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The 35rd Congress of Societe Internationale d` Urologie
The report of The 35rd Congress of Societe Internationale d` Urologie by Dr. Gholamreza Pourmand
Application Code :
306-0215-0139
 
Created Date : Wednesday, November 11, 2015-12:17 12:17:42Update Date : Wednesday, November 23, 2016-11:51 11:51:16
IP Address : 194.225.214.18Submit Date : Wednesday, November 23, 2016-11:51 11:51:22Email :gh_pourmand@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Name : gholamreza
Surname : pourmand
School/Research center : School of Medicine
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Position : Professor
Tel : +98-21-66348560
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : The 35rd Congress of Societe Internationale d` Urologie
Title of your Abstract : Does L-carnitine Therapy Add any
Extra Benefit to Standard Inguinal
Varicocelectomy in Terms of
Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage or Sperm
Quality Factor Indices:A Randomized Study
Destination Country : Australia
From : Thursday, October 15, 2015
To : Sunday, October 18, 2015
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : OBJECTIVE To evaluate if addition of L-carnitine therapy to standard varicocelectomy adds any extra benefit
in terms of improvement in semen parameters or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage.
MATERIALS AND
METHODS
One hundred patients enrolled in this study and were randomly divided into 2 groups (50 patients
in each group). In group 1, standard inguinal varicocelectomy and, in group 2, standard inguinal
varicocelectomy plus oral antioxidant therapy (oral L-carnitine, 250 mg 3 times a day) were
performed for 6 months. For all patients, routine semen analysis and DNA damage test of spermatozoa
(by 2 methods of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling and
protamine damage assay) were performed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively.
RESULTS In both groups, the improvement in semen analysis parameters and DNA damage was observed,
but there was not any statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in these parameters,
although the slope of improvement in DNA damage was slightly better in group 2 (that was not
statistically significant).
CONCLUSION We observed that addition of 750 mg of L-carnitine orally daily to standard inguinal varicocelectomy
does not add any extra benefit in terms of improvement in semen analysis parameters or
DNA damage.
Keywords of your Abstract : L-carnitine, Therapy, Varicocelectomy, Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage, Sperm
Quality Factor
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/12026/Forms/306/convert-jpg-to-pdf_net_2016-04-23_10-28-04_1.pdf
The presentation : eposter
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/12026/Forms/306/cover1234.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/12026/Forms/306/1_4_1.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : ISI
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : About 1,000 volunteers.
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : Almost all countries such as Asia, America, Australia, United States, Japan, China.
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : AUA, EAU, Asia, Japanese, Chinese, etc.
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : There were 6 articles presented from Urology Research Center during the congress and there were various discussions as well as a question/answer session following each of the articles .
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : I talked to many of the staff members. Also, as the Iranian delegate of SIU, I attended the delegates' meeting on the 1st day (10AM-12) and discussed methods of promoting the society. A UK delegate was also assigned to take part in the meeting s of the SIU Board of Directors. To name a few, there are two below:
Simon Tanguay MD, FRCSC
Professor of Surgery (Urology)
McGill University
Head Urologic Oncology
McGill University Health Center
General Secretary
Société Internationale d'Urologie

Dr. Laurence Klotz, C.M.
Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue, #MG 408
Toronto Ontario M4N3M5 Canada
Voice 416 480 4673
Fax 416 480 6121
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : As Iranian delegate of SIU, we are regularly in contact with the people in charge and are exchanging ideas via emails. If necessary, I will forward the relevant correspondence. A recent sample correspondence can be seen below:
Dear Jalil,
I would like to follow up on our recent discussion in Dubai regarding the possibility to webcast some of our programs to our colleagues in Iran.
Jean de la Rosette is planning a meeting with live surgery on January 28 2016 in his centre in Amsterdam. I attached the preliminary program for your perusal.
I wonder if we could not take this opportunity to attempt webcasting this program with the Iranian Urological Society. If there is an interest on your part, maybe we could try to formalize the day with some industry partners that could help support the logistics on your side.

Please let me know if this could be of interest and we could work together with Prs Simforoosh and Pourmand to see it this is feasible and of interest to the Iranian SIU Section.

With best regards,
Simon


Simon Tanguay MD, FRCSC
Professor of Surgery (Urology)
McGill University
Head Urologic Oncology
McGill University Health Center

General Secretary
Société Internationale d'Urologie

1001 Decarie Blvd., D02.7128
Montreal, Qc H4A 3J1
(514) 934-8535 Tel
(514) 934-8297 Fax 
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : Everything went well.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : Every year, the organizing committee presents new issues and facilitates the congress process. The audio-visual equipment was quite advanced and audiences could see the speakers on monitors and hear their voices with the best quality at any spot in the hall. The facilities provided for issuing certificates, paying registration and membership fees were admirable and all tasks were done within a few minutes. This leads to better planning for subsequent years and this brings about more income for organizers and more enthusiasm for the participants. Fortunately, all programs including scientific and IT sessions as well as the events were held regularly from 6AM to sometimes 6PM and up-to-date, various discussions were raised