Publications by authors named "Michael G Hobart"
Introduction: Approximately 8% of patients that undergo therapeutic or diagnostic ureteroscopy will have the procedure aborted and ureter stented due to failed access. The primary objective of this study was to assess mean stent duration prior to repeat ureteroscopy and to calculate the associated successful access rate.
Methods: This retrospective, descriptive study evaluated all patients undergoing interval ureteroscopy following a failed procedure by endourologic surgeons at the University of Alberta from 2016-2018.
Purpose: The immunological consequences of cryoablation for renal cell carcinoma are largely unknown. Cryoablation is an attractive therapeutic option for tumors due to its minimally invasive nature. Cryoablation is also potentially immunogenic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Although laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) has emerged as a legitimate minimally invasive surgical alternative to open radical retropubic prostatectomy, the technical difficulty of this advanced laparoscopic procedure remains an obstacle to its widespread use. We report a novel surgical technique for the purpose of bowel and bladder retraction during transperitoneal LRP that improves visualization and negates the need for additional working ports or steep Trendelenburg positioning.
Technical Considerations: A 35-cm absorbable suture is secured intracorporeally to the urachus.
Objective: To compare the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic versus open adrenalectomy for surgical adrenal disease.
Materials And Methods: Prospectively collected data from 22 consecutive laparoscopic adrenalectomies, performed by one surgeon (MGH) over a period of 18 months at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, were reviewed. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed by both the transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches.