Robotic Urology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: John, Hubert (Editor), Wiklund, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Surgery.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Robotic surgery is in phase of worldwide rapid evolution. Data from many centers indicate that urologists are achieving equivalent or better operative outcomes using a robotic laparoscopic interface compared with their open results. Patients benefit from quicker convalescence, less pain and shorter...

Table of Contents:

• History of Robotic Surgery in Urology
• Surgical Anatomy of the Prostate for Radical Prostatectomy
• Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Extraperitoneal Approach
• Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Transperitoneal Access
• Pelvic Lymphadenectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer and Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy
• Bladder Neck Dissection During Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
• Nerve-sparing Techniques for Laparoscopic and Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy
• Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Veil of Aphrodite Nerve-sparing Technique
• Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: the Apical Dissection
• Vesicourethral Anastomosis
• Outcome Measures After Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
• Urinary Incontinence After Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
• Erectile Function After Robotic Prostatectomy: Anatomical Aspects and Treatment
• Robotic Pyeloplasty
• Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy
• Robotic Kidney Surgery
• Robotic Adrenal Surgery
• Robotic Antireflux Surgery in Children
• Economic Aspects of Starting a Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Program.