR OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC, AND ROBOTIC APPROACHES
Aaron Weinberg*, Christopher Deibert, Bronx, NY, Tim Wen, Mitchell Benson, Ketan Badani, New York, NY
MID-TERM OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALIZED RENAL TUMOR.
Luca Lunelli*, Eric Barret, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Youness Ahallal, Laurent Mascle, Petr Macek, Camilo Giedelman, Dominique Prapotnich, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Annick Mombet, Nathalie Cathala, Xavier Cathelineau, Paris, France
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF RENAL FUNCTION FOLLOWING CRYOABLATION OF SMALL RENAL MASSES IN SOLITARY KIDNEYS
Fahd Khan*, Wasim Mahmalji, Sanjeev Madaan, Ian K. Dickinson, Kent, United Kingdom, Frank X. Keeley, Bristol, United Kingdom, Brunolf Lagerveld, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Seshadri Sriprasad, Kent, United Kingdom
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of cryoablation in patients with solitary kidneys focusing on renal function in a large multi-centre series.
LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY FOR XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS
Oscar Fugita*, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo Kawano, Hamilto Yamamoto, Joao Amaro, Rodrigo Guerra, Botucatu, Brazil, Marcos Nogueira, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Horacio Consolmagno, São Paulo, Brazil, Americo Sakai, Sao Paulo, Brazil
ASSESSING THE USEFULNESS OF DIAMETER-AXIAL-POLAR NEPHROMETRY SCORE FOR PREDICTION OF OPERATIVE PARAMETERS IN ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Young Eun Yoon*, Kyung Hwa Choi, Sang Woon Kim, Ji Yong Ha, Won Sik Ham, Koon Ho Rha, Young Deuk Choi, Woong Kyu Han, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH IN UROLGY DEPARTEMENT OF IBN ROCHD HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY: A REPORT OF 133 CASES
Redouane Rabii*, Mohamed El Mrini, Youssef Elkattani, Rachid Aboutaieb, Fathi Meziane, Casablanca, Morocco
LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE PYELOPLASTY AND NEPHROLITHOTOMY PERFORMED SIMULTANEOUSLY
Yasuyuki Naitoh*, Akihiro Kawauchi, Fumiya Hongo, Jintetsu Soh, Kazumi Kamoi, Tsuneharu Miki, Kyoto, Japan
INDUCTION OF COLD ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH SOLITARY KIDNEY USING RETROGRADE INTRARENAL COOLING: UPDATE AND 3-YEAR FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
Philip Dorsey*, New Orleans, LA, Janet Colli, Memphis, TN, Benjamin R Lee, New Orleans, LA
Following surgery, our corhort has been prospectively followed since their surgery, with serial serum creatinine and estimated GFR measurements as well as surveillance imaging maintained in our IRB approved database.
LAPAROSCOPIC DISMEMBERED PYELOPLASTY
Boris Komyakov, Bakhman Guliev*, Ruslan Aliev, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: 10 YEAR SURGICAL EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES
Derek Prabharasuth*, Eric Moskowitz, Andrew Fishman, Michael Grasso, Valhalla, NY
LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROURETEREKTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH UNUSUAL STONE LOCALISATION
Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Seref Basal*, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Corlu, Turkey, Hasan Cem Irkilata, Ibrahim Yidirim, Ankara, Turkey
INITIAL OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ROBOTIC URETERAL RECONSTRUCTION DISTAL TO THE URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION
Gordon Fifer*, Matthew Raynor, Michael Woods, Eric Wallen, Raj Pruthi, Chapel Hill, NC
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: THE IMPACT OF WARM ISCHEMIA TIME
Mohamad Salkini*, AbdulRaouf Lamoshi, Morgantown, WV
Mean estimated blood loss (EBL was 299 ml (range: 50- 2000 ml). Hospital stay length range is 1–6 days (mean 2.43). Mean overall tumor size was 3.19 cm (range: 2–7 cm). All patients had negative surgical margins except one (2.38 %).
The creatinine level of the patients with malignant pathology has been checked on the second post-operative day (short term reading) and within 3–6 months after surgery (long term reading). The mean preoperative creatinine was 1.13 mg/dL (range 0.52–2.5) and the early post-operative (48 hrs) creatinine 1.86 mg/dL (range 0.54 – 3.4). The mean long term creatinine was 1.24 mg/dl (range 0.68–2.7 ng/ml).
WIT and EBL do not show significant correlation (P=.6983), warm ischemia time and hospital stay length do not show significant correlation (P=.79), and warm ischemia time and short term creatinine do not show significant correlation (P=.91).
A SINGLE SURGEON, SINGLE CENTRE, 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RETROPERITONEOSCOPY- AN INDIAN SCENARIO
Venugopal Ganapathy, Haris C H*, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Sudin S R, Kollam, India, Navin C Angus, Ginson V George, Sandeep Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Suchindra P Unni, Kochi, India, Jibu K Pillai, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Jithunath M R, Thrissur, India
MP27 ROBOTICS/LAPAROSCOPY: UPPER TRACT VI
LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR CLINICAL T1B AND T2A RENAL MASSES. DOES THE APPROACH MAKE A DIFFERENCE? COMPARISON OF LAPARO-ENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE AND MULTIPORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Omer Raheem, Michael Liss, La Jolla, CA, Reza Mehrazin, Memphis, TN, Jason Woo, Sean Stroup, Ithaar Derweesh*, La Jolla, CA
THE PRESENCE OF GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WORSENED DECLINE IN RENAL FUNCTION FOLLOWING ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY.
Michael Johnson*, Jonathan Mobley, Joel Vetter, R. Sherburne Figenshau, Sam Bhayani, Saint Louis, MO
HAND-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC LIVING DONOR NEPHRECTOMY (HALDN): A 10-YEAR SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE IN ORIENTAL POPULATION
Yoshihide Higuchi*, Akihiro Kanematsu, Kimihiro Shimatani, Takeshi Hanasaki, Toeki Yo, Yukako Nakanishi, Yoshikazu Togo, Shuken Go, Toru Suzuki, Michio Nojima, Shingo Yamamoto, Nishinomiya, Japan
LOT: Laparoscopic operative time, BL: Blood loss, WIT: warm ischemia time, RUT: Reperfusion-to-urine secretion time.
R.E.N.A.L. NEPHROMETRY SCORE DOES NOT PREDICT SURGICAL COMPLEXITY
Nikhil Waingankar*, Arvin George, Mostafa Sadek, Louis Kavoussi, New Hyde Park, NY
THE INCREASED POSTOPERATIVE RENAL FUNCTION LOSS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH GREATER WARM ISCHEMIA TIME TENDS TO BE RECOVERED IN MID TERM FOLLOW-UP
Selcuk Erdem*, Abubekir Boyuk, Tzevat Tefik, Feyyaz Ural, Halim Issever, Ismet Nane, Oner Sanli, Istanbul, Turkey
PORT-SITE METASTASIS AFTER SURGERY FOR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: A HARBINGER OF FUTURE METASTASIS
Joseph Song*, Eric Kim, Jonathan Mobley, Goutham Vemana, Youssef Tanagho, Joel Vetter, Sam Bhayani, Robert Figenshau, St Louis, MO

Cancer-specific survival after diagnosis of PSM.
Alonso Carrasco*, Matthew Gettman, George Chow, Matthew Tollefson, Rochester, MN
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VASCULAR BULLDOG CLAMPS USED IN ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Brian Le, Richard Matulewicz, Samuel Eaton*, Kent Perry, Robert Nadler, Chicago, IL
STATIN THERAPY MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF LONG TERM RENAL DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING HILAR CLAMPING IN ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Louis Krane*, Victor Romero, Ashok Hemal, Winston-Salem, NC
ROBOT-ASSISTED CYSTECTOMY WITH SIMULTANEOUS NEPHROURETERECTOMY: CASE SERIES FROM A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Helen Levey*, Justin Houman, Anees Fazili, Hani Rashid, Guan Wu, Rochester, NY
OUTCOMES IN PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE, UK
Claire Webster*, Coventry, United Kingdom, Salil Umranikar, Solihull, United Kingdom, Husam Ibrahim, Anthony Blacker, Michael Wills, Coventry, United Kingdom
RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC LIVING DONOR NEPHRECTOMY: REPORT OF 151 CASES
Hongxian Zhang*, Xian Zhang, Lei Zhao, Lulin Ma, Beijing, China, People's Republic of
PRONE VERSUS SUPINE LASIX RENAL SCAN TO ASSESS SURGICAL SUCCESS FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC ASSISTED PYELOPLASTY
Andrea G. Lantz*, Michael Ordon, Kenneth T. Pace, R. John Honey, Toronto, Canada
PURE RETROPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC COMPLETE NEPHROURETERECTOMY AND BLADDER CUFF RESECTION FOR UPPER URINARY TRACT TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA
Fang Zhenqiang*, Ye Gang, He Fan, Shen Chongxing, Wang Xiangwei, Yi Shanhong, Jia Weisheng, Chongqing, China, People's Republic of
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES FOR TRANSPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMIES PERFORMED ON VERY LARGE TUMOURS (≥10 CM). DOES SIZE MATTER?
Simon Ouellet*, Michel Carmel, Sherbrooke, Canada, Arold Martel, Sherbrooke, Canada, Robert Sabbagh, Sherbrooke, Canada
CAN THE R.E.N.A.L. NEPHROMETRY SCORE BE OPTIMIZED FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CRYOABLATION?
Peter Clark*, S. Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN, Jaime Landman, Irvine, CA, Stephen Savage, Charleston, SC, Stephen Strup, Lexington, KY, Chad LaGrange, Omaha, NE, David Schulsinger, Stony Brook, NY
THE EFFECT OF THE SURGICAL ROBOT ON THE HOSPITAL-LEVEL UTILIZATION OF PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Ganesh Sivarajan*, Glen Taksler, Dawn Walter, Marc Bjurlin, New York, NY, Cary Gross, New Haven, CT, R Ernest Sosa, Danil Makarov, New York, NY
ROBOTIC ASSISTED RETROPERTONEOSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR SMALL RENAL MASS: EXPERIENCE OF CHI MEI MEDICAL Center
Chien-Liang Liu*, Steven K Huan, Tainan, Taiwan, Allen W Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan
RENAL PARENCHYMAL NON-SUTURING TECHNIQUE USING TACHOSIL TISSUE SEALING SHEET IN LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Hidehumi Kinoshita, Motohiko Sugi*, Tadashi Matsuda, Hirakata, Japan
ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR COMPLETELY ENDOPHYTIC RENAL MASSES: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE
Riccardo Autorino*, Ali Khalifeh, Humberto Laydner, Dinesh Samarasekera, Idir Ouzaid, Luis Felipe Brandao, Robert J. Stein, Georges-Pascal Haber, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
RENAL CRYOABLATION VERSUS ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Youssef Tanagho, Eric Kim*, Sam Bhayani, Robert Figenshau, St. Louis, MO
DOWNWARD NEPHROPEXY IS A USEFUL ADJUNCTIVE MANEUVER DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED URETEROURETEROSTOMY
Ziho Lee*, Daniel Parker, Elton Llukani, Christopher Reilly, Daniel Eun, Philadelphia, PA
INFLUENCE OF INTRAOPERATIVE FLUID ON SURGICAL OUTCOMES FOR PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMIES
Eric Arnone*, Richard Ahn, Kristopher Attwood, Terry Creighton, Diana Mehedint, Eric Kauffman, Thomas Schwaab, Buffalo, NY
MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEMINEPHRECTOMY: A SPECIFIC DEFINITION
Joseph Klink*, Ali Khalifeh, Dinesh Samarasekera, Kamol Panumatrassamee, Jihad Kaouk, Cleveland, OH
ANALYSIS OF OPERATIVE METHODS AND CENTER-SPECIFIC PROPORTION IN MAJOR UROLOGICAL ONCOLOGY SURGERIES IN KOREA, BASED ON THE 2010 ANNUAL REPORT OF KOREAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.
Sunghyun Paick*, Sangrak Bae, Hyoungkeun Park, Yongsoo Lho, Hyeonggon Kim, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
MP28 URETEROSCOPY II
URETEROSCOPY FOR BENIGN ESSENTIAL HEMATURIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Nicholas Tadros*, Michael Conlin, Portland, OR
HIGH DEFINITION FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPY: IS IT WORTH THE COST?
Nicholas J Kuntz, Andreas Neisius, W. Neal Simmons, Muhammad W Iqbal, Richard H Shin*, Ramy Youssef, Michael N Ferrandino, Glenn M Preminger, Michael E Lipkin, Durham, NC
*Not including video tower (camera box, light source, monitor, and cart) printer or image capture. **List Price for HD camera head.
BALLOON DILATION OF THE URETER: A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS
Nicholas Kuntz, Andreas Neisius, Matvey Tsivian, Momin Ghaffar, Richard Shin*, Muhammad W Iqbal, Ramy Youssef, Durham, NC, Nishant Patel, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA, Michael Ferrandino, Glenn Preminger, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC
A NOVEL STONE MANAGEMENT DEVICE DURING ENDOLITHOTRIPSY FOR URETERAL STONES: FIRST MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nicola Macchione, Milan, Italy, Francesco Sanguedolce*, London, United Kingdom, Stephan Hruby, Salzburg, Austria, Fabrizio Longo, Milan, Italy, Stefanos Kachrilas, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, London, United Kingdom, Emanuele Montanari, Milan, Italy
Stone-free condition was defined as the absence of residual fragments; it was evaluated intra-operatively by fluoroscopy or endoscopy (flexible ureteroroscopy), at day-1 post-op by US-KUB or X-ray KUB, and at 1-month follow-up by NCCT scan (available in 8 patients).
Mean operative time was 32 minutes (S.D. 14 mins) and mean hospital stay was 2.69 days (range 1–4 days).
No complications have been encountered. SFRs and evaluation modalities are reported in table 1.
Median operators' evaluations for XenX were “Good” for all the domains surveyed.
Larger and comparative studies are needed to confirm these results.
URETEROSCOPY AND LASER LITHOTRIPSY OF LARGE RENAL STONE BURDEN > 2.0 CM
Jessica M. Yih*, Cleveland Heights, OH, Robert M. Kohut, Edward E. Cherullo, Cleveland, OH
A CRITICAL COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCES AND LIMITATIONS OF THREE OF THE LATEST MODELS OF FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPES
Razvan Multescu*, Bogdan Geavlete, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TREATMENT OF RENAL STONES WITH FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY IN OBESE, MORBIDLY OBESE AND NORMAL WEIGHT PATIENTS
Steeve Doizi*, Sixtina Gil Diez De Medina, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
The objective was to compare flexible ureterorenoscopic treatment of renal stones, stratified for stone size and location, between Obese Patients (OP), Non-Obese Patients (NOP) and Normal Weight Patients (NWP).
EXTENDED OPERATIVE TIME FOR URETEROSCOPIC STONE REMOVAL: DOES IT IMPACT MORBIDITY?
Patrick Mufarrij*, Washintong, DC, Jessica Lange, L. Spencer Krane, Kyle Wood, Winston-Salem, NC, Dean Assimos, Birmingham, AL
HOW ACCURATE IS ENDOSCOPIC INTRA-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF KIDNEY STONE SIZE?
Nishant Patel*, San Diego, CA, Ben Chew, Vancouver, Canada, Bodo Knudsen, Columbus, OH, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC, Roger Sur, San Diego, CA
NR = Not recorded secondary to technical reasons.
INITIAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH A BALL TIPPED HOLMIUM: YAG OPTICAL FIBER FOR FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY
Bodo Knudsen*, Columbus, OH, Shubha De, Cleveland, OH, Manog Monga, Celveland, OH
BEST STENT LENGTH PREDICTED BY SIMPLE CT MEASUREMENT, RATHER THAN PATIENT HEIGHT
Kirsten Foell*, Andrea G. Lantz, Michael Ordon, Jason Y. Lee, Kenneth T. Pace, R. John D'A. Honey, Toronto, Canada
USE OF PERCSYS ACCORDIONTM TO AVOID URETERAL STONE FRAGMENT MIGRATION DURING LASER ENDOLITHOTRIPSY: INITIAL RESULTS OF AN OPEN RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Christian Villeda Sandoval*, Daniel Olvera Posada, Mario Ramirez Bonilla, Francisco Rodriguez Covarrubias, Carlos Mendez Probst, Mexico City, Mexico
RECURRENT SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION WITH A NORMAL ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION: ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOMES
Dominic Lee*, Richard E. Link, Houston, TX
IS PROLONGED OPERATION TIME A PREDICTOR FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF COMPLICATIONS?
Sophie Knipper*, Christian Tiburtius, Christopher Netsch, Andreas Gross, Hamburg, Germany
THE CLINICAL RESEARCH OFFICE OF THE ENDOUROLOGICAL SOCIETY URETEROSCOPY GLOBAL STUDY: INDICATIONS, COMPLICATIONS, AND OUTCOMES IN 11885 PATIENTS
Jean de la Rosette*, Amsterdam, Netherlands, John Denstedt, London, Canada, Petrisor Geavlete, Bucharest, Romania, Francis Keeley, Bristol, United Kingdom, Tadashi Matsuda, Osaka, Japan, Margaret Pearle, Dallas, TX, Glenn Preminger, Durham, NC, Olivier Traxer, Paris, France
A NEW STONE OCCLUSION DEVICE (INNOVEX) PARALLEL TO NTRAP IN URETEROSCOPIC HO: YAG LITHOTRIPSY FOR UPPER URETERAL CALCULI
Zhong Wu*, Chen-chen Feng, Peng Gao, Lu jia Wang, Qiang Ding, Shanghai, China, People's Republic of
COMPLETELY STANDARDIZED FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY FOR TREATING RENAL CALCULI: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Nikolaos Karpathakis, Konstantinos Fasoulakis, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Ioannis Bolonakis, Fragiskos Sofras, Charalampos Mamoulakis*, Heraklion, Greece
URETERIC STENT INSERTION AND DOCUMENTATION OF REMOVAL; IS IT CONTRIBUTING TO ‘FORGOTTEN’ STENTS
Carolyn Thomas*, Zubair Al-Qassim, Zeb Khan, Kettering, United Kingdom

Indication for ureteric stent insertion

Chart showing length of time stents in-situ.

Documented plan for removal of stent.
Mohammad Malik*, Chris Wright, Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Hackensack, NJ
ASSESSING DIFFICULTY OF URETEROSCOPIC STONE EXTRACTION USING PREOPERATIVE CT IMAGING
Saman Moazami*, Mira Herman, Abhishek Srivastava, David Hoenig, Joshua Stern, Bronx, NY
NEW URETERAL ACCESS SHEATHS: A DOUBLE-STANDARD
Shubha De, Fabio Torricelli, Carl Sarkissian*, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions were measured using digital calipers (Niko 01407A, China). Ease of placement was evaluated by testing the coefficient of friction (through 2.5 mm hole in biologic tissue), tip bending and sheath buckling forces. Ease of use was evaluated by testing the ease of inner dilator removal and the compression force on the outer dilator that resulted in UAS kinking. Radiopacity was evaluated using C-arm fluoroscopy. Perforation forces through aluminum foil and sheath tip shear forces in biological tissue measured safety. A new UAS was used for each trial. All measurements were performed using a motorized sliding stage and continuous force measures recorded via digital force gauge (Mark-10, NY).
MODULAR FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY AND HOLMIUM LASER LITHOTRIPSY FOR TREATMENT OF UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI: A SINGLE-SURGEON EXPERIENCE OF 382 CASES
Cheng Yue*, Yan Zejun, Xie Guohai, Yuan Hesheng, Ningbo, China, People's Republic of
RISK FACTORS FOR URETERIC STRICTURES FOLLOWING SEMI-RIGID URETEROSCOPIC LASERTRIPSY: RESULTS FROM MULTICENTRE STUDY
Syed Ali Shahzad*, Phil Polson, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Fahad Khan, Howard Marsh, Sri Sriprasad, Kent, United Kingdom, Raghu Devarajan, Birmingham, United Kingdom
There was a greater frequency of occurrence of stricture, impaction and recurrent UTI in the upper ureter compared to the middle ureteric groups (p=0.0002, X2). Similarly, there was more impaction in the upper ureteric compared to the middle ureteric group (p=0.001, X2).
RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY (RIRS) IN THE TREATMENT OF RENAL STONES IN SOLITARY KIDNEY
Guido Giusti*, Rozzano (MI), Italy, Silvia Proietti, Rozzano, Italy, Roberto Peschechera, Davide Giraudo, Gianluigi Taverna, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Rozzano (MI), Italy
In conclusion, RIRS is a reasonable alternative to PCNL and ESWL in solitary kidney and renal stones smaller than 2 cm of diameter.
URETEROSCOPIC TREAMENT OF LARGE, COMPLEX, NON-INFECTIOUS STONE BURDENS GREATER THAN 2.0 CM
Andrew I. Fishman*, Jacob Cohen, Michael Grasso, Valhalla, NY
Highest clearance rates were observed for proximal ureteral stones (97%), and renal pelvic stones (94%), while the lowest clearance rates were observed for lower pole renal calculi (83%), and staghorn calculi (81%). Three patients progressed to percutaneous therapy due to infectious material encountered at the time of ureteroscopy or inaccessible stone burdens because of infundibular stenosis. There were five minor post-operative complications, including 4 fevers and one patient with gross hematuria and clot retention, and no major intra-operative complications.
PREVENTING FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPE DAMAGE: HOW WE DID IT
Hiro Ishii*, Tamsin Drake, Bhaskar Somani, Southampton, United Kingdom
During this 12 months only 2 scope repairs were needed of which one was from laser damage and one from loss of deflection with wear-and-tear giving an average use of 89 cases per scope.
MP29 PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY & URETEROSCOPY
COMPARISON OF USING SPLITTED SIDE AND CONVENTIONAL AMPLATZ SHEATH IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCOTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Nasim Irani*, Daryush Irani, Shiraz, Iran
STAGHORN CALCULI: COMPOSITION, BACTERIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT: AT MONKLANDS HOSPITAL, WEST OF SCOTLAND, UK
Edward Mains*, Imran Ahmad, Sarath Nalagatla, Airdrie, United Kingdom
Our objective was to assess staghorn stone composition, density, aetiology and the complications following their management by PCNL.
95% of procedures were completed using a single access tract, all with the patient in a prone position. Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) guidance was used in 4/19 cases. Stone clearance was recorded as complete or with clinically insignificant residual fragments after one procedure in 8/19 cases (42%). Retrograde ureteric stenting was performed in all cases. Further procedures (FURS and laser lithotripsy or ESWL) were required in 11/19 cases.
The incidence of post-operative fever was 32% but no cases of sepsis, bowel injury or death were recorded. Blood transfusion was required in 2/19 procedures. Mean hospital stay was 4.7 days (3–8 days). Preoperative urine cultures grew Proteus sp. in 5/19, Enterococcus sp. in 3/19, Klebsiella sp in 2/19, E.coli in 1/19 and mixed organisms in 3/19. 3/19 patients had no previously recorded positive urine cultures.
SUPINE PCNL: AN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE APPROACH FOR RENAL STONES MANAGEMENT – AN EARLY EXPERIENCE
Tarek El-Leithy*, Hany Nour, Mohandessin City, Egypt
PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF UNFAVORABLE RESULTS
Abdulqadir Alobaidy*, doha, Qatar, Abdulla Al-Naimi, doha, Qatar, Khalid Assadiq, Doha, Qatar, Haidar Alkhafaji, Abdulla Al-Ansari, Doha, Qatar, Ahmed Shokeir, Almansoura, Egypt
Group 1 with favorable results includes patients who became stone free after a single PCNL procedure without major complications. Group 2 with unfavorable results includes three subgroups: a) Patients who developed major complications, b) Those who required second major intervention to complete stone removal, and c) Patients with residual stones >4 mm at 3 month. Risk factors for unfavorable outcome were studied by univariate and multivariate analyses.
PCNL RENAL TRACT ACCESS BY UROLOGISTS- OUR EXPERIENCE
Alexandra Zachou*, Calvin Nathaniel, Maneesh Ghei, Barry H. Maraj, London, United Kingdom
PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL) IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION. IS IT SAFE?
Ross Vint*, Sarath Nalagatla, Airdrie, United Kingdom
Complications post-operatively consisted of 2/17 with pyrexia requiring antibiotics. No patients had signs of severe sepsis or septic shock. One patient had a peri-nephric collection that did not require radiological or surgical drainage. 1 patient without FURS visualization required a transfusion of 2 units. There were no other reported intra-operative, early or late complications. Follow-up ranged from 4 months to 3 years.
STANDARD-TRACT COMBINED WITH MINI-TRACT IN PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR RENAL STAGHORN CALCULI
Yanbo Wang*, Ning Xu, Min Liu, Chunxi Wang, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
RENAL ACCESS BY SONOGRAPHER VERSUS UROLOGIST DURING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Yanbo Wang*, Zhihua Lu, Jinghai Hu, Haifeng Zhang, Chunxi Wang, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTRIPSY (PCNL) IN CHILDREN
Mohammad Reza Darabi Mahboub*, Mashhad, Iran, Mohammad Aslzare, Alireza Ghoreifi, Mashhad, Iran
MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE AFTER PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: HOW TO SAVE THE KIDNEY WHEN ANGIOEMBOLIZATION HAS FAILED OR IS UNAVAILABLE?
Alireza Aminsharifi*, Shiraz, Iran

The site of access in the mid part of the kidney was found and the necrotic and inflamed renal tissue was debrided (Encircled zone). The site of access was circumferentially sutured with chromic 2-0 running sutures to be prepared for renorrhaphy.

Massive hemorrhage after percutaneous nephrolithotomy-Management algorithm.
Viorel Bucuras*, Razvan Bardan, Adrian Muresan, Alin Cumpanas, Cristina Balarie, Ciprian Secasan, Timisoara, Romania
EVALUATION OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTRIPSY IN TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR DIVERTICULAR RENAL STONES
Daryush Irani, Nasim Irani*, Reza Haghpanah, Shiraz, Iran
After insertion of ureteral catheter, procedure was done in prone position. Access was done with retrograde pyelography, using Bull's eye method with fluoroscopic control in 0 and 30 degree planes to guide needle tip directly to anterior diverticula then with one shot tract dilatation, a 28 fr Amplatz sheath was used to remove stones and dilate infandibula. Nephrostomy tube was inserted in all cases. Stone free status was assessed by non-contrast CT scan on postoperative day 1.
There were no significant postoperative complications.
RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS OF SUPINE POSITION FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL)
Sadrollah Mehrabi Sisakht*, Yasuj, Iran
THE EVALUATION OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF MULTIPLE TRACKS PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA
Seyed Habibollah Mousavi-Bahar*, Abdolmajid Iloon Kashkouli, Babak Borzouei, Hamadan, Iran
COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: A SINGLE SURGEON'S EXPERIENCE
Nathaly Francois*, Springfield, IL
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PNL) WITH NEPHROSTOMY AND WITHOUT NEPHROSTOMY (TUBELESS)
Mohmed Etafy*, Miami, FL, Gamal Hasan, Ayut, Egypt, Hazem Deef, Asyut, Egypt, Magdy Badr, Ayut, Egypt, Sayeda Ali, Mamdouh Fareed, Sayed Mousa, Cairo, Egypt, Emad Ali, Gamal Morsi, Ayut, Egypt
THE HISTORY OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHRO-LITHOTOMY
Katherine Hall*, Priyadarshi Kumar, Moeketsi Mokete, Preston, United Kingdom
In 1955, William Goodwin again described percutaneous access, antegrade nephrostogram and nephrostomy tube insertion as a way of draining a hydronephrotic kidney. Nephrostomy remained a means for renal drainage alone until 1976, when Fernstrom and Johansson described three cases of removal of a kidney stone via a nephrostomy tract, under radiological guidance. Alken developed modern day PCNL during the next decade including devising metal dilators in order to gain access to the kidney.
In the 1990s, Valdivia described PCNL with the patient supine. Galdakao further modified this technique in 2007, with the patient in the lithotomy position, allowing simultaneous retrograde uretero-renoscopy and PCNL.
We have recently seen the development of mini and micro PCNL. New innovations include the “all seeing needle”, an optical puncture system allowing direct visualisation during puncture and robotic-assisted percutaneous access to the kidney.
EXPERIENCE OF MINI-PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR PROXIMAL URETERAL STONES OF PATIENTS WITH REPEATED EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FAILURE
Jingjing Guan*, Yanbo Wang, Xuesong Li, Yangyang Li, Zhengyi Lv, Xiaoming Yang, Qianqian Zhao, Changchun, China, People's Republic of
LOCKED DEFLECTION DURING FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY: AN UNDERREPORTED COMPLICATION
Scott Hubosky*, Nir Kleinmann, Demetrius Bagley, Philadelphia, PA
PREOPERATIVE STENTING ENABLE US TO REMOVE RENAL STONES WITH FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPE AT FIRST ATTEMPT
Shohei Ishida*, Toru Kimura, Takashi Kato, Yuta Sano, Fumitoshi Sakamoto, Tomonori Komatsu, Yoshikazu Tsuji, Tsuneo Kinukawa, Nagoya, Japan
THE WALLSTENT®: 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN URETEROENTERIC ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURES AFTER BRICKER DEVIATION
Thijs Campschroer*, Tycho Lock, Utrecht, Netherlands
TUL-ASSISTED PCNL (TAP): IMPACT OF URETEROSCOPY IN THE MODIFIED SUPINE POSITION FOR MANAGEMENT OF UPPER URINARY TRACT STONE DISEASE
Kae Ante-Sugihara*, Noritaka Ishito, Yumiko Yamashita, Tomoko Sako, Shohei Yokoyama, Yoichi Shiotsuka, Takaharu Ichikawa, Yasuo Yamamoto, Hitoshi Takamoto, Kurashiki, Japan
COMPARISON OF OPTICAL RESOLUTION AMONG 2 DIGITAL AND STANDARD FIBEROPTIC URETERORENOSCOPES USING AN IN VITRO MODEL
Kikuo Nutahara*, Mitaka, Japan, Junichi Matsuzaki, Yokohama, Japan, Soichi Mugiya, Hamamatsu, Japan, Akito Yamaguchi, Hukuoka, Japan

Resolution of each scope in the saline.

Resolution of each scope at 15% concentration.
Yan Zejun*, Cheng Yue, Xie Guohai, Ningbo, China, People's Republic of
OUR THREE CENTRE TREATMENT OUTCOME OF RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY FOR RENAL STONES AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF STONE FREE
Ashvinkumar Gami*, Palanpur, India, Dipak Rajyaguru, Mahesana, India, Jitendra Amlani, Rajkot, India
ACUCISE® ENDOURETEROTOMY: A FORGOTTEN TREATMENT OPTION IN URETERAL STRICTURES
Thijs Campschroer*, Tycho Lock, Utrecht, Netherlands
MP30 UROLITHIASIS III
EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY USING IN LINE AND ON LINE FLUOROSCOPY WITH THE INTEGRA LITHOTRIPTER
Dr. Ruben Munoz Montastruc*, Dr. Ricard Recasens Guijuan, Dr. C. Berbegal Colas, Dr. D. Garcia Belmonte, Dra. Merce Pascual Queralt, Lleida, Spain
Another aim was to verify whether the vertical short distance between the source and the stone, improves the treatment efficiency.
We treated 93 men and 45 women. The mean stone size was 9.4 mm (6–25 mm).
The mean treatment time was 38 minutes. Mean number of shockwaves was 3400 (1100 to 5000) at frequencies between 85 to 90 per minute and energy levels from 5 to 20. ESWL was performed without any local, regional or general anesthesia. Premedication in 134 patients was Ketorolac 30 mg+Paracetamol 1 gr. Only 4 patients needed neuroleptoanalgesia while inserting a double J catheter, which was done on the Integra Table.
We control strictly the arterial blood pressure during the whole treatment.
Renal stones: Success (stone free or fragment less than 4 mm): 88%, partial fragmentation (4–10 mm) 9% and No fragmentation 3%.
Ureteral stones: Success: 84%, partial fragmentation: 11% and No fragmentation 5%. We remark specially the success of 82% in low ureter which we perform in prone position.
Average success rate: 87%.
12 patients (8.7%) underwent 2 sessions.
The morbidity was low: 2% of the patients suffered ureteral obstruction, 2% had fever, 12% renal colic and 1 patient (0.72%) had subcapsular hematoma. Most of the patients had mild hematuria which resolved spontaneously. No patient suffered renal failure nor changes in its laboratory test. All of the patients were treated on an outpatient basis.
Therefore the treatment with the Integra lithotripter seems Safe and Effective
These treatment results, performed without anesthesia and with minimal adverse effects are very encouraging.
UNDERUTILIZATION OF 24-HOUR URINE TESTING IN KIDNEY STONE PATIENTS
E. Will Kirby, David C. Johnson, James E. Ferguson, D. Kim Chantala, Davis P. Viprakasit*, Chapel Hill, NC
MANAGEMENT OF STRUVITE STONES USING COMBINED ENDOUROLOGICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT: PREDICTORS OF UNFAVORABLE CLINICAL OUTCOME
Muhammad Iqbal, Ramy Youssef*, Andreas Neisius, Nicholas Kuntz, Richard Shin, Jonathan Hanna, Michael Ferrandino, Glenn Preminger, Michael Lipkin, Durham, NC
CLINICO-METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OLDER PATIENTS WITH URINARY STONE DISEASE
Won Tae Kim*, Sang-Cheol Lee, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, Hoon Jang, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Yong-June Kim, Seok-Joong Yun, Wun-Jae Kim, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
PREDICTION OF URIC ACID STONE COMPOSITION BY HOUNSFIELD UNITS: TECHNIQUE AND STONE SIZE IMPACTS PREDICTIVE VALUES
Sangtae Park*, Glencoe, IL
SURVEY OF PRACTICE PATTERNS FOR THE TREATMENT OF UPPER URINARY TRACT STONES IN NEW ENGLAND
Vik Uberoi*, David Wang, Boston, MA
EFFECT OF POMEGRANATE SUPPLEMENTATION ON SERUM AND URINE MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION, OXIDATIVE STRESS AND 24 HOUR URINE IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT NEPHROLITHIASIS
Jonathan Henning*, Lincoln, NE, Mark Newton, Miriam Zimmerman, Chad Tracy, Iowa City, IA
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A GLOBAL UROLITHIASIS MANAGEMENT SURVEY BY THE CLINICAL RESEARCH OFFICE OF THE ENDOUROLOGICAL SOCIETY (CROES): DO UROLOGISTS FOLLOW THE “GOLDEN RULE”?
Gregory Roberts*, Darren Beiko, Kingston, Canada, Dedan Opondo, Jean de la Rosette, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hassan Razvi, London, Canada
COMPARISON OF STONE COMPOSITION AND URINARY RISK FACTORS BETWEEN ELDERLY AND YOUNGER COHORT WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
Yaniv Shilo*, Pittsburgh, PA, Ilia Beberashvili, Zerifin, Israel, Julie M. Riley, Jocelyn Kim, Stephen V. Jackman, Timothy D. Averch, Pittsburgh, PA
Patients were divided into two groups: older and younger than 65 years.
Stones composition and urinary risk factors were compared between the groups.
We excluded women and men with 24 hour urine creatinine collection of less than 600 mg and 800 mg, respectively and patients younger than 18 years.
The independent contribution of age to the probability of kidney stone formation was assessed by multiple logistic regression analysis using adjustments for 24 h urine volume, BMI, gender and urinary creatinine to body weight ratio.
Stones composition differences between the groups are listed in table no. 1.
On 24 hour urine analysis the elderly group had statistically significant lower PH, calcium, uric acid, sodium and phosphorous compared to the younger group.
The elderly group was associated with 2.2-fold higher odds (95% CI: 1.11-4.50) for uric acid stone formation. In contrast, the odds ratio for apatite stone formation in the elderly group was lower (OR-0.37, 95% CI: 0.18-0.73) than in the younger group.
No associations were found between age and oxalate nor brushite stone formations.
STONEDIAGNOSTIC IN THE URO DYNA-CT COMPARED TO STANDARD NON-CONTRAST CT
Marie-Claire Rassweiler*, Stefan Haneder, Joachim Brade, Benjamin Meister, Maurice-Stephan Michel, Axel Haecker, Manuel Ritter, Mannheim, Germany
An experienced uroradiologist measured the stone size in three planes in each imaging modality in a blinded manner. A paired t-test of the aggregated values was performed and the manuel technique for stone measurement was compared to the standard and Uro Dyna-CT stone protocols.
CORELATION BETWEEN GUY'S STONE CLASSIFICATION AND PERCUTANEOUS LITHOTRIPSY OUTCOMES
Norberto Bernardo*, Horacio Sangunetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maximiliano Lopez Silva, Javier Garcia Villalba, Bu, Argentina, Osvaldo Mazza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
THE CONCORDANCE OF ULTRASOUND AND CT SCAN IMAGES FOR KIDNEY STONE DISEASE
Dan Greene*, Shubha De, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga, Cleveland, OH
Increasing BMI lowered sensitivity, while increasing specificity in upper and lower pole stones, and stones >4 mm.
UPPER URINARY TRACT STONES PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: TRENDS IN HOSPITALIZATION AND CHARGES
Khurshid Ghani*, Detroit, MI, Florian Roghman, Montreal, Canada, Jesse Sammon, Detroit, MI, Vincent Trudeau, Montreal, Canada, Ramesh Kumar, Shyam Sukumar, James Peabody, Mani Menon, Detroit, MI, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Montreal, Canada
RADIATION EXPOSURE OF THE PATIENT SUBMITTED TO URETEROSCOPY FOR URETERAL CALCULI
Filippo Nigro, Paolo Ferrarese, Ciro Ammendola, Enrico Scremin, Giuseppe Benedetto, Emiliano Bratti, Andrea Tasca*, Vicenza, Italy
We measured the total amount of radiation exposure for a group of patients affected by ureteral stones, from the onset of their symptoms to the conclusion of their clinical fate.
All 64 patients underwent abdominal X-ray (KUB) and ultrasonography (US); 49 patients (77%) required an additional CT scan to improve the diagnosis.
The total amount of radiation exposure from the onset of symptoms, during endourologic treatment, to 3 months of follow up was measured, using Gray (Gy), the unit of the absorbed dose, and Sievert (Sv), expressing the equivalent dose, i.e. the stochastic biological effects of ionizing radiation.
The measured data were related to location and volume of the stones
In addition, the absorbed dose was significantly lower (p<0,05) in groups 3 and 4 [mean for groups 1–4 expressed in milliGray (mGy): 1) 8,915; 2) 9,451; 3) 4,878; 4) 4,744].
56 patients (88%) were evaluated 2 months after treatment with KUB and abdominal US, 8 patients (12%) required a CT scan to achieve the diagnosis.
Mean measured exposure radiation was: 19 mSv (group 1), 21 msV (group 2), 15 mSv (group 3), 15 mSv (group 4).
The total radiation received by the studied population was lower than 50 mSv, the recommended dose limit in a year for workers according to International Commission on Radiological Protection.
The use of fluoroscopy during endourological procedures increases patient's radiation exposure and adds to all radiological diagnostic examinations.
It's critical that endourologist is sensitised to this problem in order to minimize the employ of ionising radiation during endourological treatment.
GIANT URETERIC AND STAGHORN CALCULI IN YOUNG ADULTS
Wissem Hmida*, Sousse, Tunisia, Faouzi Mallat, Mouna Ben Othmen, Ghassen Tlili, Mehdi Jaidane, Faouzi Mosbah, Sahloul, Tunisia
RESULTS OF TRANSURETHRAL URETEROLITHOTRIPSY (TUL) AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS FOLLWING TUL
Yasunobu Hashimoto*, Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Takafumi Yagisawa, Yukiko Kouchi, Kawada-cho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Yoshiko Maeda, Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tomokazu Shimizu, Kazunari Tanabe, Kawada-cho, Shinyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
IS URINARY LITHIASIS RELATED TO CORONARY ATHEROESCLEROSIS?
Hector Sandoval Barba*, Christian Villeda Sandoval, Ricardo Castillejos Molina, Monica Chapa Ibarguengoitia, Carlos Mendez Probst, Mexico City, Mexico
DIFFERENT ANALGESIC METHODS FOR SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Farkhod Abdurakhmonov*, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Urolithiasis and its treatment methods of utolithiasis
OUTCOMES AND SAFETY OF RETROGRADE INTRA-RENAL SURGERY (RIRS) FOR RENAL STONES : OUR EXPERIENCE
Vikas Agarwal*, Atul Goswami, Delhi, India
The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and safety of RIRS for stone management.
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF DIGITAL FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY WITH HOLMIUM LASER LITHOTRIPSY FOR COMPLICATED RENAL CALICULI
Cheng Yue, Yan Zejun*, Xie Guohai, Ningbo, China, People's Republic of
DIABETES IN ASIAN AND CAUCASIAN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
Raghuram Devarajan*, Solihull, United Kingdom
We aimed to identify whether in our population stusied diabetes was more prevalent in the asian stone formers compared to the caucasians. Furthermore, the 24 hour urinary excretion levels for risk of nephrolithiasis were compared within the diabetic cohort.
THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE HOUNSFIELD UNIT (HU) ON NON-CONTRAST COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCANS AND THE METABOLIC TEST RESULTS OF URINARY STONE PATIENTS
Hoon Jang*, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, Ho wun Kang, Dong Wook Kim, Won Tae Kim, Seok Joong Yoon, Sang Cheol Lee, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
In this study, the HU level and metabolic test results of urinary stone patients were compared, and their correlation was investigated.
Their HU level was measured after a region of interest (ROI) was set with an area of 2.0±0.5 mm2 that showed the highest contrast in the largest section of the urinary stone at the bone window setting (window width: 2,056; window level: 250).
The mean size of urinary stone was 8.77 mm (1.30–21.31 mm).
The mean HU level on the non-contrast CT scan was 749.86 (112–1,657).
The HU level increased with the increase in the size of the urinary stone (p<0.001).
A mean HU level of Calcium oxlate stones were 923.94±359.05 and a mean HU level of is uric acid stones were 502.28±199.15, there were significantly difference (p<0.001).
The HU level showed a positive correlation with oxalic acid, which was one of the urinary metabolites in the 24-hour urine sample (p=0.019).
No other correlation with the urinary metabolites in the 24-hour urine sample (urine volume, pH, calcium, uric acid, phosphoric acid, citric acid, magnesium, and sodium) was observed (p>0.05).
In addition, the HU level showed a positive correlation with oxalic acid, which was one of the urinary metabolites 24-hour urine sample.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE COST OF FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY
Cenk Gurbuz*, Gokhan Atýþ, Ozgur Arikan, Ozgur Efilioglu, Onur Danacýoglu, Turhan Caskurlu, Istanbul, Turkey
PREVENTING RETROGRADE STONE DISPLACEMENT DURING PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY FOR URETERAL CALCULI USING LIDOCAINE JELLY
Mohammad Reza Darabi Mahboub*, Mashhad, Iran, Rahim Taghavi, Mohammad Aslzare, Behtash Pedramrad, Mashhad, Iran
THE EFFECT OF STONE LOCALIZATION ON SUCCESS RATES OF RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY
Hakan Kilicarslan*, Burhan Coskun, Yakup Kordan, Hakan Vuruskan, Onur Kaygisiz, Omur Gunseren, Bursa, Turkey
SHORT TERM RESULTS OF URETEROSCOPIC LASER LITHOTRIPSY AT AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY
Mehmet Baykara*, Antalya, Turkey, Yigit Akin, Erzincan, Turkey, Selcuk Yucel, Arif Kol, Ilker Fatih Sahiner, Antalya, Turkey
Fourty in proximal, 32 in middle, 65 in distal ureter stone which mean diameter was 12,8±5,27 cm were operated. All of the surgical procedures were performed by using semi-rigid ureterorenoscopy and guide-wire. Basket used for anti-stone cone device in 34 procedures. In 90 procedures, double pigtail catheters were placed. The stone diameter and location was not associated for using basket (p>0.05).
Stone-free rate was 88,3% after the first ureteroscopy. Overall stone free rate was 97%. Eight patients had shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) after operation. Mean stone diameter of patients who needed SWL after surgery was 10,5±5,5 cm. Re-treatment rate and SWL was associated with stone diameter (p<0.05).
Only 1 patient had fever (Clavien 1) even without urinary infection and residual fragmentations. Second day of antibio-therapy, fever decreased and she was discharged.
The mean hospital stay was 1 and the mean operation time was 32,3±12 minutes. Operation time and day of hospitalization was not associated with stone diameter, age, sex, side and location of stone, urinary infection statistically.
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LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF IATROGENIC A RENAL VEIN INJURY DURING LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Bogdan Petrut*, Hogea Maximilian, Vlad Schitcu, Andrei Kozan, Tiberiu Calistru, Alb Alexandra, Vasile Buda, Cluj Napoca, Romania
After that we continued with the partial nephrectomy procedure.
We checked the vascularisation of the kidney the next day by power Doppler that showed normal blood circulation.
In this case of bilateral tumors we tried to reduce at minimum the bleeding and the ischemic shock and this is why we tried first the laparoscopic approach and not the conversion to the open surgery.
VARIOUS TECHNIQUES OF STENT PLACEMENT DURING LAPAROSCOPIC URETERAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Seok Kwan Hong*, Yee Mun Lee, Yew Lam Chong, Keng Siang Png, Singapore, Singapore
LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH LEFT RENAL VEIN THROMBECTOMY
Worapat Attawettayanon, Sompol Permpongkosol*, Bangkok, Thailand
LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLITHOTOMY WITH FIBRIN SEALANT IN THE TREATMENT OF LARGE IMPACTED PROXIMAL URETERAL STONE
Ugur Boylu*, Cem Basatac, Ahmet Tahra, Fikret Fatih Onol, Eyup Gumus, Istanbul, Turkey
OPEN SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS WITH MUSCLE SPLITTING TECHNIQUE DURING LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY IN ADULTS
Seref Basal*, Bilal Firat Alp, Ankara, Turkey, Zafer Demirer, Eskisehir, Turkey, Ali Guragac, Ankara, Turkey, Ercan Malkoc, Corlu, Turkey, Emin Aydur, Ibrahim Yidirim, Ankara, Turkey
Yakup Kordan, Gokhun Ozmerdiven, Burhan Coskun, Onur Kaygisiz, Hakan Vuruskan, Hakan Kilicarslan*, Ismet Yavascaoglu, Bursa, Turkey
NYU TECHNIQUE FOR ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BOARI FLAP
Arielle Miller*, Tracey Marien, Suzzane Sorin, Marc Bjurlin, Michael Stifelman, New York, NY
LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOLITHOTOMY IN AN ECTOPIC PELVIC KIDNEY
Christopher Keel*, Arthur Caire, Benjamin Woodson, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Our objective is to demonstrate the laparoscopic dissection, identification, and extraction of a large renal calculus, with subsequent reconstruction.
RIGHT LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY: STEP-BY-STEP
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Frederic Birkhauser, Caracas, Venezuela, Flavio Santinelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Arvind Gampule, Nadiad, India, Martin Piana, Santa Fe, Argentina, Roberto Garza, Golena Fernandez, Juan Castro, Cesar Ignacio, Roberto Cisneros, Caracas, Venezuela, David Canes, Burlington, MA, Ralph Clayman, Irvine, CA
LEFT LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY: STEP-BY-STEP
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Caracas, Venezuela, Flavio Santinelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina, David Subira, Madrid, Spain, Cesar Ignacio, Golena Fernandez, Roberto Garza, Juan Castro, Frederic Birkhauser, Roberto Cisneros, Caracas, Venezuela, Ralph Clayman, Irvine, CA
ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT
Mohammed Zaher, Downer's Grove, IL, Samuel Ohlander*, Neha Malhotra, Wendy Padilla, Christopher Yang, Leslie Deane, Chicago, IL
EARLY RETURN OF CONTINENCE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY USING MODIFIED MAXIMAL URETHRAL LENGTH PRESERVATION TECHNIQUE
Sanjay Razdan*, Alaa Hamada, Miami, FL, Shirin Razdan, Doral, FL, Mohamed Etafy, Miami, FL
V17 ROBOTICS: UPPER TRACT IV
IMMEDIATE ROBOTIC ASSISTED DISTAL URETEROURETEROSTOMY WITH OMENTAL INTERPOSITION GRAFT AFTER IATROGENIC INJURY
Blake W Moore*, Ziho Lee, Adam Reese, Jack H Mydlo, Daniel D Eun, Philadelphia, PA
ZERO ISCHEMIA, SELECTIVE ISCHEMIA, AND TOTAL ISCHEMIA FOR THREE MASSES IN A SOLITARY KIDNEY: THE VERSATILITY OF ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY
Richard Knight*, Michael White, San Antonio, TX
ROBOTIC ANATROPHIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY: INITIAL CASE
Sherita King*, Zachary Klaassen, Ray King, Rabii Madi, Augusta, GA
ROBOTIC ANATROPHIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY WITH RENAL HYPOTHERMIA FOR TREATING STAGHORN CALCULI
Khurshid Ghani*, Craig Rogers, Akshay Sood, Ramesh Kumar, Michael Ehlert, Wooju Jeong, Detroit, MI, Arvind Ganpule, Nadiad, India, Mahendra Bhandari, Detroit, MI, Mahesh Desai, Nadiad, India, Mani Menon, Detroit, MI
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH INFERIOR VENA CAVA TUMOR THROMBECTOMY
Mark Ball*, Gautam Jayram, Mohamad Allaf, Baltimore, MD
In this video, we will present our experience and approach to this technique.
ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY IN A PELVIC KIDNEY
Aryeh Keehn*, Reza Ghavamian, Bronx, NY
COMPLEX PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY FOLLOWING TUMOR DOWNSIZING WITH NEOADJUVANT THERAPY.
Luis Felipe Brandao*, Humberto Laydner, Riccardo Autorino, Ali Khalifeh, Dinesh Samarasekera, Emad Rizkala, Oliver Ko, Georges-Pascal Haber, Jihad Kaouk, Robert Stein, Cleveland, OH
ROBOTIC CALYCEAL DIVERTICULECTOMY AND NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Christopher Keel*, Kush Patel, Benjamin Woodson, Benjamin Lee, New Orleans, LA
Length of the procedure was 3 hours and 25 min, EBL was < 50 cc, patient was discharged home on POD #2, without drain or stent.
ROBOTIC RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY AND INFRA-HEPATIC INFERIOR VENA CAVA THROMBECTOMY
Andre Berger*, Andre Luis de Castro Abreu, Dennis J. Lee, Sheaumei Tsai, Scott Leslie, Mihir M. Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S. Gill, Los Angeles, CA
COMPLETELY INTRACORPOREAL ROBOTIC RENAL AUTOTRANSPLANTATION
Daniel Gilbert*, Jordan Angel, Ronney Abaza, Dublin, OH
ILEAL CONDUIT REVISION AND URETERAL STENOSIS REPAIR: ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE
Idir Ouzaid*, Edward Diaz, Riccardo Autorino, Dinesh Samarasekera, Vishnuvardhan Ganesan, Robert Stein, Jihad Kaouk, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cleveland, OH
ROBOTIC ANATROPHIC INCISION FOR NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY FOR COMPLETE INTRARENAL TUMOR IN THE RENAL SINUS
René Sotelo*, Oswaldo Carmona, Robert De Andrade, Carmen Rodriguez, Golena Fernandez, Rafael Clavijo, Roberto Garza, Caracas, Venezuela
V18 PEDIATRICS & OBSTRUCTION
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC LEFT RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION
Jacob Jorns*, Michael Erhard, Jacksonville, FL
ENTIRELY MINIMALLY-INVASIVE MANAGEMENT OF AN INFECTED URACHAL CYST IN THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT
Christopher Jaeger*, Candace Granberg, Rochester, MN
ROBOTIC- ASSISTED, LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF BILATERAL HUTCH DIVERTICULI WITH BILATERAL EXTRAVESICAL URETERAL REIMPLANTATION
Carlos Villanueva*, Michael Belsante, Patricio Gargollo, Dallas, TX
PEDIATRIC ROBOTIC PYELOPLASTY IN HORSESHOE KIDNEY
Candace Granberg, Rochester, MN, Daniel DaJusta, Louisville, KY, Patricio C. Gargollo*, Dallas, TX
LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF A LARGE PROSTATIC UTRICLE IN A SYMPTOMATIC 1 YEAR-OLD
Mark Currin*, Todd Purves, Andrew Stec, Charleston, SC
We present a video demonstrating a method of laparoscopic excision for a large PU involving the vasa.
MINILAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE (MILESS) DISMEMBERED PYELOPLASTY: TECHNIQUE AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES.
Francesco Greco*, Giovannalberto Pini, Paolo Fornara, Halle, Germany
In order to join the advantages of LESS and minilaparoscopy, we ideated the minilaparoendoscopic single-site surgery (MILESS).
Objective of this video is to describe the technique of MILESS dismembered pyeloplasty (DP).
After removing of the double-J stent, scintigraphyc anobstructed system was notice in 9 patients, who did not present any flank pain with a median follow-up of 12 months (7–20). All patients were extremely satisfied with the appearance of the scars.
ROBOTIC SINGLE SITE PYELOPLASTY USING CROSSED ARTICULATING INSTRUMENTS AND 5 MM FLARED CANNULAS
Maurilio Garcia-Gill, Jeffrey Gahan*, Jeffrey Caddedu, Dallas, TX
LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE (LESS) SURGERY FOR URACHAL REMNANT IN ADULTHOOD
Kyohei Kuorse*, Takamatsu, Japan
LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLYSIS IN RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS
Burhan Coskun, Onur Kaygisiz, Berna Aytac, Hakan Kilicarslan, Yakup Kordan, Hakan Vuruskan*, Bursa, Turkey
ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH EPISPADIAS
Samuel Eaton*, Robert Nadler, Kent Perry, Chicago, IL
ROBOTIC URETERAL REIMPLANTATION UTILIZING A BOARI FLAP
John Gannon*, Jeffery Redshaw, Salt Lake City, UT, Jeff Piacitelli, Jay Bishoff, Murray, UT
ROBOTIC ASSISTED EXCISION OF A GIANT SEMINAL VESICLE CYST AND ATRETIC URETER
Ramgopal Satyanarayana*, Devendar Katkoori, Ezekiel Young, Murugesan Manoharan, Miami, FL
The patient had an uneventful postoperative course, was discharged on post op day 1. The histopathology result reported the cyst also contained a clear cell adenocarcinoma, immunohistochemistry positive for CA-125, CEA, and CK7. The patient is voiding well, normal erections, pain free. He is currently receiving chemotherapy.
Author Index by abstract number
ABAZA Ronney, MP15-07, MP18-11, V17-10
ABBOTT Joel E, V10-12
ABBOU Claude, MP2A-20
ABBOUDI Hamid, MP02-23
ABDEL-KARIM Aly, MP24-15
ABDUL-MUHSIN Haidar, MP02-21, MP06-09
ABDURAKHMONOV Farkhod, MP30-18
ABE Hideyuki, V03-02
ABEL E. Jason, MP1A-11, MP10-15
ABERN Michael, MP10-22
ABOL-ENEIN Hassan, V11-04
ABOLFOTOF Ahmed, MP24-15
ABOUTAIEB Rachid, MP26-17, V14-07
ABRAHAM Jose Benito, MP2A-13
ABRAHAM Nitya, V03-06
ABREU Andre, V15-11
ABREU Diego, MP17-22
ACAR Omer, MP18-24
ACAR Yusuf Oguz, MP1B-12, MP1B-16
ACHIM Mary, MP06-01
ADACHI Takumi, MP21-15
ADAMS Gregory, MP14-10
ADAS Mine, MP23-22
ADEBAYO Sikiru, MP20-23
ADOU Leon, MP03-04, MP09-12, MP23-11, MP23-21
AFSAR Firoozeh, MP11-22
AGARWAL Piyush K., V01-07
AGARWAL Piyush, MP05-16
AGARWAL Vikas, MP30-19, V07-08
AGRAWAL Madhu, MP04-23
AGRAWAL Sachin, MP09-22, MP12-25, MP20-01
AGRAWAL Vineet, MP15-21
AGUIAR Liza, MP25-04
AGUILAR-DAVIDOV Bernardo, V05-02
AHALLAL Youness, MP01-06, MP10-02, MP15-17, MP26-13, V11-03
AHLERING Thomas, MP03-07, MP06-14
AHMAD Imran, MP29-02
AHMADI Hamed, MP18-05
AHMED Kamran, MP02-07, MP02-08, MP02-10, MP02-23, MP20-15
AHMED Khalid, MP12-26
AHMED Mamdouh, MP25-24
AHMED Moussa, MP24-15
AHMED Munir, MP12-23
AHMED Mutahar, V15-01
AHMED NIU, MP11-14, MP16-11
AHN Hanjong, MP06-16, MP13-24
AHN Hyunsoo, MP17-09, MP18-01
AHN Richard, MP27-23
AHN Seung Hyun, MP10-17, MP16-07
AIDLEN Jeremy, MP25-04
AIMAR Roberta, MP01-13
AIN Al, MP19-27, V09-08
AJAYI Leye, MP22-16
AKAIHATA Hidenori, MP25-13
AKHTER Waseem, MP19-21
AKIHAMA Susumu, MP2B-07, MP20-13
AKIN Yigit, MP2A-09, MP25-05, MP30-26
AKMAN Tolga, MP04-06
AKPINAR Haluk, V04-11
AL DURAZI Hussain, MP23-04
AL EKISH Shadi, MP07-02, MP15-11, MP21-13, MP26-09
AL NASSER Murad, MP21-02
AL SAID Abdulnaser, MP25-24
AL-AHMADIE Hikmat, V09-11
ALAM Shumyle, MP25-14, MP25-15
ALAMI Mohammed, V02-09, V02-10, V02-11, V02-12, V03-03, V03-04, V03-05, V04-07, V06-04, V07-10, V09-04
ALAN Cabir, MP06-02
AL-ANSARI Abdulla, MP14-11, MP29-04
ALAOUI Adil Slimani, V02-10, V02-11, V02-12, V03-03, V03-04, V03-05, V04-07, V06-04, V07-10, V09-04
ALASKER Ahmed, MP21-12
ALBALA David M, MP06-08
ALBALA David, MP2A-10, MP08-02, MP11-05, MP11-18
ALBANESI Luca, MP09-02, MP09-06, V04-04
ALBISINNI Simone, MP2A-19, MP2A-20
AL-EKISH Shadi, MP26-09
ALEKSIC Ilija, MP2A-10, MP11-05
ALEMOZAFFAR Mehrdad, MP08-03
ALEXANDRA Alb, MP06-17, MP21-03, V16-01
ALEXANDROV Ilya, V08-06
ALGABA Ferran, MP13-11
ALHATHAL Naif, MP06-08, MP15-14
ALI Adnan, MP19-15
ALI Ahmed, MP1B-14
ALI Emad, MP29-16
ALI Nicole, MP19-02
ALI Sayeda, MP29-16
ALICI Bulent, V09-06
ALI-EL-DEIN Bedeir, V07-03
ALI-EL-DEIN Bedier, MP16-16
ALIEV Ruslan, MP26-20
ALIPANAH Reza, MP2B-09
ALIPOUR Mohammad, MP17-02
ALIVIZATOS Gerasimos, MP23-16
ALKAN Erdal, MP1B-12, MP1B-16, V11-10
ALKHAFAJI Haidar, MP29-04
ALLAF Mohamad, MP01-17, MP05-13, MP17-10, MP18-16, MP26-01, V01-10, V06-08, V17-05
ALLAM Christopher, MP09-01
ALLEN Bryan, MP05-02
ALLEN Darrell, MP22-16
ALLENDER Chris, MP1A-01
ALLIO Bryce, MP18-17
ALMASSI Nima, MP14-23
AL-NAIMI Abdulla, MP14-11, MP29-04
AL-NOOH Noor, MP23-04
ALOBAIDY Abdulkader, MP14-11
ALOBAIDY Abdulqadir, MP29-04
ALOBUIA Wilson, V03-07
ALOM Manaf, MP10-23, MP22-11
ALOTAIBI Khalid, V10-09
ALP Bilal Firat, MP07-16, MP07-17, MP07-18, MP26-22, V01-04, V03-10, V16-05
AL-QAHTANI Saeed M., MP12-20
ALQAHTANI Saeed, MP16-16
AL-QAOUD Talal, MP15-14
AL-QASSIM Zubair, MP28-18
ALSAYEGH Naimat, MP16-16
ALSYOUF Muhannad M, MP04-11
ALTAY Bulent, MP25-08
ALTAY Canan, MP19-16
ALTHOEFER Kaspar, MP08-26
ALTIERI Vincenzo Maria, MP24-17
ALTUNRENDE Fatih, V04-11
ALVARO Rosaria, MP09-17
ALZAHRANI Tarek, MP07-12, MP14-13
AMARO Joao, MP26-15
AMBANI Sapan, MP01-14, MP21-09
AMERI Carlos, MP03-17
AMEYE Filip, MP03-19
AMINSHARIFI Alireza, MP11-22, MP29-10, V08-01
AMLANI Jitendra, MP20-08, MP25-02, MP29-25
AMMENDOLA Ciro, MP30-14, V08-03
AMORES Javier, V09-05
AMPARORE Daniele, MP1A-21, MP01-13
ANAN Go, MP22-20
ANDONIAN Sero, MP04-12
ANDREONI Cassio, MP2B-15, MP11-04, MP13-05, MP13-06, MP18-19
ANDRIOLE Gerald, MP02-20, MP12-06
ANDRIOLO Adalberto, MP03-01
ANDRONOV Andrey, MP1A-04
ANGEL Jordan, V17-10
ANGELL Jordan, MP15-07
ANGUS Navin C, MP26-25, V07-06
ANTE-SUGIHARA Kae, MP29-22
ANTONELLI Jodi, MP1A-09, MP14-24, MP16-09, V10-03
ANWER Saher, MP19-18
AONUMA Kayo, MP11-26
APPA Ayesha, MP14-18
ARAKI Kazuhiro, MP15-25
ARAKI Motoo, MP06-24, MP08-23
ARENAS Javier L, MP04-11
ARGUN Omer Burak, V01-05, V08-11, V08-12
ARIKAN Ozgur, MP25-08, MP30-23
ARMAGAN Abdullah, MP14-02
ARNOLD II Don C, MP04-11, MP04-14, MP05-07, MP12-12, MP13-08
ARNOLD Michelle, MP20-19
ARNONE Eric, MP27-23
ARON Monish, MP06-03, MP08-03, MP11-19, MP18-05, V15-11, V17-09
ARORA Vivek, MP05-13
ARRIAGA Juan, V13-12
ARSHANAPALLI Priayanka, MP18-07
ARUM Carl-Jørgen, MP23-16
ASADPOUR Amirabbas, MP17-02
ASAKURA Hirotaka, MP11-26
ASHWATHAIAH Mohan Balaiah, MP15-26, V02-04
ASKAROVA Fatima, MP13-05
ASLAN Guven, MP19-16
ASLZARE Mohammad, MP17-02, MP29-09, MP30-24
ASQAROVA Fotima, MP04-15, MP05-15
ASSADIQ Khalid, MP14-11, MP29-04
ASSIMOS Dean, MP1A-17, MP12-04, MP14-20, MP16-24, MP22-14, MP28-08
ASTROZA Gastón M, MP22-01
ASTROZA Gaston, MP07-05, MP07-06
ATES Ferhat, MP07-17
ATES Mutlu, MP2A-09
ATEþÇI Yusuf Ziya, MP23-23
ATIS Gökhan, MP15-05
ATIS Gokhan, MP25-08
ATTALLA Kyrollis, MP11-06
ATTAWETTAYANON Worapat, V16-03
ATTISANI Francesco, MP09-02, MP09-06, V04-04
ATTWOOD Kristopher, MP27-23
ATÝþ Gokhan, MP30-23
AU Wing Hang, V05-03
AUDENET Francois, MP2A-17, MP13-16
AUFDERKLAMM Stefan, MP17-13, MP20-10
AUTORINO Riccardo, MP01-08, MP08-11, MP10-11, MP10-13, MP11-06, MP13-21, MP20-18, MP21-01, MP27-20, V06-11, V07-11, V15-05, V15-06, V15-07, V15-12, V17-07, V17-11
AUTRAN-GOMEZ Ana Maria, MP2A-17, MP08-24, MP09-15
AVAL Hamidreza Baghani, MP2A-04
AVALLONE Anthony, MP24-04
AVCÝ Egemen, MP1B-12, MP1B-16
AVERCH Timothy D., MP1A-22, MP04-05, MP30-09
AVERCH Timothy, MP22-15
AYDIN Abdullatif, MP02-07
AYDUR Emin, V16-05
AYTAÇ Berna, MP06-02, MP06-04
AYTAC Berna, V18-09
AZEVEDO Nuno, V08-04, V08-05
AZHAR Raed, MP06-03, MP08-03, MP11-19
AZMI Mohamed, MP14-11
BABAEER Abdul, MP06-21
BABAYAN Richard, MP12-03
BABU Saraswathy Suresh, MP05-24
BACH Christian, MP08-10, MP08-22, MP16-03, MP17-03, MP20-03
BACH Thorsten, MP23-02
BACHMANN Alexander, MP03-19, MP23-16, MP24-25
BADANI Ketan, MP02-22, MP15-13, MP20-07, MP21-06, MP26-12, V12-09
BADAWY Haytham, MP24-15
BADLANI Gopal, MP23-16
BADR Magdy, MP29-16
BAE Jungbum, MP09-13, MP09-23
BAE Sangrak, MP27-25
BAGGA Herman, MP14-18, MP20-22
BAGLEY Demetrius H, MP12-10
BAGLEY Demetrius H., MP02-05, MP14-19
BAGLEY Demetrius, MP12-21, MP29-19
BAHLER C, MP21-05
BAHLER Clint, MP18-07
BAHLER Clinton D, MP02-16, V01-11
BAHLER Clinton, MP01-25
BAHSOUN Ali, MP02-08, MP02-23
BAILEY Michael, MP02-03, MP07-07, MP25-09, V12-11
BAKER Molly, MP1A-08
BAKR Mohamed, MP19-24
BALARIE Cristina, MP29-11
BALBAY Derya, MP1B-12, MP1B-16, V11-10
BALDWIN D Duane, MP04-11, MP04-14, MP05-07, MP12-12, MP13-08, V09-12
BALL Mark, MP01-17, MP03-09, MP05-13, MP17-10, MP18-16, MP26-01, V06-08, V17-05
BALSMEYER Ulf, MP16-18
BANCKWITZ Rosemarie, MP19-11
BANSAL Danesh, MP25-07, MP25-14, MP25-15, MP25-16
BARBA Hector Sandoval, MP30-17
BARBER Neil, MP03-19
BARBOGLIO-ROMO Paholo, MP04-18
BARBOSA Frederico Teixeira, MP03-01, V04-01
BARDAN Razvan, MP29-11
BARONI Silvia, MP07-21
BARRET Eric, MP2A-17, MP01-06, MP08-24, MP09-15, MP10-02, MP13-12, MP13-16, MP15-17, MP20-09, MP26-13, V11-03
BASAL Seref, MP07-18, MP26-22, V01-04, V16-05
BASAR Mehmet Murad, MP1B-12, MP1B-16
BASATAC Cem, MP2B-21, MP04-25, V16-04
BASS Joel, MP08-02
BASSI Pierfrancesco, MP07-21
BAYER Thomas, MP03-18
BAYKARA Mehmet, MP25-05, MP30-26
BAYRAKTARLI Recep, MP17-15, MP23-22
BAZINE Khalil, V02-09, V02-10, V02-11, V02-12, V03-03, V03-04, V03-05, V04-07, V06-04, V07-10, V09-04
BAZZI Wassim, V11-12
BEAN Christopher M., MP25-07, MP25-14, MP25-15, MP25-16
BEARDSLEY Heather, V10-03
BEAZER Alex, MP11-02
BEBERASHVILI Ilia, MP30-09
BECCANI Marco, MP2B-02, MP2B-03
BECCI Angelo Venneri, MP10-11
BECHIS Seth, MP04-18, MP22-08, MP22-17
BEDIR Selhattin, MP13-02
BEGUN Frank, MP01-10
BEIKO Darren, MP04-12, MP05-25, MP30-08
BELL Rachel, MP14-09, MP16-19
BELMONTE D. Garcia, MP30-01
BELSANTE Michael, V18-03
BENBOUZID Sabrina, MP12-20
BENEDETTO Giuseppe, MP30-14, V08-03
BENEJAM Joan, MP03-19
BEN-SHLOMO Avi, MP1B-23
BENSON Aaron, MP2B-02, MP2B-03, MP01-15, MP08-16, MP22-10
BENSON Mitchell, MP15-13, MP26-12
BENTON Sally, MP19-21
BENWAY Brian, MP02-02, MP02-20, MP12-06, MP12-17
BERARDINELLI Francesco, MP12-19
BERBEROGLU Yalcin, MP04-06
BERG William, MP20-07
BERGER Andre K., MP05-08
BERGER Andre, MP06-03, MP08-03, MP11-19, V17-09
BERGLUND Ryan, MP08-07
BERGMAN Ari, MP02-22, MP15-13, MP20-07, MP21-06, V12-09
BERGSTRALH Eric, MP16-13, MP16-14
BERMEJO Justo Lorenzo, MP2A-11
BERNARDO Norberto, MP30-11
BERNIE Aaron, MP06-07, MP19-15
BERNSTEIN Melanie, MP26-10
BERTO Fernanda, MP05-22
BERTOLO Riccardo, MP1A-21, MP01-13, MP10-11
BESIROðLU Huseyin, MP22-02, MP22-03, MP23-22
BEST Sara, MP1A-11, MP10-15, MP16-19
BETSUNOH Hironori, V03-02
BHALLA Rahuldev, MP19-17, V08-09
BHANDARI Mahendra, V17-04
BHASKAR Uday, MP15-26, V02-04
BHATTU Amit, MP22-05, MP22-13, MP22-22, V07-09, V11-06, V11-07, V13-04
BHAYANI Sam, MP1A-06, MP2A-06, MP02-02, MP12-17, MP13-13, MP26-07, MP27-02, MP27-06, MP27-21
BHOJANI Naeem, MP1A-12, MP1B-01, MP03-10, MP04-01, MP23-18
BHUIYAN Mohammed, MP11-14, MP16-11
BHUIYAN ZH, MP11-14, MP16-11
BIANCHI Giampaolo, MP1B-22, MP2A-12, MP07-09, V02-08, V13-06, V13-07
BIBBO Marluce, MP12-10, MP12-21
BIENVENU James, MP15-18, MP26-08
BILBILY Matthew, MP15-24, V15-02
BINBAY Murat, MP04-06, MP14-02, MP14-21
BIRD Vincent, MP04-15
BIRKHAUSER Frederic, V16-09, V16-10
BISHOFF Jay, V18-11
BISHOP Ralee, MP16-24
BISSADA Nabil, MP18-23
BIVALACQUA Trinity, MP17-10, V06-08
BIYANI Chandra Shekhar, MP2B-20
BIYANI Chandrashekhar, MP02-24
BJAOUI Nawel, MP25-19
BJURLIN Marc, MP18-05, MP27-17, V04-08, V16-07
BLACK James, MP05-13
BLACK Linda, MP02-20
BLACK Peter, MP2B-06
BLACKER Anthony, MP27-11
BLAIR Christopher, MP1A-08
BLOMEYER Michael, MP20-22
BODDEN Elias, MP02-12
BODDY Jane, MP06-19
BODE Jörn, V07-04
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FODITSCH Esra, MP1A-19, MP2B-10, MP2B-18
FOELL Kirsten, MP07-12, MP22-09, MP28-11, V02-01
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FRAGA Avelino, V08-04, V08-05, V14-09, V14-10
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FRID Ruth, MP1B-08
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FRITSCHE Hans-Martin, MP1B-20, MP07-01
FROGHI Saied, MP02-08
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GOEZEN Ali, MP2A-11, MP21-02
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GOUDELOCKE Colin, MP08-15, MP17-07, MP18-08
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GRAHAM Stuart, MP03-19, MP05-06
GRANATA David, MP09-02
GRANBERG Candace, V18-02, V18-04
GRANT Kinzya, MP05-03
GRASSO Michael, MP21-04, MP26-21, MP28-25
GRAVAS Stavros, MP22-14
GRAVES Reid, MP02-14, MP05-04, MP06-15, MP10-16
GRAZIOTTI Pierpaolo, MP04-26, MP28-24
GRECO Francesco, MP10-11, MP10-13, MP24-06, MP24-17, MP24-18, V18-06
GREENE Dan, MP30-12
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GRIMM Marc-Oliver, MP03-19
GRIMSLEY Samuel, V09-09
GROSS Andreas, MP1B-20, MP07-01, MP23-02, MP23-17, MP28-14
GROSS Cary, MP27-17
GRUNEWALD Nathan, MP14-14
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GUVEN Ahmet, MP07-16
H Haris C, MP26-25, V07-06
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HA Yun-Sok, MP06-23
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HABER Georges-Pascal, MP08-11, MP20-18, MP21-01, MP27-20, V15-12, V17-07, V17-11
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HAGHRO Alireza Farshi, MP09-18
HAI Bi, MP15-20, MP21-16, MP24-13, MP24-21
HAI Mahmood, MP03-26
HAIDAR Abdul, MP06-25
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HALL Mary K., MP05-02
HALL Timothy L., MP1A-03
HALL Timothy, MP09-01
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HAM Won Sik, MP07-10, MP11-16, MP26-16, V11-09
HAMADA Alaa, MP23-14, MP25-25, V16-12
HAMADI Hamed, MP08-03
HAMANN Moritz Franz, MP03-19
HAMID Amr Abdel, MP10-20
HAMID Arif, MP19-26
HAMILTON Blake, MP13-23
HAMMOUDA Atef, MP03-11
HAMMOUDA M, MP03-11
HAN Deok Hyun, MP20-14, V06-09
HAN Jinli, MP08-17
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HANAI Kazuya, MP08-25
HANASAKI Takeshi, MP27-03
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HAO Yichang, MP21-11
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HARMON William J., MP2B-24
HARPER Jonathan D., MP18-10
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HARRAH Tim, MP1A-01
HARRIS Theodore, MP10-18
HARTMAN Chris, MP16-25
HARTMAN Christopher, MP16-06
HARUZ-WASCHITZ sigalit, MP1B-23
HASAN Gamal, MP29-16
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HASEEBUDDIN Mohammed, MP12-17
HASEGAWA Jun, MP03-20
HASHIMOTO Takeshi, MP06-20, MP21-25
HASHIMOTO Yasunobu, MP30-16
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HAYASHI Tetsutaro, MP2B-06
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HEALY Kelly A, MP12-10
HEALY Kelly A., MP02-05, MP14-19
HEALY Kelly, MP12-21
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HEIDARI Emon, MP1A-07
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HESHMAT Samy M, V12-12
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HISHIKI Kosuke, MP23-07
HMIDA Wissem, MP17-11, MP17-18, MP25-17, MP25-19, MP30-15
HO Kyokusin, MP15-25
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HOANG Anthony, MP05-03, MP19-07
HOANG Nguyen, MP19-03
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HONEY R. John D'A., MP07-26, MP22-09, V02-01
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HONG Sung-Hoo, MP01-01, MP01-21, MP13-04, MP18-14
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HORIGUCHI Yutaka, MP06-20, MP21-25
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HUBOSKY Scott, MP12-21, MP29-19
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IWAMURA Masatugu, MP18-25
IWASAKI Kazunori, V13-09
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JANG Hoon, MP30-04, MP30-22
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JEONG Jin-Woo, MP18-01
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JEONG Seung-Yong, MP24-14
JEONG Won Sik, MP07-10, V11-09
JEONG Wooju, V17-04
JEONG Young Beom, MP17-05
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JIANG Fengming, MP22-19, MP23-08
JIANG Hao wen, MP11-08
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JIANG Wei, MP08-05
JIANG Xin, MP2A-08
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JOHNSON Elizabeth, MP04-18
JOHNSON Michael, MP02-02, MP27-02, V15-08
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JOHNSTON III William, MP01-24
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JOJI Nikita, MP18-03
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JOSEPH Jean, MP2B-17, MP15-21, MP18-17, V01-08
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ANDRIOLO JR Adalberto, MP03-01, V04-01
MACALALAG Michael Eufemio JR., MP07-08
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JULIANO Trisha, MP01-15, MP22-10
JUMP III Roger W, V10-12
JUN Min S, V09-12
JUNCAL Samuel, MP05-15, MP13-05, MP13-06, MP18-19
DEL JUNCO Michael, MP2B-05, MP2B-09, MP12-01
JUNG Han, MP07-20
JUNG Jae Hyun, MP03-05, MP20-11, MP22-12
JUNG Jin-Woo, MP04-19, MP14-16, V13-10, V14-06
JUNG Wonho, MP20-14, V06-09
JUPITER Daniel, MP13-26
KABAKCI Ahmet Sinan, MP14-02, V09-07
KABARRITI Abdo, MP05-04
KACHRILAS Stefanos, MP13-17, MP16-03, MP17-03, MP20-03, MP28-04, V06-05, V06-06, V10-11
KADIRVELARASAN Ahalya, MP18-03, MP21-07
KADLEC Adam, MP16-12
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KATKOORI Devendar, V18-12
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KHAN Zeb, MP28-18
KHANIPOUR Ramtin, MP2B-05, MP12-01
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KHARE Rahul, MP12-15
KHISMATULLIN Damir, MP19-03
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KIM Bum Soo, MP04-24
KIM Bup Wan, MP04-24
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KIM Hyun Tae, MP04-24
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KIM Je Jong, MP02-13
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KIM Kang Sup, MP01-01, MP01-21, MP13-04, MP18-14
KIM Khae Hawn, MP11-09
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KIM Seong Cheol, MP06-16, MP20-25
KIM Soo-dong, MP20-20
KIM Sung Han, MP09-10, MP20-11, MP23-24
KIM Tae Nam, MP03-22
KIM Tae-Beom, MP07-20
KIM Tae-Hwan, MP04-24
KIM Tae-Hyoung, MP10-17, MP16-07
KIM Taek Sang, MP25-21
KIM Wansuk, MP13-24
KIM Won Tae, MP30-04, MP30-22
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KIYOSHIMA Keijiro, MP17-24
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KOEHRMANN Kai, MP1B-20, MP07-01
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KOKLU Ismail, MP22-02, MP22-03
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KRANE Louis, MP01-11, MP18-06, MP18-20, MP27-09
KRANE Spencer, MP26-03
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KROPFL Darko, V15-02
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KUMON Hiromi, MP06-24, MP13-25
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KUNTZ Nicholas, MP07-05, MP07-06, MP28-03, MP30-03
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KURZ David, MP20-26
KWAK Cheol, MP15-22
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KWON Jong Kyou, MP10-17, MP16-07
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KWON Se Yun, MP04-24
KWON Tae Gyun, MP04-24
KYONO Yoko, MP06-12, MP09-21, MP23-07
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L'ESPERANCE CDR James O, MP16-21
L'ESPERANCE James, MP01-22, MP17-12
LACIVITA Robert, MP06-10
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LAGERVELD Brunolf, MP26-14
LAGHARI Shahzad, MP17-22
LAGRANGE Chad, MP10-01, MP10-06, MP10-12, MP27-16
LAGUNA M Pilar, MP01-02
LAGUNA M. Pilar, MP13-11
LAKIN Charles, MP04-17
LALL Sandy, MP05-11
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LAMADRID Jorge Vazquez, MP19-08
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LANGENSTROER Peter, MP01-10
LANGMAN Craig, MP14-24
LANNEN Amy, MP02-11, MP02-18
LANTZ Andrea G, MP14-13
LANTZ Andrea G., MP04-10, MP07-12, MP22-09, MP27-13, MP28-11
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LARGE Tim, MP18-07
LARKE Robert, MP05-23
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LAROCQUE Suzanne, MP15-14
LARSON Benjamin, MP16-10, MP22-07
LARSON Thayne, MP03-08, MP23-13
LARSON Todd, MP02-11, MP02-18
LASK Dov, MP12-16
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LAYDNER Humberto, MP01-08, MP11-06, MP21-01, MP27-20, V15-07, V17-07
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LEE Benjmin, MP2A-18
LEE Byung Ki, MP04-19, MP14-16, MP18-01, V13-10, V14-06
LEE Chang Yell, MP03-22
LEE David, MP2A-15, MP02-14, MP06-15, MP10-16, MP18-15, MP18-18
LEE Dennis J., MP06-03, MP08-03, MP11-19, V17-09
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LEE Dominic, MP28-13, V15-09
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LEE Hak J., MP16-01
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LEE Jun Nyung, MP04-24
LEE Jung Keun, MP18-01, V14-06
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LEE Kau Han, MP15-15
LEE Kevin, V10-04
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LEE Michael J, MP04-14
LEE Sang Cheol, MP30-22
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LEE Sangchul, MP04-19, MP14-16, V13-10
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LEE Seung Ryeol, MP03-16, MP09-16
LEE Seung Wook, MP14-12
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LEE Yoon Hyoung, MP21-23
LEE Ziho, MP2A-15, MP02-14, MP06-15, MP10-16, MP11-13, MP18-15, MP18-18, MP27-22, V01-12, V17-01
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LEIGH Natasha, MP05-05, MP20-06
LEITãO Tito, V10-08
LENDVAY Thomas, MP02-03, MP25-09
LENOIR Stephane, MP13-16
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LETENDRE Julien, MP12-20, V09-01
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LEVEILLEE Raymond, MP02-11, MP19-10, MP19-14
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LIESER Gregory, MP07-11
LIESKE John, MP14-05, MP16-13, MP16-14
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LINGEMAN James E, MP1A-12, MP1B-01, MP03-10, MP04-01, MP23-18
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MACHADO Mayuri, MP21-14
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MADAAN Sanjeev, MP26-14
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MAHBOUB Mohammadreza Darabi, MP17-02
MAHMALJI Wasim, MP26-14
MAI Andrew T, MP05-07
MAINS Edward, MP29-02
MAJIDPOUR Heshmatollah sofi, MP1B-21
MAJIDPOUR hooshmand sofi, MP1B-21
MAKAROV Danil, MP27-17
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MALIK Mohammad, MP17-14, MP28-19
MALKOC Ercan, MP07-16, MP07-17, MP07-18, MP26-22, V01-04, V16-05
MALLAT Faouzi, MP17-11, MP17-18, MP25-17, MP25-19, MP30-15
MAMA Nadia, MP17-11, MP17-18
MAMOULAKIS Charalampos, MP28-17
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MANDAVA Sree Harsha, MP1A-24, MP2A-18, MP02-01
MANDAVA Sree, MP1A-10, MP01-19, MP01-20, MP11-01, MP11-02, MP18-22
MANDEGARAN Ramin, MP22-16
MANDEVILLE Jessica A, MP04-01
MANDULEY Alejandro, MP02-12
MANFREDI Matteo, MP1A-21, MP01-13
MANNY Ted, MP05-01, MP05-12
MANNY Theodore, MP18-21, MP26-03
MANOHARAN Murugesan, V11-04, V18-12
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MANSOUR Ahmed M., V11-04
MANSOUR Ahmed, V07-03
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MARAJ Barry H., MP29-05
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MARLEY Ciara, MP1B-07
MAROTTE Jeffrey, V03-07
MARSH Howard, MP20-15, MP28-23
MARSHALL Fray F., MP06-05
MARTEL Arold, MP27-15
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MARTINEZ Daniel, MP05-02, MP12-14
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MASCHINO Alexandra, MP26-10
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MATSUDA Tadashi, MP22-14, MP27-19, MP28-15, V04-05
MATSUKAWA Yoshihisa, MP2B-08
MATSUMOTO Kazumasa, MP18-25, V14-05
MATSUMOTO Keiyu, MP21-17
MATSUOKA Takashi, MP21-17
MATSUSHITA Kazuhito, MP06-12, MP09-21, MP23-07
MATSUZAKI Junichi, MP29-23
MATTIOLI Stefano, MP23-03
MATULEWICZ Richard, MP27-08
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MCGUIRE Michael, MP05-19, MP06-06
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MCKIERNAN James, MP15-13
MEHEDINT Diana, MP01-18, MP27-23
MEHRA Gautam, MP08-26
MEHRABI Farhad, MP1B-09
MEHRABI Sadrollah, MP1B-09
MEHRAZIN Reza, MP01-22, MP27-01
MEHTA Sanjeev, MP16-16
MEHTA Shailja, MP03-24, MP19-02
MEISTER Benjamin, MP1A-18, MP1B-13, MP30-10
MELE Fabrizio, MP1A-21, MP01-13
MELQUIST Jonathan, MP04-22, V08-09
MENG Maxwell, MP20-22
MENG Meiying, MP24-19
MENHADJI Ashleigh, MP2B-01, MP05-17, MP10-24, MP10-25, MP12-01, V12-08
MENON Mani, MP30-13, V17-04
MERANEY Anoop, MP08-12, MP11-15, MP13-19
MERCADO Miguel, V15-11
MERINO Maria, MP05-03
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MICHAEL Michael, MP02-08, MP02-23
MICHAUD Jason, MP22-04
MICHEL Maurice-Stephan, MP1A-18, MP1B-13, MP19-09, MP19-11, MP30-10
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MIKI Tsuneharu, MP26-18
MILLER Arielle, V04-08, V16-07
MILLER Christopher, MP20-26
MILLER Joe, MP04-07, MP04-08, MP14-18, MP20-22
MILLER Kennon, MP25-04
MILLER Kurt, MP03-19
MILLER Nicole L., MP16-08
MILLER Nicole, MP1B-17, MP03-06, MP22-10
MILOSE Jaclyn, MP16-04
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MIOCINOVIC Ranko, MP08-07
MIR Maria C, V07-11
MIRABILE Gabriella, MP09-02, MP09-06, V04-04
MIRHEYDAR Hossein, MP2B-13, MP01-22
MIRONE Vincenzo, MP10-13
MISHIMA Takao, V04-05
MISHRA Shashikant, MP1B-25, MP16-22, MP22-05, MP22-13, MP22-22, V01-02, V07-09, V11-06, V11-07, V13-04
MITCHELL Christopher, MP09-09
MITCHELL Greg, MP2A-18
MITCHELL Gregory, MP06-18
MIYAJI Yoshiyuki, V06-03
MIZUNO Tomoya, V03-02
MIZUTANI Kazuo, MP2B-08
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MOAZAMI Saman, MP28-20
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MOHAMMED Nasreldin, MP24-17
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MOMBET Annick, MP2A-17, MP01-06, MP08-24, MP09-15, MP13-12, MP15-17, MP20-09, MP26-13
MONAHAN Kelly, MP02-14, MP06-15, MP10-16
MONAHAN Michael, MP01-24
MONGA Manog, MP28-10
MONGA Manoj, MP1A-16, MP1B-02, MP1B-04, MP1B-05, MP07-11, MP12-04, MP12-07, MP12-09, MP12-11, MP13-07, MP14-06, MP14-08, MP14-23, MP14-25, MP16-05, MP16-10, MP22-07, MP28-21, MP30-12, V13-11
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MONTASTRUC Ruben Munoz, MP30-01
MONTGOMERY Jeffrey S., MP14-03
MONTGOMERY Jeffrey, MP16-04
MOON Hong Sang, MP07-10, V11-09
MOON Kyung Chul, MP09-23
MOON Young Tae, MP10-17, MP16-07
MOORE Andrew, MP19-04
MOORE Blake W, V17-01
MOORE Blake, MP11-13, MP18-15, MP18-18, V01-12
MOORE J Taylor, V12-04
MORALES Blanca, MP03-07, MP06-14
MORALES Edwin E., MP2B-24
MORALES Gustavo, MP02-06
MORALES Yubiry, MP23-14, MP25-25
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MOREIRA Daniel, MP02-19, MP04-15, MP05-15, MP16-06, MP16-23, MP16-25, MP22-11
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MORI Ryan, MP14-25
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MORRISSEY Jeremiah, MP1A-06, MP2A-06
MORSI Gamal, MP03-11, MP29-16
MORSI Hani, MP25-06
MOSBAH Faouzi, MP17-11, MP17-18, MP25-17, MP25-19, MP30-15
MOSBAHI Sana, MP25-17
MOSES Kelvin A., MP01-16, MP11-23
MOSKALEV Igor, MP1A-14, MP2B-06
MOSKOWITZ Eric, MP21-04, MP26-21
MOSLI Hisham, MP03-25
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MOTATO Hector, MP02-19, MP04-15, MP13-03, MP13-14, MP22-06, MP22-11, V10-06
MOTOLA Jay, MP13-03
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MOUSA Sayed, MP29-16
MOUSAVI-BAHAR Seyed Habibollah, MP29-14
MUCKSAVAGE Phillip, MP02-14, MP05-04, MP06-07, MP10-26, MP20-26
MUELLER-ALLISAAT Bernd, MP19-11
MUFARRIJ Patrick, MP14-20, MP28-08
MUFTI Uwais, MP09-22
MUGIYA Soichi, MP29-23
MUGURUMA Koei, MP21-17
MUIR Gordon, MP02-07, MP03-19
MUKHERJEE Amit, MP07-03
MULAY Atul, MP02-25
MULLER Berrend, MP19-05
MüLLER Georg, MP24-25
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MULTESCU Razvan, MP03-15, MP09-03, MP09-14, MP28-06
MUNEISHI Risa, MP06-24
MUNVER Ravi, MP1A-25, MP2B-23, MP03-24, MP05-26, MP13-09, MP13-10, MP17-14, MP19-02, MP28-19
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MURUGESAN Anandan, MP08-18, V03-09, V05-05, V05-06, V07-07
MUSAOGLU Ahmet, MP18-24
MUSCH Michael, V15-02
MUSCHTER Rolf, MP03-19
MUSLUMANOGLU Ahmet Y., MP14-02
MUSLUMANOGLU Ahmet Yaser, MP14-21, V09-07
MUSLUMANOGLU Ahmet, MP04-06
MUSSO Maurizio, MP1A-15
MUTO Satoru, MP05-10
MYDLO Jack H, V17-01
MYDLO Jack, MP11-13, MP18-15, MP18-18, V01-12
MYNDERSE Lance, MP03-08, MP09-09, MP23-13
MYUNG Soon Chul, MP10-17, MP16-07
NABI Ghulam, MP02-24, MP20-17
NADLER Robert, MP27-08, V18-10
NAGAI Atsushi, V06-03
NAITO Seiji, MP17-24, MP21-15, MP23-16
NAITOH Yasuyuki, MP26-18
NAKADA Stephen, MP1A-13, MP04-04, MP10-15, MP12-02, MP12-05, MP12-13, MP14-09
NAKAGAMI Yoshihiro, MP21-25
NAKAHIRA Yoko, MP11-26
NAKAJIMA Nobuyuki, MP08-25, V12-03
NAKAMON Thongchai, MP22-23
NAKANISHI Yukako, MP27-03
NAKASHIMA Jun, MP06-20
NALAGATLA Sarath, MP29-02, MP29-06
NALLASWAMI Yoheeswaran, MP17-17
NAMIKI Kazunori, MP06-20, MP21-25
NANE Ismet, MP11-17, MP27-05
NAPODANO Giorgio, V08-02, V12-02, V14-01, V14-02
NARAYAN Vikram, V01-09
NARAYANAN Mohanram, MP13-26
NARITA Shintaro, MP2B-07, MP20-13, MP24-07, V13-08
NARYSHKIN Stanislav, MP10-19
NASSEH Hamidreza, MP2A-04
NASU Yasutomo, MP06-24, MP13-25
NATHANIEL Calvin, MP29-05
NAYA Yukio, MP15-25
NAYAK Jasmir, V03-08
NEGRON Edris, MP06-06, MP15-04, MP15-12, MP18-12
NEHIKHARE Osayuki, MP18-03, MP21-07
NEILSON Jersey, MP14-18
NEISIUS Andreas, MP07-05, MP07-06, MP22-01, MP28-02, MP28-03, MP30-03
NELSEN Christopher, V01-09
NELSON Jason, MP03-03
NERI Fabio, MP12-19
NETKE Bhagyashree, MP06-19
NETSCH Christopher, MP23-02, MP23-17, MP28-14
NEWTON Mark, MP30-07
NG Caleb C, MP04-11, MP05-07
NG Chi Fai, MP07-04
NGAI Ho-yin, V05-03
NGUYEN Mike, MP14-08
NGUYEN Paul, MP15-06
NGUYEN Thai, MP10-04
NGUYEN Vien, MP10-24, MP10-25
NICHOLSON Helen, MP23-01
NICHOLSON Lucy, MP17-22
NICKLEACH Dana, MP16-20
NIEDERBERGER Craig, MP16-12
NIELSEN Matthew, MP11-25, V15-03
NIGRO Filippo, MP30-14, V08-03
NIKOLAEV Alexey, V08-06
NISHI Morihiro, MP18-25, V14-05
NISHIHARA Daisaku, MP21-17
NISHIYAMA Yasuhiro, MP26-11
NITA Gheorghe, MP09-11
NITTA Masahiro, MP08-25
NIX Jeffrey, MP05-03, MP19-07, V01-07
NOBLE Mark, MP12-07, MP22-07
NOGUEIRA Marcos, MP26-15
NOGUIERA Crisitina, MP10-13
NOH Paul H., MP25-07, MP25-14, MP25-15, MP25-16
NOJIMA Michio, MP27-03
NOMA Yasuhiro, MP05-10
NOMOTO Takeshi, MP08-25
NOMURA Takeo, V13-09
NOUR Hany, MP29-03
NOZAKI Tetsuo, MP24-20
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NUNEZ Rafael, MP23-12
NUNEZ-NATERAS Rafael, MP09-19
NUPIERI Pietro, MP09-17
NUTAHARA Kikuo, MP29-23
NWOYE Uzoamaka O., MP2B-24
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O'BRIEN Tim, MP18-03, MP21-07
O'KEEFE Colin, MP11-05
O'MALLEY Padraic, MP04-10
OGAN Kenneth, MP16-20, MP23-26
OGAWA Teruyuki, MP2B-08
OGIHARA Koichirou, MP11-26
OH Cheol Kyu, MP20-25
OH Jin Kyu, MP03-05, MP09-13
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OH Jung Hyun, MP25-21
OH Seung-June, MP03-05, MP09-13, MP09-23, V04-06
OH Seung–June, MP09-10, MP23-24
OH Seung-june, MP22-12
OH Tae Hoon, MP10-10, MP26-02
OHDAIRA Takeshi, MP17-24
OHLANDER Samuel, MP06-11, MP16-12, V16-11
OKADA Takuya, MP21-17
OKEKE Linus, MP20-23
OKEKE Zeph, MP02-04, MP02-19, MP04-15, MP13-03, MP13-14, MP16-06, MP16-25, MP22-06, MP22-11, V10-06
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OKTAR Tayfun, MP11-17
OKUBO Hidenori, MP21-25
OLAPADE-OLAOPA Oluwabunmi, MP20-23
OLGIN Gaudencio, MP04-11, MP04-14, MP05-07, MP12-12, MP13-08
OLIVEIRA-REIS Daniel, V08-05
OLSEN Scott, MP14-15
OLSSON Mats, MP06-26
OLWENY Ephrem, MP13-01
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ONGUN Sakir, MP19-16
ONOL Fikret Fatih, MP2B-21, MP04-25, V16-04
OOMMEN Mathew, MP2B-11, V05-12, V08-07, V10-04, V10-07, V15-04
OPONDO Dedan, MP22-14, MP30-08
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ORJUELA Camilo, MP25-12
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ORTAC Mazhar, MP11-17
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OSBOURNE Audley, MP08-20
OSóRIO Luís, V08-04, V08-05, V14-09, V14-10
OSORNIO Victor, MP02-06
OST Michael, MP15-23, MP22-15
OTAIBI Khalid Al, MP17-16
OTHMEN Mouna Ben, MP30-15
OTITE Ugo, MP17-23
OTUNCTEMUR Alper, MP17-15, MP22-02, MP22-03, MP23-22
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OUELLET Simon, MP27-15
OUZAID Idir, MP08-11, MP20-18, MP21-01, MP27-20, V15-12, V17-11
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OZBEK Emin, MP17-15, MP22-02, MP22-03, MP23-22
OZCAN Ayhan, MP07-16, MP07-17, MP07-18
OZCAN Cihat, MP16-26
OZCAN Faruk, MP11-17
OZKANLI Oguz, MP1B-12, MP1B-16, V11-10
OZMERDIVEN Gokhun, V16-06
OZTAS Emin, MP07-18
OZU Choichiro, MP06-20
OZVERI Hakan, V08-11
PACE Kenneth T, MP14-13
PACE Kenneth T., MP07-12, MP07-26, MP22-09, MP27-13, MP28-11
PACHECO Carlos, MP02-06
PACIK Dalibor, MP03-08, MP23-13
PADILLA Wendy, V16-11
PAGANO Matthew, MP15-13
PAGLIARULO Vincenzo, MP10-11
PAHERNIK Sascha, MP03-19
PAI Mizar Ganapathy, MP08-18, V03-09, V05-05, V05-06, V07-07
PAICK Jae-Seung, MP03-05, MP09-10, MP09-13, MP23-24, V04-06
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PAIS Vernon, MP04-18, MP12-04, MP22-17
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PALAPATTU Ganesh, MP10-03
PALAZZI Kerrin, MP2B-13, MP01-22, MP17-12
PALERMO Giuseppe, MP07-21
PALMER Kenneth, MP06-09, MP06-25
PANEBIANCO Valeria, MP05-08
PANER Gladell P., MP06-06
PANG Jun, MP19-12
PANUMATRASSAMEE Kamol, MP27-24
PAONESSA Jessica E, MP1A-12, MP1B-01, MP03-10, MP04-01, MP23-18
PAPADOPOULOU Anthie, MP22-16
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PARK Dong Soo, MP03-16, MP09-16
PARK Hyoungkeun, MP27-25
PARK Hyung Keun, MP20-14, V06-09
PARK Jae Young, MP17-09
PARK Jinsung, MP06-16, MP14-12
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PARK Sang Hyun, MP20-25
PARK Sangtae, MP30-05
PARK Se Hwan, MP17-08
PARK Sejun, MP06-16
PARK Seok San, MP20-25
PARK Sung Yul, MP07-10, V11-09
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PATEL Amar, MP23-12
PATEL Amit, MP18-03, MP21-07
PATEL Hiten, MP01-17
PATEL Janil, MP02-11
PATEL Janki, MP20-15
PATEL Kush, V05-12, V08-07, V10-07, V15-04, V17-08
PATEL Nishant, MP28-03, MP28-09
PATEL Puja, MP05-15, MP10-24, MP10-25
PATEL Sutchin, MP10-15
PATEL Trushar, MP02-22, MP15-13, MP20-07, MP21-06, V12-09
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PATHAK Apurba, MP2B-14
PATHAK Didi, MP12-03
PATIL Mukil, MP25-03
PATIL Preeti, MP02-25, V06-02
PATNI Lokesh, MP02-25, V06-02
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PATTARAS John G., MP06-05
PATTARAS John, MP16-20, MP23-26
PATTNAIK Prashant, MP19-25
PATUEL Blanca Madurga, V09-05
PAULIS Gianni, MP09-17
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PEARLE Margaret, MP12-04, MP14-24, MP16-09, MP22-14, MP28-15, V10-03
PEASE Karli, MP19-10, MP19-14
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PELIT Sabri, MP25-08
PELLEGRINI Fabrizio, MP12-19
PELTIER Alexandre, MP2A-19
PELZER Alexandre E., MP19-09
PENG Yonghan, MP16-15
PENNISTON Kristina, MP1A-13, MP12-13, MP14-09, MP16-19
PERCY Andrew, MP01-18
PERDOMO David, MP21-14
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PERLIN Dmitry, V08-06
PERMPONGKOSOL Sompol, MP2A-14, V16-03
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PERSUN Michelle, MP23-20
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PESCHECHERA Roberto, MP04-26, MP28-24
PETERS Craig, MP12-15
PETRUT Bogdan, MP06-17, MP21-03, V16-01
PHAM Khanh, MP01-10
PHILLIPS Elizabeth, MP08-20
PHILLIPS Jason, MP11-07
PIACITELLI Jeff, V18-11
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PICHAMUTHU Joseph E., MP1A-22
PICINOTTI Alessandro, MP23-03
PICKENS Ryan, MP2B-02, MP2B-03, MP01-15, MP03-06, MP08-16, MP10-05, MP22-10
PIECZONKA Christopher, MP2A-10, MP08-02
PIERORAZIO Phillip, MP26-01
PILLAI Jibu K, MP26-25, V07-06
PINHO Pedro, MP10-13
PINI Giovannalberto, MP21-02, MP24-17, MP24-18, V18-06
PINSKY Michael, V08-07
PINTO Peter A., MP19-07
PINTO Peter, MP05-03
PIRINççI Necip, MP23-23
PISANTI Francesco, MP09-02, MP09-06, V04-04
PISIPATI Sailaja, MP08-10, MP08-22
PLIEGO Bernardo Gabilondo, MP19-08
PLOUMIDIS Achilles, MP06-26, MP12-20, V11-01, V11-02
PNG Keng Siang, V16-02
POBLETE Matias, MP17-19, MP21-18
POINDEXTER John, MP14-24
POLAK Nir, MP07-15
POLASCIK Thomas J, MP01-02
POLASCIK Thomas, MP10-22
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POLETTO Alexander, V12-07
POLLAND Allison, MP02-26
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PORPIGLIA Francesco, MP1A-21, MP01-13, MP10-11, MP21-01
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PROIETTI Silvia, MP04-26, MP28-24
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REDDY Pramod P., MP25-07, MP25-14, MP25-15, MP25-16
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SATO Fuminori, V13-09, V14-04
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SECASAN Ciprian, MP29-11
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SEHGAL Priyanka, MP1A-13, MP12-02, MP12-13
SEHGAL Shailen, MP2A-15, MP02-14, MP06-15, MP10-16
SEHRT David, MP11-07
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SELVAN Masilamani, MP06-19
SEMERCIOZ Atilla, MP14-02
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SESSA Francesco, MP07-21
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SHAH Arvind K., MP04-03
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TAKEDA Hayato, MP03-20
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TAKSLER Glen, MP27-17
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TAM Justina, MP04-22
TAMADDON Kirk, MP2B-14
TAMADDONI Hedieh A., MP1A-03
TAN Yung, MP1B-07
TAN Yungkhan, MP05-05, MP20-06, MP21-06
TANABE Kazunari, MP30-16
TANAGHO Youssef, MP12-17, MP26-07, MP27-06, MP27-21
TANBURRO Fabiola, MP12-19
TANEJA Samir, MP18-05
TANG Benjie, MP02-24
TANIMOTO Ryuta, MP06-24, MP13-25
TANNUS Matheus, MP11-04
TARTAGLIONE Robert, MP05-09
TASCA Andrea, MP30-14, V08-03
TATSUGAMI Katsunori, MP17-24, MP21-15
TAVERNA Gianluigi, MP04-26, MP28-24
TAWHID KMH, MP11-14, MP16-11
TAYLOR Abby, MP02-11, MP02-18
TAYLOR Maxwell, MP23-26
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TE Alexis, MP23-16
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TEJURA Tapas, MP05-08
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TENGGARDJAJA Christopher, V03-06
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TEODOROVICH Oleg, MP10-19
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TERACHI Toshiro, MP08-25, V12-03
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TERRIS Martha K., MP01-16, MP11-23
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TERTZAKIAN Garo, MP20-12
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TIBURTIUS Christian, MP23-17, MP28-14
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TLILI Ghassen, MP17-11, MP17-18, MP30-15
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TOKATLI Zafer, MP14-02, MP14-21
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TRAXER Olivier, MP12-20, MP28-07, MP28-15, V09-01, V10-02
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TRIVEDI Deep, MP18-17
TROST Landon, MP10-08
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TSAI Sheaumei, MP06-03, MP08-03, MP11-19, V17-09
TSAI Te-Fu, MP10-21
TSAI Yao-chou, MP2B-19
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TSIVIAN Matvey, MP2A-10, MP01-02, MP10-22, MP22-01, MP28-03
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TSUJI Yoshikazu, MP29-20
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TSUZUKI Toyonori, MP2B-08
TUBARO Andrea, MP03-19
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TUNC Murat, MP11-17
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UBEE Sarvpreet Singh, MP02-24
UBEE Sarvpreet, MP06-19
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UGUZ Sami, MP07-17, MP07-18, V01-04
ULLAL Ajayram, V06-07
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UNGI Tamas, MP05-25
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UNNIKRISHNAN Raman, MP12-11, MP14-23
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URSINY Michal, MP14-07
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UTSUNOMIYA Noriaki, MP21-17
UYSAL Bulent, MP07-17
UZ Gorkem, MP19-16
VALDASTRI Pietro, MP2B-02, MP2B-03, MP10-05
VALIDIRE Pierre, MP13-16
VANDERBRINK Brian A., MP25-07, MP25-14, MP25-15
VARGA Gabriele, MP03-08, MP23-13
VARKI Jolly, MP25-25
VASSANTACHART Janna M, MP04-14
VAVASSORI Ivano, V04-03
VELTHOVEN Roland Van, MP2A-19, MP2A-20
VEMANA Goutham, MP12-06, MP13-13, MP27-06
VENDIVIL Rikki, V11-11
VENIGALLA Sriram, MP05-14
VENKATESWARAN Nandini, MP15-21
VENNAM Ramesh, MP12-26
VERGHESE Mohan, V06-12
VERHAGEN saskia, MP1B-03
VERMA Ashish, V05-07
VETTER Joel, MP1A-06, MP2A-06, MP02-02, MP12-06, MP27-02, MP27-06
VICENTINI Fabio C., MP04-16, MP05-22
VIDAL-MORA Ivar, MP17-19, MP21-18
VIERS Boyd, MP04-13, MP14-05
VIJAYAN Ranjit, V05-07
VILLALBA Javier Garcia, MP30-11
VILLALVA Juan Solo, V09-05
VILLANUEVA Carlos, V18-03
VILLEDA Christian Isaac, MP19-08
VINT Ross, MP29-06
VIOLETTE Philippe, MP15-02
VIPRAKASIT Davis P., MP30-02
VIPRAKASIT Davis, MP01-15
VIT Vitislav, MP03-08, MP23-13
VITAGLIANO Gonzalo, MP03-17
VITTORI Matteo, MP07-21
VOLPE Alessandro, MP10-11, V01-01, V11-01, V11-02
VORP David A., MP1A-22
VOURGANTI Srinivas, MP05-03, MP05-16, MP19-07, V01-07
VRTISKA Terri, MP14-05
VURAL Metin, MP18-24
VURUSKAN Hakan, MP06-04, MP30-25, V10-10, V16-06, V18-09
VURUþKAN Hakan, MP06-02
VYAS Jigish, MP1B-25, MP16-22, MP22-05, MP22-13, MP22-22, V01-02, V07-09, V11-06, V11-07, V13-04
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WAHIB Isac, MP14-06
WAINE Elizabeth, MP08-10, MP08-22
WAINGANKAR Nikhil, MP2B-04, MP10-23, MP22-06, MP26-04, MP27-04
WALKDEN Miles, MP1B-15
WALKER Nicholas Faure, MP18-02
WALKER Paul W., MP2B-24
WALLEN Eric, MP11-25, MP26-23, V15-03
WALLNER Caroline L, MP04-11, MP05-07, MP13-08
WALLNER Markus, MP1A-19
WALTER Dawn, MP27-17
WALTON-DIAZ Annerleim, MP05-03, MP19-07
WAN Ben, MP24-08, MP24-22
WANG Chun Xi, MP1A-20, MP2A-07, MP17-20
WANG Chunxi, MP09-08, MP29-07, MP29-08
WANG David, MP12-03, MP30-06
WANG De-Juan, MP19-12
WANG Gongxian, MP08-19
WANG Hai Ming, MP2A-01, MP2A-03, MP17-20
WANG Jhih Cheng, MP21-24
WANG Jianlong, MP24-22
WANG Jianye, MP24-08, MP24-22
WANG Jiping, MP10-07
WANG Liang, MP1A-10, MP1A-24 MP01-20,
WANG Lu jia, MP11-08, MP28-16
WANG Mei, MP19-03
WANG Ralph, MP14-18
WANG Xi, MP10-03
WANG Xiangling, MP14-05
WANG Xiao Qing, MP1A-20, MP2A-07, MP11-03, MP17-20, MP19-22
WANG Xiaoning, MP24-01, MP24-02, MP24-03, MP24-09, MP24-10, MP24-11, MP24-12, V13-01, V13-02, V13-03
WANG Yan, MP17-20, MP22-21
WANG Yanbo, MP09-08, MP22-19, MP22-21, MP23-08, MP29-07, MP29-08, MP29-18
WANG Zengjun, MP17-25
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WARDAK Shafi, MP13-17
WASON Shaun, MP16-08
WATANABE Toyohiko, MP06-24
WATERS Bedford, MP15-18
WATSON Justin M., MP16-08
WATSON Justin, MP1B-17
WATTS Kara L, MP05-21, MP14-22
WEAVER Mathew, MP13-01
WEBB Clairese, MP18-23
WEBBER Larry, MP2A-18
WEBSTER Claire, MP27-11
WEI John, MP03-03
WEINBERG Aaron, MP26-12
WEINTRAUB Michael, MP05-16, V01-07
WEISHENG Jia, MP27-14
WEISS Aaron D, MP19-06
WEIß Christel, MP1B-13
WEIZER Alon Z., MP14-03
WEIZER Alon, MP16-04, MP21-09
WELCHONS Daniel, V04-10
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WEN Tim, MP26-12
WENDT-NORDAHL Gunnar, MP03-14, MP16-18, MP17-06
WENG Wei-Chun, MP15-16
WENZLER David, MP04-17
WHEELOCK Argil, MP08-15, MP17-07, MP18-08
WHITE Michael A., MP2B-24
WHITE Michael, V17-02
WHITE Wesley, MP15-18, MP26-08
WIELAND Wolf, MP1B-20, MP07-01
WIKENHEISER Jamie, MP1A-07
WIKLUND Peter, MP06-26
WILKINSON J. Erby, MP09-01
WILLIAMS Adrienne, MP20-19
WILLIAMS Howard, MP08-02
WILLIAMS James C, MP1A-12, MP1B-01, MP04-01
WILLIAMS James, MP16-17
WILLIAMS Nicholas, MP1A-01
WILLIAMS Stephen, MP20-12
WILLIAMS Steve K, MP26-06
WILLIAMS Steve, MP21-12
WILLS Michael, MP27-11
WILSON Iain, MP19-18
WINDSPERGER Andrew, MP15-19
WINKLER Alfred, MP02-26
WINKLER Mathias, MP19-20
WINOKER Jared, MP26-06
WITZSCH Ulrich, MP03-19
WOLF J. Stuart, MP01-14, MP14-03, MP16-04, MP20-04, MP21-09
WOLKIN Lisa, MP2B-23
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WONG Stephen, MP10-03
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WOO Jason, MP2B-13, MP24-05, MP27-01
WOO Seung Hyo, MP14-12
WOOD Bradford J., MP19-07
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WOODS Michael, MP11-25, MP26-23, V15-03
WOODSON Ben, MP1A-10, MP01-20, MP11-01, MP11-02, V10-07
WOODSON Benjamin, MP1A-24, MP01-19, MP02-01, V05-11, V16-08, V17-08
WOODWARD Nick, MP22-16
WRIGHT Chris, MP03-24, MP19-02, MP28-19
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WU Gengqing, MP24-01, MP24-02, MP24-03, MP24-09, MP24-10, MP24-11, MP24-12, V13-01, V13-02, V13-03
WU Guan, MP08-04, MP18-17, MP24-23, MP27-10, V01-08
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WU Zhong, MP11-08, MP28-16
WüLFING Christian, MP01-05, V07-04
WYLER Stephen, MP24-25
WYNER Lawrence, MP25-23
WYSOCK James, MP18-05
XIANGWEI Wang, MP27-14
XIAO Fangzhen, MP24-19
XIAO Heng-Jun, MP19-12
XIAO Lianchun, MP12-08
XIAO Rihai, MP24-01, MP24-02, MP24-03, MP24-09, MP24-10, MP24-11, MP24-12, V13-01, V13-02, V13-03
XIAO-FEI Hou, MP15-20, MP21-16, MP24-21
XIN Zhong, MP24-09
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XU Kewei, MP04-03, MP08-17
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YALCIN Serdar, V03-10
YAMAGUCHI Akito, MP29-23
YAMAGUCHI Raizo, MP05-10
YAMAMOTO Hamilto, MP26-15
YAMAMOTO Shingo, MP27-03
YAMAMOTO Tokunori, MP2B-08
YAMAMOTO Yasuo, MP26-11, MP29-22
YAMANE Susumu, MP26-11
YAMANISHI Tomonori, V03-02
YAMASAKI Mutsushi, V13-09
YAMASHITA Yumiko, MP29-22
YANAGIDA Tomohiko, MP25-13
YANAIHARA Hitoshi, MP11-26
YANG Christopher, V16-11
YANG Chun-Kuang, MP15-16
YANG CK, MP06-13
YANG Ju, MP24-12
YANG Jun, MP24-09
YANG Kyung Sook, MP02-13
YANG Lingbo, MP13-18
YANG Tao, MP20-21
YANG Wen-Horng, MP21-22
YANG Xiaoming, MP29-18
YANG Zhishang, MP21-26
YANO Toshifumi, MP21-17
YAP Michael, MP12-24
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YILMAZ Sercan, V03-10
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YOKOMIZO Akira, MP17-24
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YOO Dae-Seon, MP06-16
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YOUNG Marcos, MP02-12
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YUEN Wai Man, MP07-04
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ZHANG Guoxi, MP24-01, MP24-02, MP24-03, MP24-09, MP24-10, MP24-11, MP24-12, MP24-19, V13-01, V13-02, V13-03
ZHANG Hai Feng, MP17-20
ZHANG Hai Tao, MP2A-01
ZHANG Haifeng, MP09-08, MP29-08
ZHANG Hongxian, MP27-12
ZHANG Jiexiu, MP17-25
ZHANG Linan, MP12-15
ZHANG Linlin, MP21-26
ZHANG Qian, MP11-20, MP11-21
ZHANG Xian, MP27-12
ZHANG Ya qun, MP24-22
ZHANG Yan qun, MP24-08
ZHANG Yan, MP19-12
ZHAO Lei, MP27-12
ZHAO Qianqian, MP29-18
ZHAO Zhijian, MP22-24, MP22-25, MP25-18
ZHENQIANG Fang, MP27-14
ZHONG Pei, MP07-05, MP07-06
ZHOU Haijun, MP10-03
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ZHOU Xiang-Fu, MP19-12
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ZOU Xiaofeng, MP24-01, MP24-02, MP24-03, MP24-09, MP24-10, MP24-11, MP24-12, MP24-19, V13-01, V13-02, V13-03
ZOU Yuhua, MP24-10
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