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That’s a wrap! @IntuitiveSurg #Connect2026 was a blast! Our esteemed faculty delivered an awesome program supported by an amazing Intuitive team! Contributing to the field with peer to peer education serves to advance our ultimate shared aim of improving patient care. I had conversations with many Urologists as well as General/Acute Care Surgeons, and even the newest addition - Breast Surgery! @RoboDocX @RoboUroMD @cmrusselluro @AskDoctorJay @ISRG_Adam Jeffrey Lu @lovelylau330 #RoboticSurgery #SinglePortSurgery #Urology #medtwitter #MedX

About to start the ball rolling at Intuitive Connect 2026 in Austin, TX. Privileged to share a stage with fantastic faculty who have prepared a very high yield two day program. Let’s let the rising tide raise all our boats this week as we share experience and insights on da Vinci surgery. @IntuitiveSurg

@Asalahaziz Releasing the bulldog clamp but leaving in place over the artery while assessing bleeding off clamp. That way you can immediately reapply if needed without delay, regrasping the bulldog, returning to hilar exposure, etc.

@RoboDocX What does flashing the artery mean?

In surgery, fostering a defensive mindset anticipates problems in advance and avoids complications. “Offense sells tickets but defense wins championships - Bear Bryant” Over the next few weeks we will explore tips and tricks that improve your defensive mindset during single port robotic partial nephrectomy with da Vinci SP. #SP

Great tips for retroperitoneal access from Dr Osinski in this session.

Great to see such a pioneer in our field recognized at NARUS. Congratulations @NYCRoboticTeam.

@RoboticsUrology @NYSAUA @RoboUro @HMHNewJersey @SimplyUroMD @HUMCUrology @LarryHouMD Great job @RoboticsUrology. Very fast and smooth demonstration of the technique!

Proud to be invited to demonstrate a live SP TV Simple Prostatectomy (STEP) at @RoboUro #NARUS2026. Skin-to-skin in under 45 minutes. Grateful for an outstanding team @HMHNewJersey @SimplyUroMD @HUMCUrology @LarryHouMD 👏

@erdemcanda @kocuniversity @YakupKordan Congratulations! Enjoy the #SP journey.

We have started to perform Single Port Da Vinci Robotic Urology Procedures @kocuniversity hospital in Istanbul in 2026! @YakupKordan @erdemcanda

Outstanding two days spending time with the faculty, residents and fellows of @UABUrology in didactics and the operating room. The team there is doing great things and I was very impressed with the insightful questions from the trainees. Thank you for the invitation!

.@RoboDocX, MD, PhD, @BCM_Urology, outlines principles and strategies for salvage #nephrectomy in recurrent kidney cancer. #KidneyCancer #Urology #SalvageSurgery

SP Retro Pyeloplasty: The Basics I'm often asked by new SP users how easy it is to manage crossing vessels during pyeloplasty with the low anterior approach. This is one of the biggest advantages over traditional multiport retro where transposition of the ureter anterior to a crossing vessel can make suturing the anastamosis challenging. Not so with low anterior. Here are before and after images from a right sided dismembered pyeloplasty. Easy suturing!

Join me and distinguished colleagues on Saturday at the 6th Annual Global SP Marathon. We will dig into some very practical aspects of SP regionalized surgery in high BMI patients. The SP Marathon is truly a highlight of the year and the accelerator pedal for your SP learning journey! @Endo_Society @SocietySURS @SimoneCrivella2 @drjkaouk @IntuitiveSurg

Register for the 6th Global SP Marathon! This online event offers twelve plus hours of non-stop, live, semi-live cases on single port robotic surgery in Urology in the USA and Europe sp-marathon.com @SocietySURS @SimoneCrivella2 @drjkaouk

@drjkaouk @CleClinicUro Truly the all star game of SP surgery. Looking forward to learning from the best and spending time with friends.

More than 50 robotics expert speakers! Join us this Friday in Cleveland. Few seats left. Scan barcode below for agenda and registration. @CleClinicUro

Great visit to Scotland so far to speak about single port robotics at the #SIU2025 meeting.

@Dr_Jen_Linehan Horseshoes are the spice of the kidney surgery life. So much interesting variation.

@RoboDocX Cool case! Horseshoes are like a box of chocolates you never know what you are gonna get

Be careful to assess whether the contralateral kidney's collecting system extends across the midline in the isthmus of a horseshoe kidney. This case demonstrates a robotic left horseshoe heminephrectomy with exposed dilated right-sided collecting system in the transected isthmus that was closed in two layers. This is rare and occurs in < 5% of cases but if you miss this feature, can result in a troublesome urine leak.

@DrGholami2 STEP is Single port Transvesical Enucleation of the Prostate.

@RoboDocX Hi professor STEP means single port trans E prostatectomy?

Outpatient STEP procedure in 89 year old with 450 - 500 g prostate without prominent median lobe. 330g of prostate resected, 3 day catheterization. Although not a great case for early in your learning curve, very straightforward with modest experience provided you stick to disciplined and meticulous technique. Brute force is not the way!

@jfunkmd @UABUrology The creativity you demonstrated in that case is why makes surgery fun! Hard to imagine a 1,000 g prostate. That imaging was amazing.

@RoboDocX @UABUrology We both had a monster recently!

We did a thing recently. All shared with patient permission. 979cc prostate with recurrent gross hematuria requiring transfusion and obstructive uropathy. <2 hours enucleation time. Home <48 hours later. @UABUrology is making waves! Enucleation is the answer! #allsizesfitone