Wednesday, November 5, 2014

URO-MAP( MINIMAL ACCESS PROCEDURES IN UROLOGY) WORKSHOP FOR UROLOGISTS IN THE STATE HELD AT RAMAYYA PRAMILA UROLOGY AND LAPAROSCOPY HOSPITAL

We are glad to announce that our prostate surgery workshop held on 2nd nov-2014 has been a run away success among the budding and practicing urologists.

We have selected 3 modalities of prostate surgery for BPH(Benign prostate hypertrophy)




  1. THULIUM LASER
  2. HOLMIUM LASER 
  3. TURIS
The workshop was graced by veteran Dr.Vyas narayana rao, a well known,respected and accomplished urologist who formally inaugurated the workshop at 10.00AM on 2nd nov 14.
The first case was done by DR.RAMESH RAMAYYA using thulium laser (REVOLIX).The patient is a known case of mild mitral regurgitation with 150gm prostate.
He was administered combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia and the surgery was well demonstrated with simultaneous question answer session from the visiting urologists with DR.RAVI KUMAR co-ordinating from the auditorium to OT. The surgery concluded in 2.5 hrs and the prostate chips morcellated succesfully with RWOLF morcellator and 2 way 18F foley catheter was inserted and received wide spread applause from the audience.


There was a talk by expert engineer MR.RAJIV BHINDRA who detailed about the physics of lasers and urologist must-know tips on laser benefits and precautions to be taken with laser prostatectomy.
The talk was followed by delicious lunch appreciated by all delegates.

The post lunch session started with 2nd case of 80gm prostate.DR.MALLIKARJUN REDDY was the operating surgeon using Luminous Holmium laser.There was healthy discussion between the surgeon and audience comparing the two lasers in doing effective prostatectomy.The surgery went well and ended with morcellation of prostate lobes and 18F foley 2way catheter.


The 3rd case was a patient with high PSA(Prostate specific antigen) of 10.5 and 50 gm prostate posted for TRUS Biopsy(trans rectal ultra sound) along with TURIS(Trans urethral resection of prostate in saline) using bipolar cautery.The trus was excellently demonstrated by senior radiologist DR.SASHIDHAR PRASAD who cleared common doubts of delegates while doing the procedure.

The TURIS resection of prostate was performed by DR.SARANGAM a senior urologist from warangal,Telangana.The surgery was neatly done and discussed the cost-effectiveness of the TURIS over lasers.

The workshop which had 50 urologists attending was widely apprciated by one and all and ended with Vote of thanks by DR.T.SHIVAPRASAD,Hospital superintendant and anaesthesiologist.There was a request for another workshop by the MCH/DNB urologists in february 2015 which was approved and promised by the RAMAYYA PRAMILA UROLOGY AND LAPAROSCOPY HOSPITAL TEAM.










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