In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. Scherr has a patient in his 80's with bladder cancer. The bladder and prostate are removed and urinary diversion takes place. A photo of the 6-port placement is shown. This video is also good for surgical assistants...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, noted Belgian robotic surgeon and Vattikuti Foundation partner, Dr. Alexandre Mottrie has a 33-year-old woman with a large tumor on the right kidney. The tumor is a 12 on the difficulty scale of 12, according to the video. We...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. James Porter has a 47-yr.-old with a 2.4 cm mass in the right kidney. We see the CT scan and then patient, port, and robot placement, which in this case is done from over the head of the...
Dr. Rajesh Taneja, from Apollo New Delhi presents highlights of the year's accomplishments there. He also talks about OR staffing, purchasing the right accessories when making the robot purchase and more. There is also a procedure video of a RPN- Robotic Partial nephrectomy Left Exophytic...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. Randy Fagin has a patient in his early 50's, Gleason score 6- bilaterally, several cores positive, 4.4 PSA in a 200-pound patient. He does a "traditional" inter-fascia nerve sparing procedure. No port placement is shown, but clear...
VUI Surgeon Dr. James O.Peabody talks about expectations, margins and the number of lymph nodes that should be dissected for better patient outcomes. Negative margins are important. "A positive surgical margin in a cystectomy is close to a death sentence." according to Peabody....
VFRSI partner and OLV Clinic robotic surgeon Dr. Alexandre Mottrie Takes a look at the robotic intracorporeal ileumconduit. Body positioning, Trocar placement and blood flow to the patient's legs are all discussed. Mottrie feels there are advantages to doing the procedure robotically....
Robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon talks about the history of robot assisted prostatectomy surgery and how statistics prove that outcomes are better for patients. Also included is a video showing how a superpubic catheter is placed. Dr. Menon shares tips on...
Robotic Surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon talks about tool-saving techniques, doing several cases a day to save costs and differences between Indian and American patients. Video of node dissection is shown and discussed. Nerve-sparing video is presented, along with comments from Dr....
Live robotic surgery of a radical prostatectomy by Dr. Akshay Bhandari with Dr. Arun Kumar on site at Apollo Chennai Hospital and Drs. Ketan Badani, James O. Peabody and P.N.Dogra moderating and adding commentary from the VGR 2012 robotics conference. 35:46 ...
Former VUI member Dr. Ketan Badani, now Director of Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Medical Center discusses both surgeon and patient responsibilities in helping to achieve a return to erectile function following a radical prostatectomy. One observation: ...
The Ohio State University Medical Center Director of Robotic Urology Surgery, Dr. Ronney Abaza shares his ideas about more than just incontinence, adding Urinary retention, bladder neck contractures and voiding function to his list of important things to consider for patients following cancerous prostate...
Robotic prostate surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon, Chair of the Vattikuti Urology Institute, compares statistical studies and shares some of the history about the success of the robotic prostatectomy. 3,317 patients and only 6 major complications is what one study reported.These are facts that...
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Prof. Ashok K. Hemal discusses when to use a vaginal approach and when to use a trans-abdominal approach. He claims that robot assisted laparoscopic surgery is quicker, better for patients and surgeons. With PowerPoints and videos. Dr.Hemal narrates the...
Shown is Dr. Alexandre Mottrie's highlights of this procedure to correct a ureteropelvic junction obstruction using a single robotic port. Not narrated, da Vinci surgical robot camera view only. 08:16 ...
Andrea Simone, RN, CURN, from the Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, made this video to help explain to patients where and what will take place during a radical prostatectomy at the VUI. She uses video graphics from Draw MD, a program for the iPad,...
In this excellent video from the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, we learn how using fluorescence (Firefly) can enhance the ability to visualize ischemia, blood flow and highlight tissue. Three procedures are profiled: Robot Assisted (R.A.) Partial Nephrectomy, R.A. Redo Pyeloplasty and R.A....
In his Robotic Surgeons Council of India presentation, Dr. Mihir Desai, Professor of Urology at the University of Southern California and the Director of Robotic Urology Surgery at the Keck Hospital there presented some of his work and ideas to a receptive RSC audience....
In this video Dr Vipin Tyagi, Consultant, Departments of Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital shows how he uses the Wallace technique for Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit. Power points and titles help explain his work during the procedure and clear,...
In this video, Medanta's Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, who talked of the steady growth and acceptance of the robot. They are planning to add a new robotic surgery complex as they work to become a regional training center, complete with simulators and a dual-console system....
Alok Shrivastava discusses "Why Retroperitoneal Approach is not needed?" at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. His take for the renal precedures is very different than that of two of his colleagues (Ashok Hemal and Indirbir Gill) proponents of retroperitoneal kidney robotic procedures- he...
Asian Heart Hospital's Dr. Mangesh Patil talked about how prostatectomies are the most-done procedure there, but uses for gynecology and TORS are just some of the newer uses there. ...
The Transition from Pure Laparoscopic to Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Dr. Deepak Dubey, of the Manipal Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute. Improving continence for RARP patients is the topic of this presentation, comparing his laparoscopic results to robotic results in his personal database. 8:23 ...
Dr. Anathakrishnan Sivaraman from Apollo Hospital Delhi presents some of his technique for nerve sparing and improved continence following Robotic Radical Prostatectomy surgery. With surgery video shot on screen. 8:24 ...
Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery Chair of Urology presents his unique ideas about technique for the Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Excellent video of his work narrated live at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India gathering in August, 2013. 9:25 minutes ...
Dr. Mahesh R. Desai, Medical Director for the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital is the first of six speakers discussing his technique for Robotic Radical Prostatectomy surgery at the meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, August 2013. 16 minutes, lecture with video...
Urologist and Pediatric robotic surgeon Dr. Craig A. Peters presents a case of an 10 -year old girl with long standing bilateral reflux with renal damage, who had previously undergone Deflux injections which were unsuccessful. Peters is on-camera introducing us to his case,...
In this video Dr. Manav Suryavanshi, Senior Consultant Robotic & Endourology at the Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery performs Bilateral Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Post Chemotherapy NSGCT of Testes on a 46 year old male patient who has 6cm residual mass post...
Dr. Gagan Gautam, Head of Robotic Surgery & Urologic Oncology at the Medanta Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute Talks about robotic urinary diversion, and how this may be the "next step" in robotic urinary surgery. Video from the robotic camera enhances his presentation as he...
Urologist T.B. Yuvaraja from Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital says that "There's a few small changes," in his technique for Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Patient and port positions and arm placement are discussed. PowerPoints and good surgery videos taken from the da Vinci surgical camera...
Dr. Vinay Mahendra, Senior Consultant Urologist at Kokata's Apollo Gleneagles Hospital talks about his experiences doing the bladder neck construction during RARP. With comments from RSC moderator Narmada P. Gupta. Also on screen surgery video. 5:14 ...
Robotic Nephroureterectomy is the topic of Dr. Akshay Bhandari's presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. Bhandari is the Director of Robotic Surgery and assistant Professor of Urology for the Columbia University Division of Urology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach,...
In this video Dr Manav Suryavanshi Senior Consultant Robotic & Endourology Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery explains Robotic Ureteric Reimplantation Intraperitoneal Replication of the open Technique. With narration, Images, and surgery video helps to understand the technique in detail. 07:39min ...
Consultant Urologist and Chief of the Laparoscopy division of the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Dr. Arvind P Ganpule speaks about the team there learning the basics at IRCAD and now the growing accomplishments in robotic surgery at MPUH. They have hosted workshops, expanded pediatric...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, surgeon Michael Stifleman, from New York University Langone Medical Center, demonstrates the use of Fluorescence ("Firefly" tm). He begins on camera with an introduction of his patient's condition, port and robot placement and also shows internal images of the...
Atlanta's Northside Hospital surgeon Scott Miller, Director of the Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Program there, presents a 2 hour and 37 minute video of a "Challenging" robotic prostatectomy presented at the 2012 AUA and moderated by Randy Fagin, Senior Medical Advisor, Intuitive Surgical and...
Greg Lovallo, MD, FACS presents a video of a robotic simple prostatectomy done on a 72-year-old. Lovallo starts by opening the bladder, retracting the prostate with a suture. He discusses use of the 4th arm for retraction throughout the procedure. Ideas on preventing bleeding...
Vattikuti Foundation CEO, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari gave a video address to the First Conference of the Urological Association of Uttar Pradesh, India, because he was unable to attend in person. His message is one that resonates across many levels- and features surfing, chemistry, chess...
Dr Gagan Gautam from Medanta - The Medicity presents the Status of Robotic Surgery at Robotic Surgeons Council Meet held on February 8th and 9th (2013) at Delhi. ...
In this 7-minute video, narrated By Dr. Khurshid Ghani (one of the team surgeons), we see an abbreviated look at the groundbreaking kidney transplant procedure devised by Vattikuti Urology Institute Chair Dr. Mani Menon. This video has excerpts from the video submitted to European...
Dr Jagdeesh Kulkarni compares the outcomes of 428 Retropubic Radical Prostatetomy procedures (Both open and robotic) done at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences. (There were 670 cases total) Robotic radical prostatectomy surgery has proven to have much better outcomes for his patients. Complications...
King's College London Professor of Surgery & Urological Innovation and Robotic Surgeon at Guy's Hospital talks with Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO, Vattikuti Foundation about the growth of robotic surgery in India, thanks to the efforts of the Foundation. 02:01 ...
Robotic Renal Transplantation: A Collaborative Work. Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, the Chairman of Medanta, the Medicity Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation was a major participant in the groundbreaking Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia project along with Dr. Mani Menon of the VUI, the...
Since late 2011, Asian heart has been utilizing robotic surgery, focusing on prostatectomies. Dr Kulkarni discusses technique, results and the future for the robot. He also feels that as a 60-year-old surgeon, using the robot has no drawbacks. ...
The Dynamics of Surgical Innovation: The Vattikuti Urology Institute experience. In this 32-minute video presentation from VGR 2015, robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon, Chair and Director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital, takes a close look at the history...
Prof. Mottrie , Urologist and founder of the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute in Aalst, Belgium, narrates his video technique for a "very radical lymphadenectomy" as the initial steps proceed. Each step is thoroughly presented with da Vinci camera video. Lecture and...
Senior Consultant, Pediatric Urology, Apollo Children's Hospital, Dr. Venkat Sripathi talks about his 36 cases, ending with a complication from a cut renal vein and how his team worked to repair it. Lecture with PPT's Photos, X-ray and robotic video. 05:21 ...
Prof. Dogra, from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, says that the robot is the best method for most ureteropelvic junction obstruction patients. He discusses problems, using CT Scan, Bilateral Nephrostogram, photographs and robotic camera videos, where we see his technique....
Medanta Uro-oncologist and renal transplant surgeon, Dr. Prasun Ghosh was part of the team performing the first Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia along with Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat and Dr. Mani Menon. He compares published reports of different studies: open, laparoscopic and RKT. ...
Dr. Pranjal R. Modi, Head of Urology and transplant surgeon at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, has extensive experience with the Robotic Kidney Transplant With Regional Hypothermia procedure devised by VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon that he also helped develop....
Medanta Transplant surgeon and Urology Chair, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat has been at the forefront of robotic kidney transplantation, working intensely with VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon to refine the ice slush cooling transplantation technique Menon devised. Ahlawat has done the most robotic transplants...
Guy's Hospital,King's College London Professor of Robotic Surgery and Urological Innovation, Dr. Dasgupta tells the VGR 2015 audience about the latest developments in Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Using plenty of well-labeled robotic surgery clips, photos and lively discussion, he offers plenty of tips and...
Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Dr. Yuvaraja uses good, clear robotic video clips with labels for each step as he explains his technique. Also OT/OR photo of patient position, port placement diagram. 12:37 ...
Guest lecturer at the VGR 2015 Conference, Dr. Dipen Parekh is the Chairman of Urology at the University of Miami (Florida, USA). He takes his audience through a robotic partial nephrectomy with insightful comments (including group discussion with surgeons in the audience) Photos...
MPUH Consultant Urologist and Chief, Laparoscopy, presents his ideas at the VGR 2015 conference about treating kidney stones in difficult situations. He discusses and shows the technique of using ice slush for cooling kidney during ischemia. Lecture with PPT's, x-rays, photos of open...
KDAH consultant in Uro-Oncology, Dr. Yuvaraja analyzes data on robotic surgeries and what to do when "things go wrong," including anesthesia, patient positioning and several video clips of surgical cases. Lecture with PPT and robotic surgery videos, 15:31. ...
Medanta surgeon Dr. Gagan Gautam compares the results of various studies and also his personal experience with the procedure. Lecture with PowerPoints from VGR 2015 Conference. 7::38 ...
"Every minute matters," says Medanta robotic surgeon Dr. Gagan Gautam. He discusses selective clamping techniques and his favorite- early unclamping techniques during partial nephrectomy. Lecture with PPT's and video. 13:04 ...
Medanta surgeon Dr. N. P. Gupta discusses how patients are categorized into risk classifications. High-risk patients: "We can definitely make their lives better," says the surgeon about these prostate cancer patients. Lecture with PowerPoints, short Q & A. 15:34 ...
Trends on Robotic Cystectomy in the US and Europe presented by the Urology Chairman of the University of Florida. Dr. Parekh compares statistics of open and robotic surgery for both surgery/hospitalization and Quality of life outcomes. Lecture with PowerPoints. 12:12 ...
Dr. Kulkarni shares his results from over 250 patients who have undergone a Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. From the VGR 2015 Conference. With PPT's, photos, group discussion with Q & A. 11:22. ...
Apollo Chennai Consultant Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman presents his study comparing the R. P. N. with Minimally Invasive Radio Frequency Ablation and Cryoablation for renal tumors at the 2015 Vattikuti Global Robotics Conference. His discussion shows that each technique may have benefits in certain instances,...
Recorded from a live presentation as part of the 24-Hours of robotic surgery live streaming event in WRSE-24, 2015, Foundation partner surgeon Prof.Dr. Alexandre Mottrie takes a look at the history of surgery and exciting developments in robotic surgery, with the focus on Urology....
In this video from OVRSI Partner Surgeon Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie which was published on YouTube March 13, 2015, you will see a NeoBladder urinary diversion performed by Prof. Dr. Mottrie with a da Vinci Si system. Step by step there is shown how the...
In this video from Partner Surgeon Nikhil Vasdev, we see a patient being prepped for Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP). "Patient position is as important as performing precision surgery with the da Vinci system," says a narrator as they describe the critical steps which...
From the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie demonstrates the Robotic Assisted Left Partial Nephrectomy: Zero ischaemia. From the YouTube description: ...
Dr. Craig Rogers of the Vattikuti Urology Institute demonstrates and narrates the first step (Patient history and port placement) of robotic partial nephrectomy using the 4-arm approach for a kidney with multiple tumors in complex locations. Robotic Surgery external and external videos with PPt's,...
Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie from Partner Institution OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute presents a thorough look at the procedure in a study including over 90 female patients. PowerPoints, CT scan video and excellent narrated robotic surgery video make this an effective learning tool. ...
From Partner Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Chairman, Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology at Medanta, the Medicity: Minor variations in technique may affect the outcome variables. We emphasise the simplicity of steps as have crystallised over the...
From Vattikuti Foundation Partner Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Chairman, Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology at Medanta, the Medicity: Partial nephrectomy may be difficult to offer to patients with centrally located Renal hilar tumors. A video of Robotic...
From the EAU Surgery in Motion series, Vattikuti Foundation partner surgeons Vipul Patel and Ananthkrishnan Sivaraman team up with colleagues in this video which accompanies a published European Urology article. They discuss the anatomy of neurovascular bundles, their different techniques of retrograde and...
Dr. Craig G. Rogers at the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a robotic partial nephrectomy using a novel robotic ultrasound probe (Aloka Ultrasound). This is the first demonstration of the use of a robotic ultrasound probe for the critical step of tumor identification. Robotic...
Dr. Craig Rogers, at the prestigious Vattikuti Urology Institute (Henry Ford Hospital) in Detroit, Michigan, demonstrates the use of V-loc barbed suture for renal reconstruction during robotic partial nephrectomy. Dr. Rogers trained at Johns Hopkins University and at the National Cancer Institute before joining...
In this video, Dr Craig Rogers, a pioneering robotic surgeon at the prestigious Vattikuti Urology Institute, discusses the variation in surgical technique during robotic partial nephrectomy and robotic radical nephrectomy. Robotic surgery with PPT's, photos of port placement and diagrams. The da...
Dr. Craig Rogers from the prestigious Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a robot-assisted adrenalectomy. Dr. Rogers is a leading expert in robotic approaches to kidney, prostate and adrenal surgery. Use of robotic clips on arteries is shown and described. Both left-sided and right-sided adrenalectomy...
Dr. Mani Menon and his team at the Vattikuti Urology Institute have pioneered the use of a suprapubic catheter at the time of robotic radical prostatectomy. This technique improves patient comfort in the postoperative period with few complications and excellent functional outcomes. Narrated...
In this video, VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon performs the Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy, a procedure which uses robotic technology to assist in removal of prostate cancer. This include the nerve-sparing Veil of Aphrodite procedure. Robotic surgery video, narrated with expert tips. ...