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        significant difference in the PPBC between active or sham groups in the   (175 g, 13x7x3 cm LxWxH) were used to test the device. Kidneys were
        OAB group (MM 4.4 vs. MM 4.6; p=0.60) or neurogenic bladder cohort   placed at 24 ºC; surface and core temperatures were monitored using
        (MM 4.0 vs. MM 4.2; p=0.63). Similarly, there were no significant dif-  implanted thermocouples. Device usability was tested by anastomosing
        ferences in secondary patient-reported outcomes: the MM of the OAB-sf   porcine kidney vessels to GORE-TEX  vascular grafts with the cooling
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        score for the OAB cohort was 47.5 (active) vs. 48.8 (placebo), (p=0.83)   jacket in place in a simulated ex-vivo operative field.
        and the MM of the NBSS score for the neurogenic bladder groups was   Results: Our cooling jacket costs less than $3.00 to produce and is
        32.9 (active) vs. 35.5 (placebo) (p=0.35). There were no differences in   moldable to any size kidney. The device resulted in mean surface and
        24-hour pad weights.                                 core temperatures at 60 minutes of (mean ± standard deviation [SD])
        Conclusions: TTNS does not appear to be efficacious among people with   5.8±0.6 ºC and 5.4±0.5 ºC, respectively, significantly less than those of the
        OAB or neurogenic bladder dysfunction.               control, 16.6±1.4 ºC and 16.6±1.2 ºC (p<0.00001 in both), respectively
                                                             (Fig. 1). Moreover, our device mitigated surface temperature increases
        MP-1.7                                               (2.4±1.3 ºC vs. 12.9±0.9 ºC) and core temperature increases (2.8±1.7 ºC
                                                             vs. 14.1±1.5 ºC) at 60 minutes (p<0.00001). Ex-vivo anastomosic test-
        The relationship between overactive bladder and obstructive   ing was not inhibited or delayed by our device during testing by expert
        sleep apnea in a Canadian community-based population   transplant surgeons (Fig. 2).
        Samer Shamout , Sarah Bouhadoun , Abubakr Mossa , Peter Chan ,   Conclusions: WIT is associated with many adverse outcomes. We devel-
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        Lysanne Campeau 1                                    oped a novel inexpensive, and easy-to-use aluminum cooling jacket that
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        1 Urology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada;  Urology, McGill   mitigated temperature increase, and maintained renal temperatures below
        University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada       metabolically active levels, without impeding anastomoses.
        Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated   This  paper  has  figures,  which  may  be  viewed  online  at:
        with hypoxia, cardiovascular complications, and metabolic syndrome,   https://2019.cua.events/webapp/lecture/52
        all of which have been linked to overactive bladder syndrome (OAB)   References
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        Symptoms Score [IPSS]). Berlin questionnaire was used to classify partici-  Int 2017;30:162-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.12892
        pants into high and low risk of OSAS. Patients with persistent symptoms
        in any two of three domains were considered at high risk for OSAS.
        Results: A total of 988 men with a mean age of 55 (±12.8) years showed a   MP-1.9
        prevalence of 22.8% for OSAS, 36% for OAB, 50% for ED (mild to severe),   Safety of ureterolysis in the management of retroperitoneal
        and 60% for androgen deficiency. The high-risk OSAS group demonstrated   fibrosis
        significantly higher body mass index, blood pressure, triglycerides, and   James Ross , Neal E. Rowe 1
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        OAB-V8 score, while their testosterone level was significantly lower than   1 Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Ottawa,
        the low-risk group. The incidence of diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, and   Ottawa, ON, Canada
        severe lower urinary tract symptoms (IPSS) were also higher among the   Introduction: Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is rare and can progress to
        high-risk group. The OAB-V8 score positively correlated with age (r=0.234),   extrinsic ureteric obstruction. Surgical management with ureterolysis is
        IPSS score (r=0.721), and Berlin score (r=0.111). SHIM score inversely   typically reserved for patients failing medical treatment; however, cur-
        correlated with OAB score (r=-0.263), IPSS (r=-0.259), and age (r=-0.418).  rent literature on complications is limited to small, single-centred series.
        Conclusions: Higher risk of OSAS appears to be associated with metabolic   In this study, we aim to use a large, multicentred database to assess the
        syndrome, OAB, and lower testosterone level. Severity of ED correlated   short-term surgical outcomes of ureterolysis for patients with RPF.
        with severity of symptoms of OAB syndrome but showed no association   Methods: Using the American College of Surgeons National Quality
        with OSAS.                                           Improvement Program (NSQIP) database, a retrospective review was
        This  paper  has  a  figure,  which  may  be  viewed  online  at:   conducted on patients who underwent ureterolysis for RPF between
        https://2019.cua.events/webapp/lecture/47            January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2016. Only patients who under-
                                                             went ureterolysis as a principle operative procedure by a urologist were
        MP-1.8                                               included. Complications within 30 days of surgery were captured in the
                                                             data set and organized based on the Clavien-Dindo classification system.
        Novel cooling device for kidney transplant surgery   The frequency of secondary urological procedures at the time of initial
        Ali Dergham , Luke Witherspoon , Thomas A. Skinner   2  ureterolysis (ureteroureterostomy, ureteroneocystostomy, and ureteroneo-
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        1 School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University,   cystostomy with psoas hitch/bladder flap) was identified.
        Kingston, ON, Canada;  Division of Urology, Department of Surgery,   Results: One hundred patients (51 male, 49 female) were included in the
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        The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada  cohort, with a mean age of 57 years (interquartile range [IQR] 43, 66). Of
        Introduction: In renal transplantation, warm ischemia time (WIT) describes   these patients, four underwent a secondary urological procedure at the
        the period of ischemia beginning with removal of the organ from ice and   time of ureoterolysis: one ureteroureterostomy, two ureteoneocystostomy,
        concluding at reperfusion. Metabolic activity in cooled kidneys is minimal   and one ureteroneocystostomy with psoas hitch/bladder flap. The overall
        at 5 ºC and resumes above 15 ºC, a temperature reached after only 15   complication rate was 12%, of which almost all were Clavien grade I or
        minutes of WIT.  We set out to develop a novel, inexpensive device to   II (wound or urinary infection). Only one patient required a return to the
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        maintain allograft temperatures ≤5 ºC, thereby limiting ischemic damage   operating room (Grade III) and there were no high-grade complications
        during transplantation.                              (Grade IV or V).
        Methods: 3/16” aluminum tubing was organized in a serpentine pattern   Conclusions: This is the largest study of perioperative complications from
        to create a malleable, form-fitting cooling jacket. Coolant comprised 4   ureterolysis in the setting of RPF. The overall complication rate was low
        ºC saline solution flowing at 240 mL/min. Adult porcine kidneys (n=4)
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