Interactive Session: Technology & Sustainability in Endourology Interventions

Friday, November 13, 2026

13:15 - 14:45 CET

Co-Chair(s)

Vigen Malkhasyan

Head of Urology Department
Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Medical Center, Russia
Mohammed Omar

Professor of urology
Menoufia University , Egypt
Sung Yong Cho

Professor
Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Get Acquainted with new lasing technologies with respect to clinical efficacy, safety profiles, and evidence gaps in stone and prostate enucleation
Analyze how operative duration, robotic assistance, and ureteral access technologies influence ureteral safety and functional outcomes in RIRS.
Evaluate emerging device innovations (stents, access sheaths) in terms of symptom reduction, patient-reported outcomes, and real-world effectiveness.
Understand how miniaturization and digitalisation are changing global practices

13:15 - 13:26 CET

Smart Lithotripsy with Thulium Fiber Laser: Real-time Stone and Tissue Recognition
Speaker: Alim Dymov
13:26 - 13:37 CET

My Best Laser for Enucleation
Speaker: Karl Marvin M. Tan – Veterans Memorial Medical Center Philippines
13:37 - 13:48 CET

Robotic Ureteroscopy: What I Have , What I Need
Speaker: Sung Yong Cho – Seoul National University
13:48 - 13:59 CET

Office‑based Stone Therapy: Where Do We Stand
Speaker: Dmitry Gorelov – Pavlov State medical university
13:59 - 14:10 CET

Go Small or Go Home : Are Small Scopes the Future ?
Speaker: Bogdan Geavlete – "Saint John" Emergency Clinical Hospital
14:10 - 14:21 CET

Next-generation Stents to Improve Outcomes
Speaker: Majed Alharthi – King Fahd Hospital
14:21 - 14:32 CET

Are We Ready to Digitalise Everything in Endourology
Speaker: Jaisukh Kalathia – Fortune Urology Clinic
14:32 - 14:45 CET

Discussion/Q&A