The Emergence of SurgeonControlled Robotic Surger

Authors: Timil H Patel Paurush Babbar Ashok K Hemal

Publish Date: 2011/12/07

Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-84

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Abstract

The rise of robotic surgery is transforming medicine In many ways urology has taken charge in pioneering a new era of minimally invasive surgery with the emergence of the robot The unprecedented dissecting precision and the dynamic threedimensional high definition view of the surgical field are undoubtedly revolutionizing the field of urology These unique attributes of robotic surgery confer enormous advantages in dealing with urooncological surgery The robotic revolution began nearly a decade ago with surgeoncontrolled robotic radical prostatectomy and has since expanded to include radical cystectomies and partial nephrectomies There have been numerous landmark studies published showing that robotic surgery provides comparable oncological and functional outcomes against traditional open or laparoscopic surgery As a result it becomes exceedingly imperative that urologists and the oncological community remain uptodate regarding these developments and appreciate the oncological outcomes of surgeoncontrolled robotic surgery This review will assess the impact surgeoncontrolled robotic surgery has had in the field of urologic oncology

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