DRAMATIC ADVANCES IN THE MANAGEMENT of erectile dysfunction have occurred over
the past decade. Oral therapy with vasoactive agents has emerged as first-line treatment and …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the correlation between the renal blood flow (RBF) and tissue
oxygenation (PO 2 ) at varying intra-abdominal pressures (IAPs) and to compare the effects …

OBJECTIVES: To highlight the use of intraoperative laparoscopic ultrasonography (ILUS) in
complex renal surgery, as well its impact on management. ILUS has been used to facilitate …

OBJECTIVES: To present our series of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in patients with
level I tumor thrombus. The existence of renal vein tumor thrombus presents a technical …

Background and Purpose: The use of stone baskets for repositioning of stones or removal of
fragment in conjunction with ureterorenoscopy has become widespread. We tested the …

Background: As laparoscopic partial nephrectomy increases in prominence, more needs to
be understood about the combined effect of the pneumoperitoneum and renal ischemia …

Classically, surgical options for very large prostate glands, not amenable to transurethral
resection, include suprapubic or retropubic simple prostatectomy and Holmium laser …

Objective While laparoscopy represents an increasingly important aspect of operative urology,
the experience of Canadian urology trainees is poorly defined. The purpose of this study …

RESULTS: Of the 50 included patients, 38 were male and 12 were female. Mean age was
56 years. Laparoscopic procedures included prostatectomy, nephrectomy, pyeloplasty, …

CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic Boari flap with psoas-hitch technique is a feasible procedure
with comparable functional outcomes as open surgery. It provides the typical advantages of …