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Current and Upcoming Robotic Surgery Platforms and Adjunctive Technologies

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Robotic Urologic Surgery

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Over the last 30 years, laparoscopic surgery has transformed care of patients in urological surgery. Traditional laparoscopy is limited by its 2-dimensional (2D) vision, ergonomics, and limited range of motion. Robotic assistance is the next step in the evolution of laparoscopic surgery with advancements in dexterity and fine motor control alongside the utilization of 3-dimensional (3D) vision. Initially taken up by pelvic urological surgeons it is now commonly used in all major urological abdominal surgery. The original Da Vinci system has been the workhorse of the specialty but recently multiple new systems such as Versius, Senhance, Revo-I, Avatera, Hinotori have entered the market. In this review we highlight the key benefits of robotic surgery and will discuss the pros and cons of each system. We also discuss the future of robotics such as image-guided surgery, Neurosafe, artificial intelligence, telepresence, and haptics.

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Sapre, N., Shah, T.T., Dasgupta, P. (2022). Current and Upcoming Robotic Surgery Platforms and Adjunctive Technologies. In: Wiklund, P., Mottrie, A., Gundeti, M.S., Patel, V. (eds) Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00363-9_2

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