![]() Pneumovesicoscopic Ureteric Re-implantation | |
Occupation | |
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Names | Pneumovesicoscopy |
Occupation type | Specialty |
Activity sectors | Medicine, Surgery, Urology |
Description | |
Competencies | surgery of urinary tract |
Education required | Doctor of Medicine |
Fields of employment | Hospitals, Clinics |
Pneumovesicoscopy (from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (
pneuma), meaning "air", Latin Vesica, meaning "bladder" and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning "to see") is a
minimally invasive surgery procedure increasingly gaining traction in
urologic surgery, especially for children.
[1] The procedure involves insertion of a 5mm (or 3mm) optical port into the dome of a saline-distended urinary bladder under
cystoscopy guidance. The cystoscope is then withdrawn, the saline drained and bladder insufflated with carbon dioxide at 8-10 cm H
2O to create the working space. Two lateral 5(or 3)mm operative ports are then inserted under visual guidance for performance of surgery.
[2]
In recent years pneumovesicoscopy has been used for problems ranging from ureteric re-implantation, [3] to removal of bladder stones, bladder diverticula [4] and foreign bodies in the urinary bladder. [5]
![]() Pneumovesicoscopic Ureteric Re-implantation | |
Occupation | |
---|---|
Names | Pneumovesicoscopy |
Occupation type | Specialty |
Activity sectors | Medicine, Surgery, Urology |
Description | |
Competencies | surgery of urinary tract |
Education required | Doctor of Medicine |
Fields of employment | Hospitals, Clinics |
Pneumovesicoscopy (from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (
pneuma), meaning "air", Latin Vesica, meaning "bladder" and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning "to see") is a
minimally invasive surgery procedure increasingly gaining traction in
urologic surgery, especially for children.
[1] The procedure involves insertion of a 5mm (or 3mm) optical port into the dome of a saline-distended urinary bladder under
cystoscopy guidance. The cystoscope is then withdrawn, the saline drained and bladder insufflated with carbon dioxide at 8-10 cm H
2O to create the working space. Two lateral 5(or 3)mm operative ports are then inserted under visual guidance for performance of surgery.
[2]
In recent years pneumovesicoscopy has been used for problems ranging from ureteric re-implantation, [3] to removal of bladder stones, bladder diverticula [4] and foreign bodies in the urinary bladder. [5]