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Robotic urological surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2009

Prokar Dasgupta  and
Alastair Henderson
Prokar Dasgupta*
Affiliation:
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London School of Medicine, London, UK
Alastair Henderson
Affiliation:
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London School of Medicine, London, UK
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: prokarurol@gmail.com
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Summary

Robotic technology has been used in urological surgery since the late 1980's with the invention of robotic endoscopic prostate surgery. The major technological landmark has been the widespread introduction of the da Vinci master-slave manipulator which is now used in up to 60% of radical prostatectomy operations in the USA. These machines offer a number of tools to facilitate laparoscopic surgery though they require both a human console operator and a surgical team to connect the device to laparoscopic ports in the patient's abdomen. We outline the improved outcomes and future development of prostatectomy, cystectomy and pyeloplasty associated with robotic technology.

Keywords

RoboticsRadical prostatectomyCystectomyPyeloplasty
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Information
Robotica , Volume 28 , Special Issue 2: Surgical Robotics: System Development, Application Study and Performance Analysis , March 2010 , pp. 235 - 240
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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