The 34rd World Congress of Endourology (WCE) held in Conjunction with the South African Urological Association (SAUA) Meeting in 2016 was held in Cape Town, South Africa from November 8th-12th, 2016.  UroToday is excited to provide session highlights and video presentations from the WCE.  

Retroperitoneoscopic Radical Nephrectomy With Thormbectomy From Inferior Vena Cava

Authors review their experience between September 2013 to August 2016. A total five patients with RCC and level II IVC tumor thrombi underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomies with IVC thrombectomy via retroperitoneoscopic approach.

Bench-Top Feasibility Testing of a Novel Percutaneous Renal Access Technique: The Laser Direct Alignment Radiation Reduction Technique (DARRT)

In this randomized-controlled bench-top study, 20 medical personnel obtained renal accesses using both the conventional bullseye technique and the laser DARRT. 

Preoperative and Operative Variables Predict Which Patients Can Be Discharged Without Admission After Percutaneous Ablation of RCC 

In hopes of identifying patients needing hospitalization following percutaneous thermoablation for small renal cell carcinoma, researchers at the University of Wisconsin – Madison conducted a study to elucidate characteristics that may predict complications occurring in the early post-operative period. 

Precise Characterization and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Autonomic Nerve Distribution of the Human Ureter

Dr. Okhunov and colleagues at the University of California, Irvine, hypothesized that ureteral innervation differs between sexes, and therefore sought to determine the overall distribution of the autonomic nerves along the length of the human ureter.