EAU 2013 - Programme Book - YouMed

Sunday, 17 March - EAU Programme
Plenary Session 2
07.30 - 11.00 Upper urinary tract
eURO Auditorium - Level S2
Chairs: F.C. Hamdy, Oxford (GB)
F. Montorsi, Milan (IT)
07.30 - 08.00 Highlight session 1
Prostate disease
A. Descazeaud, Limoges (FR)
Female urology
H. Hashim, Bristol (GB)
Reconstruction
C. Surcel, Bucharest (RO)
08.00 - 08.05 Introduction to the plenary session
F. Montorsi, Milan (IT)
08.05 - 08.25 Update The dilemmas in diagnosing upper tract urothelial cancer
M.P. Laguna, Amsterdam (NL)
Aims and objectives
Upper tract urothelial cancer accounts for a very small percentage of all urological malignancies. It has
traditionally been characterised for an aggressive phenotype and late diagnosis. However advances in
cross sectional imaging, miniaturisation of endoscopic instruments, and developments of additional optical
visualisation methods and cytological biomarkers has resulted in a shift in stage at presentation.
Accuracy and opportunity of the different diagnostic methods from suspicion of upper urinary tract tumor to
confirmation of urothelial cancer will be discussed.
08.25 - 09.05 Debate How much surgery for upper tract urothelial cancer?
Moderator: T.S. O’Brien, London (GB)
Nephroureterectomy or partial ureterectomy?
S.F. Shariat, New York (US)
Endoscopy is enough
O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Lymphadenectomy helps the patients?
M. Brausi, Modena (IT)
Aims and objectives
Delegates will hear the pros and cons of organ sparing approaches in UUTUC debated. Does nephron sparing
surgery deserve a more prominent role in the management of UUTUC? The place of conservative ureteric
excision with re-implantation, and endoscopic ablation will be critically addressed. Which patients are
suitable for which approach?
When patients have to undergo radical surgery, how radical does that surgery need to be? The place of
lymphadenectomy is debated in all urological cancers and UUTUC is no different. Prof Brausi will address
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