“A stented ureter is either an optimist or a liar.”
Lee Zhao@lee_c_zhao
1890, Kyiv: Sapezhko takes lining from inside a patient’s cheek and uses it to reconstruct a damaged urethra. It works. Then the idea vanishes for decades. Why? The “adjacent possible” wasn’t ready. Today buccal mucosa grafts + robotic allows complex ureteral reconstruction with no bowel harvest, no lifelong stents, excellent results. I was lucky to help pioneer the robotic version @nyulangone w @mdstifelman. & link with @md_eun @ZLeeGU to validate the technique. This is how real surgical innovation works: not leaps of faith, but just walking through doors as they slowly open. The full story 👇 leezhaomd.org/post/the-adjac…
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