Publications by authors named "Arun Kumar Balakrishnan"
Introduction: Minimal invasive surgeries (MIS) for large size adrenal tumors are still debatable. The objective is to evaluate the contemporary peri- and post-operative outcomes of patients undergoing (open = OA, laparoscopic = LA, and robotic = RA) adrenalectomies in three institutions.
Materials And Methods: Retrospectively gathered peri- and post-operative data of 235 patients, underwent adrenalectomy at three Institutions over a 7-year period (2013-2020) were analyzed.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of webinars for training in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) among urologists, highlighting their increasing relevance post-pandemic.
- A structured survey was conducted with 303 participants from 38 countries, focusing on their demographics, PCNL techniques, and equipment knowledge.
- The results show that attendees of dedicated PCNL webinars (Group A) significantly improved their knowledge on various aspects of PCNL, while attendees of broader endourology webinars (Group B) mainly benefited from advancements in lasing techniques.
Objective: Open adrenalectomy (OA) is considered to be the standard care for large adrenal tumors. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using laparoscopic technique is considered for many patients in the modern era. Robot assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy (RALA) can be an extremely useful tool which will negate the disadvantage of laparoscopic method.
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