Operative Nephroscopy

Vatz, Arthur; Berci, George; Shore, Judith; Kudish, Harold G.; Nemoy, Norman J.

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64262-0

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“…Although a general surgeon by training, Dr. Berci spearheaded, through close personal and professional relationships with industry leaders, the development of new instruments and technologies along the lines of the different surgical subspecialties [3,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. In urology, his early work has been recognized as a sentinel event to bring endoscopic endoluminal surgery from the lower urinary tract (urethra, bladder, prostate) to the upper urinary tract (ureter, kidney), and eventually to extraluminal laparoendoscopic surgery [7].…”

Section: Milestones In Endoscope Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In urology, his early work has been recognized as a sentinel event to bring endoscopic endoluminal surgery from the lower urinary tract (urethra, bladder, prostate) to the upper urinary tract (ureter, kidney), and eventually to extraluminal laparoendoscopic surgery [7]. By his introduction of the operative nephroscope in 1969, he singlehandedly put together the recent breakthrough innovations of the rod-lens optical system, the fiberoptic coldlight illumination system, and an innovative instrument design to allow visualization of the entire renal collecting system for diagnosis (tumor, or bleeding location) and treatment (stone fragmentation and retrieval, tumor electroresection or Nd:YAG laser ablation, bleeding coagulation).…”

Section: Milestones In Endoscope Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By his introduction of the operative nephroscope in 1969, he singlehandedly put together the recent breakthrough innovations of the rod-lens optical system, the fiberoptic coldlight illumination system, and an innovative instrument design to allow visualization of the entire renal collecting system for diagnosis (tumor, or bleeding location) and treatment (stone fragmentation and retrieval, tumor electroresection or Nd:YAG laser ablation, bleeding coagulation). This work has been recognized by the Journal of Urology as a ''milestone in urology,'' leading to the clinical application in the field of endoscopic surgery now referred to as endourology [7].…”

Section: Milestones In Endoscope Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As we review the current status of the minimally invasive techniques currently used as state-of-the-art minimally invasive urological surgery, we come to appreciate their roots as the innovative and visionary work of George Berci, from the revolutionary new endoscope designs (rigid and flexible) to the integrated digital voice-activated operating room of the future [3,7,[11][12][13].…”

Section: Current State-of-the-art In Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Milestones in endoscope design for minimally invasive urologic surgery: the sentinel role of a pioneer

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Endoscopically based techniques have revolutionized the entire field of surgical specialties over the past 50 years. Currently, minimal access surgery is commonplace for considerable segments of surgical procedures across specialty lines. Central to this revolution, and arguably foremost in its impact on the development of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery, was the development of the rod-lens optical system by Professor Harold H. Hopkins and the almost simultaneous development of the fiberoptic cold-light light source by Karl Storz. It was George Berci who acted as the catalyst in bringing these two men together in the early 1960s, and from that meeting ensued one of the most successful cooperations in the design of endoscopic equipment. Innovative surgeons quickly recognized the enormous potential of these inventions, and in this context, George Berci's work and vision provided the hallmark events leading to the clinical applications from which surgeons and their patients so greatly benefit currently. In urology, Berci's early work has been recognized as a sentinel event bringing endoscopic endoluminal surgery from the lower urinary tract (urethra, bladder, prostate) to the upper urinary tract (ureter, kidney), and eventually to extraluminal laparoendoscopic surgery. This work has been recognized by the Journal of Urology as a "milestone in urology" leading to the clinical application in the field of endoscopic surgery currently referred to as endourology. In this article, the current state-of-the-art urologic surgery for the management of stone disease, urologic tumors, and anatomic abnormalities is presented, which to a great extent has its roots in George Berci's contributions to the field of innovative endoscope design.

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