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The newest surgical option for localized kidney cancer — using robotic technology to remove the tumor and spare the kidney — is featured in a Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center webcast. The webcast features Ashok K. Hemal, MD, MCh, professor and director of the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program of the Department of Urology, performing robot-assisted, kidney-sparing surgery on a 48-year-old man with kidney cancer. Karim Kader, MD, PhD, assistant professor of urology, moderates. www.wakehealth.edu www.wakehealth.edu www.wakehealth.edu

I have been diagnosed with cancer. I have liver cancer. And it requires major surgery very soon. I’ve talked before about a ‘pesky spot’ on my liver that has been dormant since I was very sick about four years ago. And I nearly died back then from septicaemia.

About the Video: Kidney stones are usually a very painful condition. About 1 in 10 Americans suffer from kidney stones at some point in their lives. This program examines the diagnosis and treatment kidney stones, as well as ways to prevent them. The second part of the show looks at some new ways robotic surgery is helping to treat kidney tumors and other conditions. Part two of this two-part program specifically addresses the following topics: Robotic surgery Kidney tumor surgery Robotic surgery benefits for patients Surgical robot dexterity Conditions treated with robotic surgery Future of robotic surgery About the Expert: Dr. James Borin is a urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he is director of the robotic surgery program. Dr. Borin is also an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Related Links: Dr. James Borin www.umm.edu Kidney Stones/Robotic Surgery Update (Part 1) www.youtube.com UM Division of Urology www.umm.edu UM Robotic Surgery Program www.umm.edu Robot-Assisted Urological Procedures www.umm.edu Distributed by Tubemogul.

New robotic surgery procedure pioneered at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to remove tumors from kidneys in a minimally invasive way.

Colon Surgery Animation Using ColonRing™ for BioDynamix Anastomosis – often used in colon cancer surgery. To learn more go to NiTi™ Surgical Solutions website: www.nitisurgical.com

Resection of Colon Transversum for Colon Cancer with Stage IIIA (T3N1M0)

Benjamin Samstein, MD, the Surgical Director at the Living Donor Liver Transplant Program and an Attending Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, discusses surgery for liver cancer. Dr. Samstein’s interview focuses on “resection” – removing the diseased part of the liver, how much of the liver can be safely removed, and what challenges faces surgeons operating on the liver. For more information on Dr. Samstein, please visit his profile at: asp.cumc.columbia.edu

As one of the first medical centers in the Northwest to perform robot-assisted surgery, Swedish Medical Center is home to the fastest-growing and most experienced robot-assisted surgical program in the region. Swedish established the multidisciplinary robot-assisted surgical program in 2005 and has since performed more than 2000 robot-assisted surgeries, more than any other program in the region. Currently, Swedish-affiliated surgeons are using the surgical system to perform minimally-invasive urological, gynecological and thoracic surgeries for diseases such as prostate cancer, kidney cancer, uterine, cervical and ovarian cancer, lung cancer, endometriosis and complex gynecologic reconstruction surgeries.

A man is prepared for surgery to remove a tumour from his colon. Free video clip aken from the BBC medical documentary “Private life of Harley Street”.