Web-based interactive Course on Reconstructive Urethral Surgery
organized by the Center for Reconstructive Urethral Surgery
Arezzo - Italy

Course description
This first-of-its-kind completely interactive web-based course is intended for surgeons who specialize in the treatment of urethral stricture diseases and who are interested in learning more about the latest, up-to-date, surgical techniques used in urethral reconstruction. This course is designed to provide a thorough review of the field of Reconstructive Urethral Surgery, what it is and why surgeons need to know about it. During the course, the participant will be able to listen and communicate "live" with the surgeon.

Learning objectives
After participating in this web-based course, the participant will be able to:
1. Understand what urethral stricture disease is and how what approaches to take to thoroughly investigate the stricture and patient features.
2. Select the surgical procedure according to the stricture and patient features.
3. Perform all the currently used surgical techniques.
4. Understand the history and the current literature on Reconstructive Urethral Surgery.

One or two weeks visit at our Center including participation "Hands-On" at surgeries.
This opportunity is offer only at Urologists subscribing the WebOn training program as an Istitutional subscription.
I would like to remind you that this training program is free of charge. However, you are requested to provide for your own travel and accommodation (room and board) expenses. At the end of the training program, a Certificate of Attendance from the Center for Reconstructive Urethral Surgery (Head: Prof. Guido Barbagli) will be awarded you.
People who had subscribed this type of subscription may contact us (info@urethralcenter.it) if they are interested on this more interesting educational opportunity.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions that may arise.

Surgical techniques
The participant will be provided the opportunity to observe and discuss "live" with the
surgeon the following surgical techniques:
• Harvesting oral graft from the cheek
• One-stage penile urethroplasty using oral graft
• One-stage penile urethroplasty using penile skin flap
• Two-stage penile urethroplasty using oral graft
• One-stage ventral onlay graft bulbar urethroplasty (including a muscle-nerve sparing technique)
• One-stage dorsal onlay graft bulbar urethroplasty (including a muscle-nerve sparing technique)
• Bulbar end-to-end anastomosis
• Augmented anastomotic repair
• Surgical repair of pan-urethral stricture
• Surgical repair of failed hypospadias repair
• Definitive perineal urethrostomy
• Posterior urethroplasty
• Others

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Lessons
The participant will be provided the opportunity to observe and discuss "live" with the instructor the following lessons:
- Penile urethroplasty
- Bulbar urethroplasty
- Posterior urethroplasty
- Lichen sclerosus disease
- Emergency management of patients with pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects
- Failed hypospadias repair in the adult population
- Surgical options in patients with failed hypospadias repair
- Substitute material for urethroplasty
- Tissue engineered urethroplasty
- Others
- Clinical cases presentations and discussion

Course Director and Surgeon
Guido Barbagli, M.D.
Director, Center for Reconstructive Urethral Surgery
Arezzo – Italy

Sponsored by:
Centro Chirurgico Toscano – Arezzo - Italy
Tegea - Bologna - Italy
With an unrestricted educational grant by Nycomed - Milano - Italy