Barcelona hosts quality meeting on minimal invasive surgery After 11 years, the Challenges in Laparoscopy & Robotics Meeting has become one of the most important and exciting annual events for urologists and institutions specialised in minimally invasive surgery. This...

Moroccan Association of Endo-Urology, ESUT collaborate in management of NMIBC course in Ifrane The Moroccan Endourology Association collaborated with the EAU Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and the Algerian Privat Urologists Association to organise the First Winter Week-end on New...

Stepwise training and close mentoring offer benefits to endourological trainees Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) represents the gold standard for the management of renal stones larger than 2 cm. The complication rate is low in experienced hands and the combination of...

EAU Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) leading the sessions of the EAU Section Offices The ESUT live surgery session highlighted minimally invasive techniques with experts demonstrating a line-up of some of the most novel and innovative procedures such as the...

ESU-ESUT collaborate in first laparoscopy training course in Indonesia With endourology as theme in the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indonesian Urological Association (IUA), a laparoscopic training course based on the EAU´s European training and assessment in Basic...

Needlescopic surgery is here (again) to stay Global adaptation and widespread use of minimally invasive procedures in all aspects of urological surgery demonstrate a constantly increasing interest in reducing perioperative morbidity in urology. In an attempt to reduce even...

Optimised software, patient setting, and intraoperative use of iPad The first clinical experiences with iPad-assisted puncturing of the collecting system prior to a percutaneous nephrolithotripsy were described by Rassweiler et al. in 2012. A clinical study comparing iPad-assisted versus...

Beijing hosts annual event on minimally invasive surgery The meeting “Challenges in Laparoscopy and Robotics” has been one of the most important and exciting annual events for institutions and urologists who are building up their skills and expertise for...

New techniques expand horizons in minimally invasive urology Electronics and computer science are merging more and more with modern urology. From the development of robotic surgery to fine-tipped video ´chip-on-a-stick´ endoscopes, urologists are lucky to be working in a...

Well attended live surgery sessions attend to attest to quality content The EAU Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) conveyed a remarkable impression at 28th Annual EAU Congress in Milan, by hosting a series of live surgeries, hands-on-courses and presentations. By...

Current state of MAGS technology and its future role in Minimally Invasive Surgery Urologic surgery continues to be one of the most dynamics surgical subspecialties in medicine. As a field, it has consistently embraced new and developing technologies and...