The report for 1-month visiting in Tsukuba University Hospital
During 2018.06.16 to 2018.07.15, I visit the division of Urology of Tsukuba University Hospital. The aim of my visit is to learn the patient’s care of bladder cancer who receive chemotherapy. Overall, the experience is very wonderful. I have to express my appreciation to Professor Nishiyama. He gives me the chance to visit in Urology department. He introduces me to his colleagues and encourages me to learn from them. I also thank Dr. Kimura, who arranges every course during my staying in Tsukuba University Hospital and gives me a warming welcome. I also thank Dr. Ikeda, who helps me to prepare many documents before I go to Hospital and introduces me to all of colleagues. During I stay in Tsukuba University Hospital, I see many operations about kidney, bladder and prostate from Dr. Hoshi, Dr. Kojima, Dr. Negoro, and Dr. Kimura. We also have so many impressed and excellent discussions. Lastly, I want to thank Dr. Nagumo and Dr. Kojo, they really give me a useful introduction about Tsukuba University Hospital, especially about Urological department when I am the first day in Tsukuba University Hospital.
During my staying in Tsukuba University Hospital, I join morning meeting everyday. All colleagues attend this meeting and discuss about all in-patient’s condition and patients who will receive surgery at that day. After morning meeting, I go to operation room to see surgery every day. In this month, I see many kinds of major operation such as robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, radical cystectomy with ileal conduit reconstruction, retroperitoneal lymph nodes dissection, and nephroureterectomy. Besides major surgery, I also see much cystoscopic surgery such as TUR-BT and TUR-P. Because the surgery of RPLND is few in my hospital, I am very surprise there are many patient received PRLND in Tsukuba University Hospital. After discussing with Dr. Kimura, I know it is because Professor Kawai, who is famous for treating testicular cancer. No wonder that there are many PRLND here.
Every Wednesday, there is no operation in this day. So I see many urological procedures. I see changing double J, changing percutaneous pig-tail tube, and retrograde pyelography, etc.
During one-month stay in Tsukuba, I love the environment of Tsukuba city and experience famous mountain in Japan, called Tsukuba Mountain. I take cable car and railway and hike to top of the mountain. The scene is very beautiful. I also visited many places in Tokyo. The special thing I do in Tokyo is to see a baseball game in Tokyo Dome. The competition teams are Yomiuri Giants with Yokohama DeNA BayStars. The aim of seeing this baseball game is to see the Taiwanese player, YOH. Luckily, he hit a solo homerun in this game. I also go to Tokyo Disney Resort Land part in this month. This is my first time to Disney Resort, I am very excited to go to Disney Resort. But there are so many tourists everyday. Besides, I also go to Tsukiji Market, Shinjuku, Akihabara, and Daiba. I really have very memorable experience during this month.
At last, I would like to say “Thank you very much” to all of you.