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Robotic reconstructive urology: possibilities for the urological surgeon beyond the prostate
Author(s) -
Mehta Saahil,
Dasgupta Prokar,
Challacombe Ben J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.219
Subject(s) - prostatectomy , robotic surgery , medicine , prostate cancer , da vinci surgical system , urology , general surgery , surgery , cancer
The rapid dissemination of robotic‐assisted laparoscopic surgery into surgical practice over the past five years has been startling. Urology has been quick to develop robotic‐assisted techniques, particularly in the treatment of localised prostate cancer, where large series with excellent outcomes have been reported. The UK currently has 23 da Vinci (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) surgical systems, with several more planned, and most are primarily used to perform robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). However, there are a growing number of other reconstructive urological procedures facilitated by this robotic system, which, although less numerous and thus potentially less financially rewarding than RARP, may also have huge patient benefits.