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Test Drive the Latest 31ST WORLD CONGRESS OF ENDOUROLOGY ® The World’s Foremost Meeting for da Vinci Technology for Urology Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery. October 22 – 26, 2013 • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ™ EndoWrist® One Vessel Sealer Innovate. Cultivate. Celebrate. ™ ™ ™ Firefly Fluorescence Imaging EndoWrist® One Suction/Irrigator Skills Simulator da Vinci Partial Nephrectomy Don’t forget to attend WCE’s live surgery events Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - Sheraton New Orleans, Grand Ballroom Visit our booth for the complete robotics agenda at WCE 2013 NewOrleansOnline.com While clinical studies support the use of the da Vinci® Surgical System as an effective tool for minimally invasive surgery for specific indications, individual results may vary. For Meeting Program/ complete technical information, including full cautions and warnings, please refer to the product documentation. 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Visit www.vista.cookmedical.com for more information. www.cookmedical.com © COOK 2013 URO-BADV-WCEVIST-EN-201309 31st World Congress of Endourology 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . 3 Committees . 6 Accreditation . 7 Floor Plans . 8 Guide to New Orleans . 10 Social Program . 12 Awards . 15 Skills Enhancement Workshops . 20 Schedule Grid . 21 Schedule by Day . 28 Live Surgeries . 43 Video Technique Sessions . 43 International & Specialty Societies . .. 44 Speaker/Faculty Index . 48 Exhibit Hall . 50 Exhibitor Index . 53 Abstracts . 60 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Raju Thomas, M .D . – United States Benjamin Lee, M .D . – United States Cassio Andreoni, M .D . – Brazil Dean Assimos, MD – United States Simon Bariol, M .D . – Australia Norberto Bernardo, M .D . – Argentina Jay Bishoff, M .D . – United States Octavio Castillo, M .D . – Chile Ben Chew, M .D . – Canada Allen Chiu, M .D . – Taiwan Jean de la Rosette, M .D . – Amsterdam Misop Han, M .D . – United States Guenter Janetschek, M .D . – Austria Adrian Joyce, MD – United Kingdom Deepak Kirpekar, M .D . – India Ali Kural, M .D . – Turkey Evangelos Liatsikos, M .D . – Greece Tadashi Matsuda, M .D . – Japan Alex Mottrie, M .D . – Belgium Glenn Preminger, M .D . – United States Abhay Rane, M .D . – United Kingdom Jens Rassweiller, M .D . – Germany Hassan Razvi, M .D . – Canada Rene Sotelo, M .D . – Venezuela Yinghao Sun, M .D . – China Michael Wong, M .D . – Singapore Stuart Wolf, M .D . – United States THANK YOU WCE 2013 Patrons The World Congress of Endourology appreciates the support and generosity of our 2013 Patrons . With their support, the World Conrgress of Endourology moves closer to fulfilling their mission for the advancement of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery . Diamond Level Patrons Gold Level Patrons 50th Anniversary MEDICAL Friends Level Patrons Contributors Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) 3 E M O WELCOME C EL Welcome to New Orleans and WCE 2013! W The venue is set, the details are finalized, and after years of planning—and countless hours of preparation—we are thrilled to welcome you to the 31st World Congress of Endourology! The Crescent City, at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi, with its vibrant music, food, and culture, is ready to host you for your stay, and promises to live up to its reputation as one of the country’s most dynamic cities . This year’s theme—Innovate, Cultivate, Celebrate—truly captures the spirit of the WCE and your host city of New Orleans! Innovate! We have a spectacular scientific program in store! The WCE will provide you unparalleled access to the latest research and clinical advances in our field . An array of programs are planned to enhance your educational experience, including live surgical broadcasts, highlights of technology and techniques, state- of-the-art lectures, debates, as well as hands-on training sessions in all aspects of minimally invasive urologic surgery . I extend my sincerest gratitude to the distinguished members of the International Scientific Committee—and most notably, my colleague Dr . Benjamin Lee—for their unwavering commitment to building this extraordinary program . Cultivate! Welcoming endourologists from across the globe, the 2013 WCE provides a unique opportunity to network with colleagues—and make new professional connections . You can also network in the WCE Exhibit Hall where you’ll find more than 40 exhibitors showcasing their latest technologies to enhance your practice . The Exhibit Hall will also feature the much anticipated Top Gun Skills Challenge—a competition of endourologic, ureteroscopic and robotic skills . See who’s the best of the best in this spirited competition! Celebrate! I am particularly delighted to welcome colleagues from around the world to my hometown of New Orleans, one of the most vibrant cities in the United States . WCE offers an array of social events that will showcase the sights, sounds (and flavors) of this magnificent city . Not to be missed is the Closing Ceremony on Friday evening at Mardi Gras World . We’ll bid farewell to WCE 2013 with a fun-filled evening of bead throwing, floats, jazz music, tastes of New Orleans, and much more as we look forward to WCE 2014 . Thank you for joining us for the 31st World Congress of Endourology . We look forward to a 31-derful meeting! And as we say in New Orleans, “Laissez les bons temps rouler ”. Let a great meeting roll! Raju Thomas, M.D. Professor and Chairman of Urology Tulane University School of Medicine President 31st World Congress of Endourology WCE 2013 Meeting Program 4 W EL C O WELCOME M E Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is both an honor and a privilege, as President of the Endourology Society, to invite you to the 31st World Congress of Endourology and SWL to be held in the lovely and historical city of New Orleans, Louisana from October 22nd – 26th, 2013 . An outstanding program has been organized by Dr . Raju Thomas and Dr . Benjamin Lee . With the theme this year “Innovate, Cultivate and Celebrate,” this exciting scientific program will explore the latest developments and innovations in the area of minimally invasive surgery . As well, you will have an opportunity to celebrate with friends and enjoy the local cuisine of New Orleans while visiting the “famous” French Quarter . I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks and appreciation to the members of the Organizing Committee and all the invited faculty members for their invaluable contributions to the meeting . I am looking forward to spending time with old and new friends during this exciting meeting and social program . Sincerely, Mahesh Desai, M.D. President Endourological Society 5 E M O WELCOME C EL Greetings from the Organizing Secretary W The 31st World Congress of Endourology in New Orleans is the culmination of four years of work, from the initial bid in Munich, Germany, in 2009 . Our theme this year is to “Innovate . Cultivate . Celebrate ”. This robust program will showcase the latest innovations in the area of minimally invasive surgery . This is sure to cultivate scientific discussions and the sharing of ideas across the world . WCE 2013 will also provide time to celebrate with friends, feasts and festivities in New Orleans! Our scientific theme this year will be focused on image-guided surgery, with international keynote speakers who will lecture on state-of-the-art imaging technology to integrate technology with the goal of improving surgical outcomes . From molecular imaging to decrease positive surgical margins, to nanotechnology and urology, the latest advances in technology will be revealed in the Plenary sessions . Our host city of New Orleans, steeped in history and rich tradition, will offer attendees an exciting array of multicultural social opportunities . Discover the city’s Southern elegance with a Garden District Tour . Explore the renowned National World War II Museum . Take a culinary excursion through the famous French Quarter, or try your own hand at the local cuisine in the Taste of New Orleans Cooking Class, where you’ll learn to make local favorites like Crawfish Etouffee and Shrimp Creole . Our closing ceremony will be held at the legendary Mardi Gras World, where we will bring WCE 2013 to a close with some free-spirited bead tossing, performances by local jazz artists and a buffet that will feature the mouthwatering flavors of New Orleans . New this year to the WCE is the launch of a smartphone app (iPhone/Android), complete with links to abstracts, Plenary sessions, poster and video rooms, exhibitor contact information, conference center maps and more! Also new is a video audience response session, where video clips will be presented, and then the audience will vote for the video they think will result in the best outcome .