Live surgical transmission from our operating room to the SIU Live Congress, from the Italian Society of Urology

Today I participated in the SIU Live congress of the Italian Society of Urology. We have broadcasted a case of anatomic En bloc endoscopic enucleation of the prostate with a new pulsed Thulium laser. This Revolix HTL laser is a new generation laser with interesting laser-tissue interaction properties.

The operation went very well, we could fit the 8o gram prostate enucleation in the 30 minutes of our slot. It is incredible to be able to participate in a congress that is celebrated in Italy from our operative room. It is a very popular congress as 4 surgeries take place at once. Urologists can watch in situ or online.

It is great to be able to contribute to these congresses and not have to go through all the travelling, hotels etc... it is fantastic.

Talk on systematic biopsies + MRI-US fusion biopsies + microultrasound in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Yesterday I participated in the prostate cancer course organized by Dr. Luis Llanes, Head of the Department of Urology of the Hospital Universitario de Getafe.

I was asked to talk about the convenience or not to perform systematic biopsies during fusion biopsies for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

I presented as well our experience with combining MRI with systematic biopsies and micro-ultrasound targeted biopsies, which we are presenting this week during the American Urological Association congress.

Long time no see...

It has been a while since I publish here... my workload is quite heavy and I haven't stopped, could not find a moment to publish. I did not stop participating in courses and congresses, to receive visitors to our operating room during this lapse.

In October I participated at the Panhellenic Virtual Congress with a talk on HoLEP. We carried out a HoLEP course at Hospital San Juan Grande, Jerez de la Frontera, and I also participated in the Fundació Puigvert urology course and participated in the Brasilian congress on prostate enucleation virtually.

In November I presented a semilive surgical case in the T&T in Endourology course, virtually. We received visitors in our operating room, I participated virtually in the congress of the Philippine Endourological Society, and in a Masterclass of the Peruvian Society of Urology.

December was a quieter month, although we received visitors in a surgical session at the Hospital Juan Grande, in Jerez de la Frontera.

In January I prepared a talk for the World Venezuelan Urologists, online. I also visited the Quanta System factory, to prepare a video that will be published soon. 

In February we launched courses of HoLEP where we do 5 HoLEPs in one afternoon, receiving visitors to our operating room, sponsored by LACER. We did the first course and also organised a live transmission of two HoLEPs from our operating room.

In March I did an online talk for the Turkish Society of Endourology. We received visitors to our operating room and we did a Course on Microultrasound for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

In April we did two HoLEP courses sponsored by LACER, and I participated in the Masterclass on BPH organised by the European Scool of Urology, that took place in Heilbronn, Germany, performing a live surgical case. That same week I participated in the MEMIS virtual congress, organized in Bulgaria.

This month I also travelled to Berlin to participate in another Masterclass in BPH, where I also performed a live surgery.

The activity does not stop. I just hope to find time to update this blog. It is an online CV of sorts and I love to look at the old posts and remember my trips around the world... Lately I travel much less, thanks to the widespread of online congresses and the possibility of transmitting live surgeries from the operative room... but it is still a fascinating trip. I. published photos and info in my Twitter, just in case someone wants to have a peek.