Jens Rassweiller, MD, presented “Endourological Stone Management: Complicated Cases” during the 40th Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on February 5th, 2020 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
How to cite: Rassweiller, Jens. “Endourological Stone Management: Complicated Cases” February 5th, 2020. Accessed Nov 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/endourological-stone-management-complicated-cases/
Endourological Stone Management: Complicated Cases – Summary:
Jens Rassweiler, MD, Professor and Head of the Department of Urology at Klinikum Heilbronn, the academic hospital of Heidelberg University in Germany, discusses the management of complicated cases of endourological stones. First, he defines what exactly makes a case complicated, and then goes on to detail the procedures involved. He compares various management methods, noting the pros and cons of each and emphasizing the importance of staying away from open surgery when possible. He does discuss the best techniques for open surgery when it is unavoidable, but emphasizes that a combination of robotic and laparoscopic surgery is best.
About The 40th Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar:
The Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar is a multi-day meeting focused on training urologists in the latest in assessing, diagnosing, and treating urologic conditions in the clinical setting. Updates are provided on urologic cancers, stone disease, urologic reconstruction, female urology, infertility, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. Dr. Rassweiler presented this lecture during the 40th iteration of the meeting on February 5th, 2020 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Jens Rassweiler is a Professor and Head of the Department of Urology at Klinikum Heilbronn, the academic hospital of Heidelberg University in Germany. He received his medical education at the University of Stuttgart, the University of Freiburg, and the University of Tuebingen. He received urological training under Professor Eisenberger at the Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, where he also helped introduce extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and ureterorenoscopy (URS) into clinical use. Dr. Rassweiler went on to serve as Vice-Chairman at the Faculty of Medicine in Mannheim. He became Head of the Department of Urology at Klinikum Heilbronn in 1994. Dr. Rassweiler is widely published, and has written more than 400 articles and more than 150 book chapters. His interests include laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic nephrectomy, urological education, and pediatric urology. Dr. Rassweiler has received numerous international honors, including the German Urologic Association’s Ritter von Frisch Award, the Ralph Clayman Mentor Award of the Endourology Society, membership in the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, and fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons at the University of Glasgow, among others.
