Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy & Neobladder Reconstruction - Advanced 2-Day Course

Orsi Academy offers an Advanced 2-Day Course in Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy with neobladder reconstruction for urologists with previous experience on the robot and familiarity with open cystectomy.

Proctored by top-expert Prof. Dr. Karel Decaestecker.

This 2-day masterclass consists of hands-on training & live case-observations.

The aim is to comprehensively cover advanced robot techniques in RARC (describing techniques in nerve sparing) ePLND and intracorporeal neobladder urinary diversion.

DAY 1 | 08:30 - 17:00 | HANDS-ON TRAINING AT ORSI ACADEMY

08:30 - 10:00 | Lectures

• Presentation of the human cadaver model
• Optimal set-up of the operating console since many surgeons become habituated to unergonomic positions
• RARC in male and female
  • Introduction
  • Case selection
  • Patient set-up and docking
  • Port placement instruments
  • Tissue extraction
  • Male cystectomy: NVBD and urethral preservation
  • Female cystectomy: uterine manipulation, organ preservation and vaginal closure
• ePLND and associated neuroanatomy
  • Case selection
  • Instruments
  • Retraction
  • Bleeding control
  • Tissue extraction
• Intracorporeal urinary diversion
  • Techniques
  • Case selection for continent and non-continent
  • Patient set-up and docking
  • Hybrid port
  • Instruments
  • Posterior reconstruction
  • Neobladder formation
  • Ileal conduit

10:00 - 12:30 | Hands-on training: full RARC on human cadaver model

• Cystectomy
• ePLND

12:30 - 13:15 | Lunch break

13:15 - 17:00 | Continue hands-on training

• Identification and dissection of autonomic anatomy
• Intracorporeal neobladder with posterior plate reconstruction ~ 'Rocco' suture

DAY 2 | 08:00 - 16:30 | LIVE CASE OBSERVATIONS AT AZ MARIA MIDDELARES GHENT

• Live RARC cases