CONTEXT: Radical prostatectomy (RP) approaches have rarely been compared adequately
with regard to margin and perioperative complication rates. OBJECTIVE: Review the …

Surgical robotics is an evolving field with great advances having been made over the last
decade. The origin of robotics was in the science-fiction literature and from there industrial …

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) may represent a
simplified, precise, and safe alternative to the more traditional SEEG techniques …

BACKGROUND: Widespread use of prostate-specific antigen screening has resulted in
younger and healthier men being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Their demands and …

OBJECTIVES: Contemporary techniques of radical prostatectomy achieve excellent
oncologic outcomes; erectile dysfunction is the most common adverse effect. We have …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that robot-assisted laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy (RALP) is feasible, with favorable complication rates and short hospital times …

Context Robot-assisted surgery is increasingly used for radical cystectomy (RC) and urinary
reconstruction. Sufficient data have accumulated to allow evidence-based consensus on key …

Background The learning curve for surgery—ie, improvement in surgical outcomes with
increasing surgeon experience—remains primarily a theoretical concept; actual curves …

Background Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is increasingly used worldwide,
but comparisons of perioperative, functional, and oncologic outcomes among RARP …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature available on robot-assisted laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy (RALP). METHODS: A literature search was performed using EMBASE …