Robotics in urology: an update

✍ Scribed by T G Nedas; B J Challacombe; P Dasgupta

• Book ID: 104583384
• Publisher: Wiley (Robotic Publications)
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 298 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1478-5951
• DOI: 10.1002/rcs.37

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Urology has been quick to realise the advantages of surgical robots. We describe the main devices currently in use, the advantages and disadvantages of robotic‐assisted surgery and the current and potential urological applications focussing on robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy. Copyright © 2005 Robotic Publications Ltd.