Robotic radical prostatectomy and MRI/US targeted prostate fusion biopsy course with Uronav, 18-19 September 2019

24/09/2019

During robotic radical prostatectomy course on 18 Eylül 2019, participants observed a case of bilateral neurovascular bundle sparing robotic radical prostatectomy performed by Prof.Dr.A.Erdem Canda applying Martini-Klinik Neurosafe method using Da Vinci xi dual console surgical robot in the operating room. At the begining of the surgery, preperation of the operating room and surgical robot, trocar placement, robot docking and instruments used were presented to the participants. During the surgery, Prof.Badar Mian from Albany Medical College, USA who was an invited speaker and trainer commented on the surgery performed. In addition, our faculty members Prof.Dr.M.Derya Balbay and Prof.Dr.Yakup Kordan gave detailed information and tips&tricks applied during the procedure. Trainees also had the chance of observing frozen section analysis of the prostate by our uro-pathologists Prof.Dr.Dilek Ertoy Baydar and Dr.Ayşe Armutlu. Thereafter, Prof.Badar Mian and our faculty members presented many robotic prostate cancer videos to the participants. In the afternoon, trainees did hands-on practice on Da Vinci xi and Da Vinci si robotic simulators.

During MRI/US targeted prostate fusion biopsy course with Uronav on 19 September 2019, Prof.Badar Mian gave a talk on current applications of prostate biopsy. Our radiologist and interventional radiologist Dr.Emre Altınmakas and Prof.Dr.Barbaros Çil gave talks on multiparametric prostate MRI for urologists and types of prostate biopsy techniques. Thereafter, course participants observed MRI/US targeted prostate fusion biopsies performed by Prof.Dr.Yakup Kordan and Dr.Ersin Köseoğlu. They also had the chance of performing hands-on biopsy on phantom model.