Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Urology Presents 14 Abstracts at American Urological Association 2023 Annual Meeting

Newswise — Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center’s Department of Urology presented 14 abstracts at the American Urological Association’s (AUA) 2023 Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, from April 28 – May 1, 2023. Department physicians also served on the faculty of three AUA robotic surgery instructional courses.

“AUA provides our attendings, fellows, residents and students with the opportunity to share their pioneering research with colleagues from across the nation,” said Michael D. Stifelman, M.D., Chair of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, and Professor and Founding Chair of Urology at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. “Our team published six abstracts on single-port robotic surgery, demonstrating our commitment to advancing this groundbreaking technology, enhancing patient care, and serving as international leaders in single-port robotic surgical innovation.”

The department’s abstracts and courses reflect its passion for advancing the field of urology through research. Abstract categories and titles include:

Single-Port Robotic Surgery

1. Single-Port vs. Multiport Partial Nephrectomy: 6-Month Intermediate Outcomes
2. Single-Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in over 1,100 Consecutive Patients from the Multi-Institutional SPARC Collaboration
3. Extraperitoneal Single-Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Over 700 Patients: Updated Multi-Institutional Cohort Study from the SPARC Collaboration
4. Single-Port Da Vinci Ureteroileal Conduit Revision
5. A Total of 405 Cases of Single-Port vs. Multi-Port Robot-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy: A Multi-Institutional Cohort from the SPARC Group
6. A Comparison of Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approach in Patients Undergoing Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: A Report from the Single Port Advanced Research Consortium (SPARC)

Kidney Surgery

1. Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Presentation and Surgical Outcomes for Hispanic Patients with Localized Renal Masses
2. Race Modified Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Underestimates Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence in African-American Patients Undergoing Partial and Radical Nephrectomy: Implications for Surgical Planning
3. A Comparative Analysis of Robot-Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Partial Nephrectomy (RARPN) for Anterior vs. Posterior Renal Tumors: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis in a Multi-Institutional Cohort – UT San Antonio
4. Does Utilizing IRIS, a Segmented Three-Dimensional Model, Preserve Renal Parenchymal Volume During Robotic Partial Nephrectomy?

Complex Robotic Urinary Reconstructions

1. Decision Point for Buccal Mucosa Graft Ureteroplasty: Augmented Anastomotic versus Ventral Onlay Technique
2. Robotic Non-Transecting Ureteral Reimplantation: A Multi-Institutional Experience

Miscellaneous

1. National Treatment Utilization Patterns for Patients with Metastatic Castrate Sensitive Prostate Cancer
2. ICG Angiography in Robotic Varicocelectomy

Department physicians also participated in two courses, including:

1. Robotic Upper Urinary Tract Reconstruction: A Top to Bottom Approach; Instructional Course Faculty: Michael Stifelman, M.D.
2. Complications of Robotic Urological Surgery: Prevention, Recognition and Management; Instructional Course Faculty: Michael Stifelman, M.D.
3. SURS Robotic Reconstruction- managing Complex Structures: Michael Stifelman, M.D.    

Additionally, Hackensack University Medical Center won three awards:

1. 2023 SSMR/SMSNA Men's Health Traveling Fellowship: Sarah Brink, M.D., Resident Physician Urology 
2. The Andrew Novick Award: Ernest Tong, M.D., Fellow Endourology
3. Columbia University Irving Medical Center Department of Urology Squier Clinic Alumni of the Year: Michael Stifelman, M.D.

ABOUT HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Hackensack University Medical Center, an 803-bed nonprofit teaching and research hospital, was Bergen County’s first hospital founded in 1888. It was also the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet®-recognized hospital for nursing excellence, receiving its sixth consecutive designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The academic flagship of the Hackensack Meridian Health network, Hackensack University Medical Center is Nationally Ranked by U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 in four specialties, more than any other hospital in New Jersey. The hospital is home to the state's only nationally ranked Urology and Neurology & Neurosurgery programs, as well as the best Cardiology & Heart Surgery program. It also offers patients nationally ranked Orthopedic care and one of the state’s premier Cancer Centers (John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center). Hackensack University Medical Center also ranked as High-Performing in conditions such as Acute Kidney Failure, Heart Attack (AMI), Heart Failure, Pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Diabetes and Stroke. As well as High Performing in procedures like Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG), Colon Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery, Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement. Named to  Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2023 list, Hackensack University Medical Center is also the recipient of the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades as well as an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This award-winning care is provided on a campus that is home to facilities such as the Heart & Vascular Hospital; and the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, which houses the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital and the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, ranked #1 in the state and top 20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospital Report. Additionally, the children’s nephrology program ranks in the top 50 in the United States. Hackensack University Medical Center is also home to the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center and is listed on the Green Guide’s list of Top 10 Green Hospitals in the U.S. Our comprehensive clinical research portfolio includes studies focused on precision medicine, translational medicine, immunotherapy, cell therapy, and vaccine development. The hospital has embarked on the largest healthcare expansion project ever approved by the state: Construction of the Helena Theurer Pavilion, a 530,000-sq.-ft., nine-story building, which began in 2019. A $714.2 million endeavor, the pavilion is one the largest healthcare capital projects in New Jersey and will house 24 state-of-the-art operating rooms with intraoperative MRI capability, 50 ICU beds, and 175 medical/surgical beds including a 50 room Musculoskeletal Institute.