Enhancement of Endourological Services in Myanmar

Phone MyintMyanmar Speaker Enhancement of Endourological Services in MyanmarMyanmar urological practice has been conducting since 1960s as a branch of surgical faculty and separate urology department was established in 1980s at Yangon General Hospital, a teaching hospital under university of medicine 1, Myanmar. Endourology procedures were started afterwards including Cystoscopic procedures (TUR, endoscopic stone crushing and etc:). PCNL and semirigid ureteroscopic procedures were established in early 1990s and were expanding till 2020s. Flexible ureteroscopic procedures were practiced since late 2010s. After a political turmoil in 2021, some Human Resources in urology training pipeline were diverted and local resident training programs were disrupted. Open urological procedures were routinely conducted but Endourology practices were severely affected in district area as a result of deficient Human Resources and logistical facilities. Now, we are trying to push up the Endourology practice in secondary hospitals.