Management of Late Complications after Continent Urinary Diversion: Case Presentations

Posted by Fiona C. Burkhard, MD | Oct 2024

Fiona C. Burkhard, MD, presented “Management of Late Complications after Continent Urinary Diversion: Case Presentations” during the 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on January 31, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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How to cite: Burkhard, Fiona C. “Management of Late Complications after Continent Urinary Diversion: Case Presentations.” January 31, 2024. Accessed Oct 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/management-of-late-complications-after-continent-urinary-diversion-case-presentations/

Management of Late Complications after Continent Urinary Diversion: Case Presentations – Summary

Fiona C. Burkhard, MD, presents an in-depth analysis of the management of late complications following continent urinary diversion, using case presentations to illustrate key challenges and approaches.

In this 18-minute talk, Dr. Burkhard discusses the most common late complications, including metabolic disturbances, stone formation, and stricture development. Her case presentations vividly demonstrate how these complications can manifest in diverse ways. She provides detailed accounts of surgical and non-surgical treatment options.

About The 43rd 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, sexual function, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. The 43rd iteration of the meeting took place from January 31st to February 2nd, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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About The Author

Fiona C. Burkhard, MD

Fiona C. Burkhard is chairwoman for Female Urology, Reconstructive Urology and Neurourology at the Department of Urology and Extraordinaria ad personam for Functional Urology at Bern University. She completed her medical studies and doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich. She trained as an urologist in Bern under Prof. Urs Studer and in 1997/98 spent 18 months at the Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas for a “Fellowship in Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction”. In 2001 she completed her urological training including board certification in operative urology. She is also board certified in Female Urology and Neurourology. From 2011-2019 she was a (the first female urologist) member of the scientific office of the European Association of Urology (EAU). In 2011 she was invited to join the incontinence guidelines group of the EAU, which she chaired from 2014 until 2019. Her main interests are bladder dysfunction including bladder substitution. Together with Prof. K. Monastyrskaia and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation for over 10 years her research has focused on the molecular mechanisms of bladder dysfunction and potential clinical application.

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