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November 2025 ZIHO LEE, MD: TAKING THE CASES OTHERS WON’TZiho Lee, MD, is one of only a few genitourinary reconstructive surgeons in the nation. He specializes in complex robotic reconstruction of both the upper and lower urinary tracts, often performing surgeries considered too risky or advanced for traditional approaches. Dr. Lee has also helped pioneer innovative techniques, including the use of intraoperative fluorescence and ureteral substitution during robotic ureteral reconstruction.
One of Dr. Lee’s complex cases involved a 70-year-old patient with a post-prostatectomy urinary stricture. The patient had a complex medical history, characterized by recurrent urinary retention and multiple dilation procedures, as well as various endoscopic management attempts. In this video, Dr. Lee demonstrates the intricacies of the surgical procedure, combining robotic and perineal techniques to precisely excise scar tissue and reconstruct the urinary pathway.
In another case, a 54-year-old patient experienced a ureter injury that necessitated a drainage tube in his back, which he had for over eight years. Multiple surgeons deemed it too risky to operate due to extensive scar tissue and the surgery's complexity. However, Dr. Lee successfully connected the patient’s kidney back to the bladder using a segment of intestine, and the patient is now free of the drainage tube. |
Ziho Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Urology at Northwestern Medicine
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