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Date: 27 February 2008
Venue: Advanced Surgery Training Centre, National University Hospital

The aim of this workshop is to introduce laparoscopic urology surgeries to our participants. Animals model will be used. It will be a full day workshop with lectures and dry lab practice session in the morning and hand-on practice in the afternoon.

The topics that will be covered in the morning lecture series will includes:

  1. Introduction to Laparoscopic nephrectomy
  2. Dissecting the adrenal gland and nephrectomy
  3. Difficult nephrectomy – tips and strategies
  4. Dissecting and haemostatic devices
  5. Partial nephrectomy
  6. Pyeloplasty and ureterolithotomy

In the afternoon, participants will be given the opportunity to practise on animal models. The exercises that will be covered include

  1. Port placement
  2. Mobilisation of kidney and ureter
  3. Vascular control
  4. Specimen delivery

The total number of participants for this workshop is limited to 30 delegates.

Please note that only delegates for the Main Meeting are eligible to sign up for the Hands-on Laparoscopy Workshop.


To register for the Live Surgical Workshop, kindly click here.

Hands-on Laparoscopy Workshop
27 th February 2008
National University Hospital – Advance Surgery Training Centre

Time Programme
8.00am Registration
8.30am Laparoscopic Nephrectomy - Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approaches by Dr Tan Yeh Hong, Consultant, SGH
8.50am Dissecting the adrenal gland by Dr Heng Chin Tiong, Consultant, TTSH
9.10am Difficult nephrectomy – tips and strategies by Dr James Tan, Consultant, Mt Elizabeth Hospital
9.30am Coffee break
9.50am Dissecting and haemostatic devices by Dr Lee Yee Mun, Consultant, TTSH
10.10am Partial nephrectomy by Dr Ho Siew Hong, Consultant, Mt Elizabeth Hospital
10.30am Pyeloplasty and ureterolithotomy by Dr Ho Siew Hong
10.50am Briefing for Dry and Wet Lab station by Dr Heng Chin Tiong
11.00am Dry Labs
12.00pm Lunch
12.30pm Start of Wet Labs
2.00pm Tea break
5.00pm End of workshop

* Programme is subject to changes with prior notice*