MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL, NADIAD
Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre

ANDROLOGY TRAINING WORKSHOP

The Annual Andrology Training Workshop is being held at the Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre (JPAC) auditorium, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad during March 24-26, 2011. More than 80 Urologists from India and abroad are participating in the Workshop.

The study of andrology deals with a number of problems that are unique to men. These include erectile dysfunction (ED), hydrocele, frenelum breve, infertility, small penis, testicle cancer, testicular torsion, spermatocele, balanitis, and so on.

Dr. Rupin Shah is the Course Director for the 3-day workshop. Other faculty includes Drs. Ajay Nehra, Mahesh Desai, Ravindra Sabnis, Manish Bankar, Ajay Shetty, Anila Mathew and Ashok Rughani.

Besides case discussions and live demonstrations, there will be lectures on all important subjects of Andrology : Male Sexual Dysfunction – Overview; Quick History Format & Evaluation of ED; Pharmacology of erection & oral drug therapy (Rupin Shah); The Princeton III Update; Intra-cavernosal self-injection therapy; Penile prosthesis implantation – indications, types, operative steps, prevention and management of complications; Penile Prosthesis Implantation – live demonstration; Penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy; Peyronie’s disease and Congenital Penile Curvature; ED and LUTS; Vacuum Erection Device; New Therapies for ED; Premature ejaculation; Management of priapism; Andropause; Testosterone and Prostate Cancer: Is replacement an option; Female sexual Dysfunction; Phallic enlargement and Neo-phallus reconstruction; Causes of Male Infertility; Evaluation of the subfertile male; Testicular biopsy; Assisted Reproductive Techniques for Male Infertility; Cryopreservation / Donor Insemination; Vaso-Epididymal Anastomosis – overview; TRUS and TURED; Vaso-Epididymal Anastomosis – live demo; Vaso vasal Anastomosis; Management of Varicocele; Sperm retrieval for ART – PESA / TESA / TESE; Management of Azoospermia; Case discussions; Genetic evaluation; Anejaculation; Seminal infections – diagnosis and management; Medical Therapy for OAS; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Chronic orchalgia; Undescended testes; Hematospermia and Microsurgical Varicocelectomy.

MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL, NADIAD


JAYARAMDAS PATEL ACADEMIC CENTRE

Retrograde Intra Renal Surgery

Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre (JPAC) at the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), Nadiad is organizing a two-day programme on ‘Retrograde Intra Renal Surgery (RIRS)’ on 16th & 17th September, 2010. Who will be in the driving seat? PCNL, RIRS, ESWL?

RIRS is a procedure for doing surgery within the kidney using a viewing tube called a fiberoptic endoscope. The scope is placed through the urethra (the urinary opening) into the bladder and then through the ureter into the urine-collecting part of the kidney. The scope thus is moved retrograde (up the urinary tract system) to a position within the kidney (intrarenal).

RIRS may be done to remove a stone. The stone is seen through the scope and can then be manipulated or crushed by a pneumatic probe or evaporated by a laser probe or grabbed by small forceps, etc.

The advantages of RIRS over open surgery are that it is a minimally invasive surgery with the elimination of prolonged pain after surgery, and much faster recovery.

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital has handled more than 23000 stone cases so far.

The two-day programme will cover all aspects of RIRS. The participants will also be able to see LIVE surgeries of Flexible URS for Lower Calyceal Stone, Calyceal Diverticular Stone, Ectopic Kidney and Mini/Micro perc for Kidney Stone and Ectopic kidney stone.

Faculty from abroad and India will be participating. They include Drs Olivier Traxer (France), M Prabhakar, Pawan Gupta, Anil Bradoo, PP Rao, and Abhay Khandekar. Medical Director and Managing Trustee of MPUH, Dr. Mahesh Desai; and Chairman of Dept of Urology, Dr. R B Sabnis will also be participating in the programme.

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‘HARD TALK’ – INSTRUCTION COURSE ON PCNL

Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre (JPAC) at the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), Nadiad is organizing yet another Instruction Course on PCNL (Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) between 1 - 3 July, 2010. For the first time in India, we are introducing the German technology “All seeing needle” to do PCN.

Stone management occupies a major portion of our clinical practice. Basically most of the stone cases are either neglected or diagnosed late. Very often they complicate other health problems like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, pregnancy, neurological diseases, CRF, Bleeding Diathesis, etc. This increases complication or failure to clear all stones.

‘Hard Talk’ is a unique concept. 15 topics pertaining to PCNL will be covered in the 3-day programme. A renowned faculty will present his views, experience and recommendations on the topic. Then a critic panel along with audience will critically analyze his views and recommendations.

President of the World Endourology Society, Dr. Paul Van Cangh from Belgium will be the international faculty, and Drs. S.V. Kandasami, Percy Chibber, Mallikarjuna C, Aneesh Srivastava, SK Pal, PP Rao, Jaydeep Date, Hemendra Shah and Rajesh Kukreja will be among the national faculty, besides Drs Mahesh Desai and R B Sabnis.

For the beginners it is always a dilemma how to learn to puncture. There will be various models available for ‘hands on’ practice to increase the skill. Around 60 persons are expected to participate in the programme.

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, who are the pioneers in the field of nephro-urology in India, has handled more than 23000 stone cases so far.




Kidney Stones Overview
The kidney acts as a filter for blood, removing waste products from the body and helping regulate the levels of chemicals important for body function. The urine drains from the kidney into the bladder through a narrow tube called the ureter. When the bladder fills and there is an urge to urinate, the bladder empties through the urethra, a much wider tube than the ureter.
In some people, the urine chemicals crystallize and form the beginning, or a nidus, of a kidney stone. These stones are very tiny when they form, smaller than a grain of sand, but gradually they can grow to a quarter inch or larger. The size of the stone doesn't matter as much as where it is located.
When the stone sits in the kidney, it rarely causes problems, but should it fall into the ureter, it acts like a dam. The kidney continues to function and make urine, which backs up behind the stone, stretching the kidney. This pressure build up causes the pain of a kidney stone, but it also helps push the stone along the course of the ureter. When the stone enters the bladder, the obstruction in the ureter is relieved and the symptoms of a kidney stone are resolved.


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