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Websites & Online Tools

Professional Societies Societies

Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons — the premier society for GU reconstruction. Meetings, fellowships, and member resources.

societygurs.org

AUA — American Urological Association

Guidelines, annual meeting, AUA University CME, and the full spectrum of urologic resources.

SUFU — Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction

Annual winter meeting, urodynamics resources, and lower urinary tract dysfunction guidelines.

AUGS — American Urogynecologic Society

Pelvic floor disorders society. Guidelines, PFD Week, and the FPMRS specialty hub.

IUGA — International Urogynecological Association

Global urogynecology society with standardization documents, educational programs, and annual congress.

ICS — International Continence Society

ICS standardization reports, annual meeting, and a reference for terminology and practice in relevant continence and urodynamics areas.

EAU — European Association of Urology

EAU guidelines (freely available online), annual congress, and ESOU / ERUS specialty sections.

SMSNA — Sexual Medicine Society of North America

Sexual medicine education, annual meeting, and clinical practice guidelines for erectile dysfunction and sexual health.

ISSM — International Society for Sexual Medicine

International sexual medicine guidelines and the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

WPATH — World Professional Association for Transgender Health

Standards of Care v8, clinical guidance documents, and gender-affirming surgery education.

SPU — Society for Pediatric Urology

Pediatric urology society with annual meeting, fellowship directory, and pediatric-specific guidelines.

Equipment & Supplies Equipment

Surgical instrument supplier with specialized reconstructive urology and urogynecology equipment.

Sontec Instruments

Precision surgical instruments including specialized tools for penile implant surgery and GU reconstruction.

sontecinstruments.com

Manufacturer of penile prostheses (Titan IPP), male slings, and continence products. Surgical training resources available.

Boston Scientific — Urology

AMS 700 IPP, AMS 800 AUS, male sling systems, and neuromodulation devices. Surgeon training portal available.

bostonscientific.com

URPS Resources URPS

Landmark Urogynecology Trials

Curated interactive database of landmark urogynecology clinical trials — filterable by topic, intervention, and outcome.

landmark-urogyn-trials.glide.page

Paid article-summaries course covering urogynecology studies and guidance documents.

FIGO — Obstetric Fistula Surgery Videos

FIGO's surgical video library for obstetric fistula repair, including vesicovaginal and complex cases.

ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Practice bulletins and committee opinions relevant to pelvic floor disorders, prolapse, and incontinence.

GU Reconstruction Education Reconstruction

Sean Elliott MD

Reconstructive urology educational site with technique guides, case discussions, and surgical pearls from a leading urethroplasty surgeon.

seanelliottmd.com

TURNS — Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons

Multi-institutional research collaborative focused on urethral stricture disease, trauma, and reconstruction outcomes.

turnsresearch.org

Uretra.it — Surgical Technique Atlas

Italian illustrated surgical atlas of urethroplasty techniques with step-by-step diagrams and operative descriptions.

Atlas of Pelvic Surgery

Free illustrated atlas of pelvic and urogynecologic operations by Wheeless & Roenneburg — step-by-step line drawings and operative descriptions spanning bladder & ureter, vagina & urethra, fistula, and prolapse repair.

atlasofpelvicsurgery.org

Official AUA CME platform with surgical videos, core curriculum modules, self-assessment programs, and board review resources.

university.auanet.org

World Surgical Observatory — high-quality laparoscopic and robotic surgical videos including urologic reconstructive procedures.

Journals & Literature Journals

Journal of Urology

Flagship AUA journal. Covers clinical and translational urology including reconstruction, urodynamics, and oncology.

Urology (Gold Journal)

Elsevier's flagship urology journal with broad clinical coverage including reconstructive and functional urology.

goldjournal.net

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Official journal of the ICS. Focused on lower urinary tract dysfunction, urodynamics, and neuro-urology.

neurourologyandurodyn.com

International Urogynecology Journal

Official journal of IUGA. Covers pelvic floor disorders, prolapse, incontinence, and reconstructive surgery.

springer.com/journal/192

Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU)

Open-access journal with strong reconstructive, andrology, and functional urology content. Freely available.

tau.amegroups.com

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Official journal of ISSM and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH). ED, prosthetics, Peyronie's disease, and sexual health.

jsm.jsexmed.org

PubMed / MEDLINE

NLM's biomedical literature database. Essential for evidence-based literature review in any reconstructive topic.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Plastic Surgery & Microsurgery Plastics

The Plastics Fella

Plastic surgery education hub with concise, illustrated notes on anatomy, flap design, and reconstructive principles — highly accessible reference for GU reconstructive surgeons.

theplasticsfella.com

Microsurgeon.org

Microsurgical technique reference including free flap anatomy, anastomosis technique, and troubleshooting — relevant for phalloplasty and complex perineal reconstruction.

microsurgeon.org

Plastic and reconstructive surgery educational resources. Flap design, wound coverage, and perineal reconstruction techniques.

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons — video library and guidelines relevant to bowel mobilization in reconstructive cases.

Surgical Skills Training Skills

Structured curricula and curated video series support acquisition and refinement of the manual repertoire: knot-tying, suturing patterns, deep-pelvic and at-depth technique. They provide pre-reading and deliberate practice for residents and fellows and complement the named stitches referenced from operational pages across WARWIKI.

UCSF Surgical Skills Center

PGY-stratified curriculum — foundational skills, laparoscopic, vascular, and GI technique — with instructional videos, animal-tissue models, and validated assessment tools.

surgicalskillslab.ucsf.edu

Advanced Training Open Surgical Skills Lab — advanced open knot-tying and suturing with fine sutures, at-depth and space-constrained conditions, using a 3D-printed anatomical simulator.

advancedopensurgicalskills.ucsf.edu

Black Belt Academy of Surgical Skills — martial-arts-structured progressive curriculum (white → black belt) covering needle, knot, scissor, and knife skills, plus assisting and non-dominant-hand proficiency. Self-paced deliberate-practice framework.

Behind The Knife — Surgical Skills Boot Camp

BTK's video series walking through two-handed and one-handed knot tying, instrument ties, and foundational stitches. Short-form, high-frequency.

The Clean Scalpel — Surgical Technique

Knot-tying and suture-technique fundamentals with clean, well-lit closeups. Useful as a second-opinion reference when the BTK pass doesn't click.

Basic Surgical Skills

Didactic-format playlist on needle anatomy, suture materials, knot tying, and wound-healing fundamentals — good pre-reading before the hands-on series.

WARWIKI — Surgical Technique

Curated playlist of case-based operative technique videos — open exposures and named operative steps at attending-level depth.

Professional Societies Societies
Equipment & Supplies Equipment
URPS Resources URPS
GU Reconstruction Education Reconstruction
Journals & Literature Journals
Plastic Surgery & Microsurgery Plastics
Surgical Skills Training Skills