2010
Second Prize: A Sealed Bladder Cuff Technique During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Utilizing the LigaSure™ Electrosurgical Device: Laboratory and Clinical Experience
Lambert EH, Schachter LR, Altamar HO, Tikhonenkov S, Moeckel G, Miller NL, Herrell SD. Second Prize: A Sealed Bladder Cuff Technique During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Utilizing the LigaSure™ Electrosurgical Device: Laboratory and Clinical Experience. Journal Of Endourology 2010, 24: 327-332. PMID: 20078234, DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic nephroureterectomyUrothelial tumorsPorcine modelUrothelial tissuesUpper tract urothelial tumorsBladder cuff techniqueBladder cuff excisionRadical nephrectomy specimensPostoperative day 10Transitional cell tumorsMean burst pressureBladder leakageCuff resectionCuff techniqueOpen nephroureterectomyBladder cuffCuff excisionDistal ureterCautery artifactIntraoperative cystoscopyOncological principlesNephrectomy specimensCell tumorsUreteral orificeInvasive approach
2005
Second Prize: Simple Method for Achieving Renal Parenchymal Hypothermia for Pure Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Webster TM, Moeckel GW, Herrell SD. Second Prize: Simple Method for Achieving Renal Parenchymal Hypothermia for Pure Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. Journal Of Endourology 2005, 19: 1075-1081. PMID: 16283843, DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.1075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPure laparoscopic partial nephrectomyLaparoscopic partial nephrectomyCore body temperaturePartial nephrectomyRenal vein bloodRenal vascular occlusionPhase 3Body temperaturePhase 1 testingPhase 2Renal parenchymaPathologic analysisHuman trialsProtective effectControl groupSurvival surgeryCreatinine resultsDegrees CNephrectomyReperfusionCreatinine assaysAverage timeSurgeryHypothermiaPhase 1