Operative Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Reconstructive Urology
Second Edition
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Nerve Sparing Techniques in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Cancer prostate is the most commonly diagnosed cancer as well as the second most common cause of death in the United States of America. In 2009, as many 192,280 (25%) men were estimated as new diagnosis with p...
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Outcomes of salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in patients who had primary focal versus whole-gland ablation: a multicentric study
In the present study, we present comparative outcomes of radical prostatectomy after whole-gland therapy (wg-SRARP) and focal gland therapy (f-SRARP). The study assessed 339 patients who underwent salvage robo...
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Evidence-based evolution of our robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) technique through 13,000 cases
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) has become the standard of surgical care in the USA and around the world. Over the past 18 years, we have performed 13,000 radical prostatectomies, and ...
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COVID-19 model-based practice changes in managing a large prostate cancer practice: following the trends during a month-long ordeal
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a life-changing experience for both individuals and institutions. We describe changes in our practice based on real-time assessment of various national and international trends ...
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Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Potency
As every year younger and healthier men are being diagnosed with localized prostate cancer, patients are increasingly seeking for cancer cure and full recovery of urinary and sexual function. Regarding recover...
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Can we predict who will need lymphocele drainage following robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP)?
Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) can cause lymphoceles. Lymphocele formation following PLND can reach up to 60% and are symptomatic in 0.4 to 16% of patients. The aim of the study was to identify factors th...
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Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
In the field of oncologic urologic surgery, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) represents the main application of the robotic approach. RARP is currently the leading urologic use of the da Vinci syste...
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Can dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane accelerate the return to potency after a nerve-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy? Propensity score-matched analysis
The objective of this study is to determine if the use of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane (dHACM) allograft wrapped around the NVB during a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) accelerates th...
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Techniques of Nerve Sparing in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Cancer prostate is the most commonly diagnosed cancer as well as the second most common cause of death in the United States of America. In 2009, as many 192,280 (25%) men were estimated as new diagnosis with p...
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Technical Modifications for Salvage and Complex Radical Prostatectomy
Robotic radical prostatectomy is a procedure that has evolved considerably in the last 15 years as one of the main treatments for localized prostate cancer. Published literature currently describes in detail t...
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Safety of selective nerve sparing in high risk prostate cancer during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
D’Amico high risk prostate cancer is associated with higher incidence of extra prostatic disease. It is recommended to avoid nerve sparing in high risk patients to avoid residual cancer. We report our intermed...
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Predictive factors and oncological outcomes of persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen in patients following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Our aim was to evaluate factors associated with persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and biochemical recurrence following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). The study population (N = ...
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Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Diverticulectomy
Diverticulum is usually congenital, or associated with bladder outlet obstruction. Laparoscopic diverticulectomy is an established procedure for bladder diverticulum. Better vision, precise dissection and easi...
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Robotic Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Minimal access reconstructive surgery has evolved in a large way over past two decades. Laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) was first introduced in 1993 by Schuessler et al. [1]. Since then, it has rapidly become pa...
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Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy is one of the gold standard treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer. Since introduced in 2001 robotic assistance has significantly changed the surgical management of clinicall...
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Surgical Robotics: Past, Present and Future
The evolution of robots in surgical practice is an intriguing story that spans cultures, continents and centuries. The idea of reproducing himself with the use of a mechanical robot has been in man’s imaginati...
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Open AccessApplications of indocyanine green in robotic urology
Indocyanine green is a fluorescent molecule with wide ranging applications in minimally invasive urological surgery. This article explores the utility of ICG assisted intraoperative fluorescence in robotic uro...
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Current status of various neurovascular bundle-sparing techniques in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Nerve-sparing procedures during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) have demonstrated improved postoperative functional outcomes. This article provides an overview of clinically applied prostatic neuro...
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High Risk Pathology: State-of-the-Art Post-operative Radiation Recommendations and Integration of Novel Genomic Risk Biomarkers
Robotic Prostate Surgeons must be experts in the whole disease process in addition to technical skills. In this chapter, we review the key dilemmas involved with patients with more aggressive pathology that is...
