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ESU Courses
ESU Courses, 16 March
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ESU Course 4
14.30 - 17.30 Retropubic radical prostatectomy – Tips, tricks and pitfalls
Orange Hall 1 - Level N-1
Surgical anatomy
O.W. Hakenberg, Rostock (DE)
Chair: H. Van Poppel, Leuven (BE)
Step by step radical retropubic prostatectomy
H. Van Poppel, Leuven (BE)
Tips, tricks and pitfalls
O.W. Hakenberg, Rostock (DE)
Treatment of complications
H. Van Poppel, Leuven (BE)
Discussion and interaction
Faculty
Aims and objectives
In many parts of Europe, open retropubic radical prostatectomy is still the gold standard for treating
localised prostate cancer. Although laparoscopic, eventually robot assisted, radical prostatectomy is getting
more popular in selected centres, and the open surgical approach is still the most often performed operative
procedure in many countries throughout Europe. Localised prostate cancer is being more and more detected
in its earlier stages and surgery undoubtedly offers the best local control. The urologist’s surgical skill must be
outstanding and the urological community is responsible for guaranteeing optimal surgical quality through
adequate training. The competition with external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy and novel minimally
invasive techniques like cryosurgery and HIFU, should encourage young urologists to optimally perform the
surgical resection with the best possible tumour control and the least impact on continence and potency.
This course aims to bring to the modern urologist the different technical steps of the classical ‘retropubic
prostatectomy’ with an emphasis on the preservation of continence and potency and discusses the special tips
and tricks that must enable every contemporary urologist to obtain good results with minimal complications.
Also, the prevention and treatment of complications are discussed.
This teaching course is a must for the elder resident and the younger urologist beginning his career but well
trained urologists who do not treat many patients with localised prostate cancer, will benefit. The participants
will get inside the detailed surgical anatomy, the pre-operative measures and the intra-operative steps of a
very systematic and safe operation. Also the experienced uro-oncological surgeon will enjoy the tricks and
pitfalls and will learn how to solve intra- and postoperative complications.
Registration fee excluding VAT
EAU members € 47
Non-EAU members € 69
Residents (members/non-members) € 21