Hot Topics: New Technology and Techniques in Endourology

Thursday, October 30, 2025

11:15 - 12:45 GMT+0

Co-Chair(s)

Ee Jean Lim

Clinical Assistant Professor
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Ketan Pai

Director, Department of Urology
Sahyadri Specialty Hospitals, Pune, INDIA, India

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Examine the clinical performance, safety, and cost-effectiveness of various laser systems for endourological procedures.
Assess innovations in mini-PCNL, including the use of disposable suction-integrated digital scopes and its impact on clinical outcomes.
Explore management strategies for complex cases involving concurrent kidney cancer and stone disease.
Recognize advances in stone management, including ureteral stent selection and non-invasive stone charaterization, and their implications for patient management.

11:15 - 11:25 GMT+0

The Award for the Best Laser in Endourology Goes To?
Speaker: Karl Marvin M. Tan – Veterans Memorial Medical Center Philippines
11:25 - 11:35 GMT+0

Mini PCNL with Disposable Suction Integrated Digital Scopes, a New Paradigm
Speaker: Jaisukh Kalathia – Fortune Urology Clinic
11:35 - 11:45 GMT+0

Simultaneous Kidney Cancers and Kidney Stone Disease Management Dilemma
Speaker: Pradeep Durai – Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System
11:45 - 11:55 GMT+0

What Is the Best Ureteral Stent: Composition, Style and Symptoms?
Speaker: Hyung Suk Kim – Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital
11:55 - 12:05 GMT+0

What Is Going to Change Endourology Practice
Speaker: Vineet Gauhar – Asian institute of Nephro-urology, India.
12:05 - 12:15 GMT+0

Non-Invasive Urinary Stone Characterization: Improving Preoperative Decision-Making
12:15 - 12:25 GMT+0

Bilateral Complete Staghorn Calculus – a Management Dilemma – How to Achieve Complete Clearance
Speaker: Vítor Cavadas – Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António
12:25 - 12:45 GMT+0

Discussion and Q&A