Maximizing the preservation of organ function for patients with prostate cancer and kidney cancer, experts from Long March Hospital make good use of surgical robots for surgery | Prostate cancer | Surgery |
In recent years, the number of people suffering from urological tumors in China has been increasing, with prostate cancer and kidney cancer being common malignant tumors. With the continuous progress of science and technology, doctors and patients are no longer satisfied with "simple and rough" tumor resection, but are more concerned with preserving organ function to the maximum extent on the basis of tumor eradication.
On July 1st, the one month long "2023 Long March Urology Summit Forum" came to an end. The forum invited more than 200 domestic experts and young and middle-aged experts in the field of urology to discuss skills, give special lectures, innovate technology, and share experiences. Each sub venue attracted tens of thousands of viewers. The reporter learned that currently, in the treatment of renal cancer surgery, Chinese experts are the first to explore the integration of robot/single port laparoscopy and natural channel surgery, establish an imaging digital renal tumor accurate evaluation system, effectively improve the proportion of difficult renal cancer preservation surgery, and provide opportunities for patients who originally could only accept total nephrectomy to preserve their kidneys.
It is reported that during the forum, the Urology Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Naval Medical University attempted to conduct a one month live surgical demonstration for the first time in China. The Urology Department team of the Long March Hospital conducted more than 100 surgical demonstrations, covering various urological surgical techniques such as laparoscopic and robotic partial nephrectomy, radical prostatectomy, semi urinary tract resection, total cystectomy, prostate hyperplasia and stones. We also invited over 100 domestic urology experts to provide real-time online feedback.
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2023 Long March Urology Summit Forum
Speech by Professor Ren Shancheng, President of the Conference
"The original intention of holding the forum was to promote standardized training and promotion of advanced surgical techniques through the conference, so as to benefit patients from all over the country as soon as possible." Ren Shancheng, the chairman of the forum and director of the urology department of Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, stated that for kidney cancer patients, they have established a new system of diversified minimally invasive surgery for kidney cancer, achieving the transformation of kidney cancer surgery from "giant trauma" to "minimally invasive" and "minimally invasive". In the field of prostate cancer, the innovative robot surgery currently being carried out not only focuses on eradicating tumors, but also strives to preserve the patient's organ function to the greatest extent possible. Based on the condition of different patients, the robot surgery team continuously explores new approaches to preserve the surrounding structure, urinary control, and sexual function to the greatest extent possible, while effectively reducing complications.
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It is reported that the urology team of Shanghai Long March Hospital is one of the earliest and most completed teams in China to carry out robotic surgery. Currently, the number of urology robot laparoscopic surgeries has exceeded 3000. Recently, the "Key Technology Innovation and Tumor Progression Mechanism and Transformation of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment" project led by Ren Shancheng won the first prize of the 2022 Ministry of Education Higher Education Science Research Excellent Achievement Award. This project can provide patients with more precise and personalized treatment plans, improve their survival rate and quality of life, by conducting in-depth research on the occurrence and development mechanisms of urological tumors.
The English monograph "Robotic Assisted Prostate Cancer Radical Surgery - Advanced Surgical Techniques", edited by Ren Shancheng, has also been officially published by Springer Nature Press. This monograph closely combines clinical practice and international theoretical frontiers, and provides a detailed introduction to the application techniques of robot surgery in the treatment of prostate cancer, attracting widespread attention in the international urology community.