Anurag Golash presented his results of ground breaking surgery for polycystic kidney disease to a meeting of renal (kidney) Doctors. Over 100 delegates were enthralled by his presentation including videos, about removing enormously swollen polycystic kidneys, by keyhole surgery. He believes that he is one of only a handful of surgeons worldwide that offer this surgery, with only one other unit in the UK. This procedure offers major surgery that usually requires a very large incision (with all the complications and long recovery associated with such an incision) with the advantages of small skin incisions and much more rapid recovery. The procedure seems to be safe and, he believes, should be considered for all patients requiring this surgery.

Mr Lyndon Gommersall, Consultant Urological Surgeon will be giving an update on urological cancers to the Staffordshire Moorlands Cancer Support Group on Thursday 17th November 2011. During this talk he will update patients on local innovations in the treatment of bladder , prostate and renal cancer care. Mr Gommersall and his colleagues in the Staffordshire Urology Clinics are at the forefront of delivering keyhole surgery (laparoscopy) for bladder, prostate and renal tumours. ‘We aim to provide the very best in the treatment of these diverse group of diseases’. Each cancer requires a specific set of surgical skills but the aim is to treat our patients with the technique that speeds up their recovery from treatment as quickly as possible but never compromising on the treatment of their disease.