Current Status of Robotics in Urologic Laparoscopy
| Autor: | Michael L. Blute, Matthew T. Gettman, Reinhard Peschel, Georg Bartsch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Pyeloplasty
medicine.medical_specialty Telemedicine Telerobotics Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Urology Open surgery medicine.medical_treatment technology industry and agriculture Robotics Surgery body regions surgical procedures operative medicine Humans Robot Laparoscopy Medical physics Artificial intelligence business |
| Zdroj: | European Urology. 43:106-112 |
| ISSN: | 0302-2838 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0302-2838(02)00579-1 |
| Popis: | Urology has continuously embraced novel technologies like laparoscopy that reduce patient morbidity yet maintain an excellent standard of care. Because of limitations on maneuverability, operative vision, manual dexterity, and tactile sense, laparoscopy can be more difficult to perform than corresponding tasks in open surgery. To potentially increase clinical applicability of laparoscopy, robots that enhance operative performance have recently been introduced for a variety of laparoscopic procedures such as laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, and even laparoscopic cystectomy and neobladder construction. While these robots have generated excitement and many robotic applications have been described, the benefit of the advanced technology in expanded series of patients remains largely unknown. In addition, the ability of telerobotics to be used by surgeons inexperienced in conventional laparoscopy is also poorly understood. This review compares current features of available robots, advantages and limitations of robots, the emerging clinical applications, and the future potential of robotics in urology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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