Urology Talk At UBD
By Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Institute of Medicine of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) will be organising a Medical Lecture entitled "Updates on Urology" by Dr Yoshiyuki Kakehi on Dec 11 at 7pm at the Senate Room, Chancellor Hall, UBD. Dr Yoshikyuki Kakehi is a professor and chairman of the Department of Urology at Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan.

Since late 1990s, laparoscopic surgery has been integrated into the treatment strategy for urological diseases in Japan. At the Department of Urology of the Faculty of Medicine at Kagawa University Hospital, 80 per cent or more of radical nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer and 90 per cent or more of adrenalectomy for adrenal tumours including pheochromocytoma are performed by laparoscopic surgery.

Laparoscopic surgery has also been applied to donor nephrectomy and other urological diseases such as PU junction stenosis. Dr Kakehi will introduce the department's surgical technique as to kidney cancer, adrenal cancer, and urachal carcinoma of the bladder with particular attention of its pitfall and future perspectives.

On the other hand, incidence of prostate cancer in eastern Asian countries including Japan is very low as compared to that in Western countries. Current incidence rate, however, has be strikingly increasing due to the spreading' use of serum PSA-test and change in dietary habits of Japanese men.

According to the earlier stage shift by PSA-screening, many patients have become good candidates for radical prostatectomy (RP). RP, however, often causes erectile dysfunction post-operatively.

In order to improve sexual function after RP, they have to perform autologous sural nerve grafting during RP for patients who strongly hope to maintain sexual function after surgery. Dr Kakehi will also introduce surgical procedures of nerve grafting surgery and its updated clinical outcomes.

The lecture will focus on Laparoscopic surgery for urojogic diseases and ural nerve grafting radical prostatectomy; and surgical techniques and updated clinic outcomes at Kagawa University Hospital.

This lecture is part of the Institute of Medicine's many medical series and with CME/CNE accreditation. Admission to the lecture is free and is open to members of the public. For further information, contact Sharimawati binti Hj Sharbini at 2463001 ext 1953.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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