Christian D. Fankhauser

@CDFankhauser

Urologist, head of urology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, MPH, EAU testis cancer guideline panel, ERAS cystectomy panel, SAKK GU core group

Winterthur, Switzerland Joined July 2020

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Christian D. Fankhauser @CDFankhauser Aug 18

New video: I changed my surgical technique this month after learning from an old case. I now always do primary bladder neck closure with an omental flap and a suprapubic catheter, in addition to the Mitrofanoff/Monti stoma catheter youtu.be/2HpYYqorjkg

Christian D. Fankhauser @CDFankhauser Apr 19

🎥In my new job as head of dept I’m launching a youtube video channel

🏆 Europe’s first SP RPLND – Video Prize winner at @ERUSrobotics

IMHO SP offers a more favorable instrument angle + fully hidden ports below the underwear line

▶️ youtu.be/ShwGvynqsg8?is…

Christian D. Fankhauser @CDFankhauser Mar 31, 2025

Great topic and speaker

Matthias Guckenberger @Mat_Guc Mar 25, 2025

❓ Role of SBRT-only in hormone-sensitive oligometastatic prostate cancer
❓ Value of 6-months ADT added to SBRT
❓ Appropriate endpoints

Virtual Grand Rounds in Radiation Oncology
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Proudly presenting: @BarbaraJereczek
Wed April 2nd 17:00 – 17:30 CET 👇

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Christian D. Fankhauser @CDFankhauser Jan 23, 2025

new publication in comment below. Can VR headsets effectively distract patients during local anesthesia ? While well-studied in other fields, evidence in urology remains scarce. We're launching RCTs @KantonsspitalLU using routinely collected in EPIC...

Christian D. Fankhauser @CDFankhauser Dec 19, 2024

primary RPLND in CSIIa/b germ cell tumours+-adjuvant chemotherapy in >300 men, largest cohort published
📊 1/3 had no cancer in removed nodes, cave overtreatment
🎯 Larger marker neg nodes predict teratoma, resection in selected 2b
💉 2 cycles adj chemo after surgery at max