Introduction Robotic-assisted surgical devices (RASDs) have revolutionized minimally invasive surgery since 1994. The market leader, Intuitive Surgical, reports their product involvement in over 7.2 million procedures worldwide, and in 2018,…
Introduction Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted laparoscopic procedures are widely used in urologic surgery, conferring significant benefits to patients and improving outcomes. Benefits include reduced postoperative pain, faster recovery, shorter hospital stay,…
Trends in health care predict increased use of assistants, or advanced practice providers (APPs), by physicians in the treatment and care of patients. For the urologist in the operating room,…
The ubiquitous adoption of laparoscopic, and more recently, robotic surgery in many surgical disciplines has resulted in a wide variety of laparoscopic and robotic instruments. Herein we describe commonly used…
Introduction Appropriate patient selection, thorough preparation, and careful patient positioning are essential in achieving a safe and successful outcome in laparoscopic surgery. Regardless of a particular surgeon’s technical expertise, inadequate…
Multiple medical conditions require urinary diversion including radical cystectomy due to bladder cancer, refractory hematuria, radiation cystitis, or chronic pelvic pain. John Simon performed the first urinary diversion in 1851….
11.1 Introduction As minimally invasive surgery (MIS) increases in utility given the shorter hospital stays and the potentially lower surgical morbidity, surgeons will continue to strive for more efficacious techniques….
5.1 Background Open perineal radical prostatectomy was first described by Young in 1905 and remained the most common approach for surgical treatment of prostate cancer until the mid-1970s. The retropubic…
9.1 Single-port robotic surgery for kidney transplantation—rationale and conceptualization During the past decade, many centers adopted robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) as an alternative minimally invasive procedure for kidney transplantation. A…
8.1 Introduction Prior to the da Vinci SP (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) surgical system’s introduction in 2018 and subsequent popularization in urologic robotic surgery, laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) was a technique…
