Surgical Skills
General objective: Understand the principles, methodology, indications and hazards of the following procedures and perform them with supervision.
- Cystoscopy and urethroscopy
- Urethral dilation
- Urethral or vesical biopsy
- Fulguration of minor lesions
- Transurethral resection of small bladder tumors
- Internal urethrotomy
- Retrograde and antegrade urethrograms
- Injection of bulking agents for incontinence or reflux
- Litholapaxy
- SWL
- Urethral meatotomy
- Insertion of cystocath
- Open suprapubic cystostomy
- Circumcision
- Penile biopsy
- Testicular biopsy
- Vasectomy
- Vasotomy and vasography
- Cystolithotomy
- Drainage of abscess
- Orchiectomy, scrotal or inguinal
- Epididymectomy and excision of epidymal tumors
- Ligature of spermatic veins for varicocele
- Surgery for hydrocele or spermatocele
- Testicular prosthesis
- Excision of renal cyst-open or laparoscopic
- Penile irrigation for priapism
- Open renal surgery, including simple nephrectomy, renal biopsy
- Laparoscopy for testicular maldescent, simple nephrectomy
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