Revolutionizing urology: the advancements and applications of robotic platforms.

Journal: Journal of robotic surgery
Published Date:

Abstract

Robot-assisted surgery is developing as an acme of minimally invasive surgery, given its utmost dominance over laparoscopic surgery. The objective was to review the status of robotic surgery in urological practice with its advantages and disadvantages in current scenario. We conducted a literature search using MEDLINE and identified 72 articles which were relevant to urology. Single-port and various multiport robotic platforms like Da Vinci, Versius, Hugo RAS, Revo-I, Senhance, Mantra, Avatera, Hinotori, and MicroSurge are described with pros and cons. With a surge in different medical surgical robots purging into the market and a race to become the next standard of care in robotic surgery, it is only a matter of time when robotic surgery becomes financially comparable to laparoscopic surgeries.

Authors

  • Kinju Adhikari
    Department of Uro Oncology and Robotic Surgery, HCG Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India.
  • Gowtham Krishna Penmetsa
    Department of Uro Oncology and Robotic Surgery, HCG Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India.
  • Deepak Krishnappa
    Department of Uro Oncology and Robotic Surgery, HCG Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India.
  • Ravi Taori
    Department of Uro Oncology and Robotic Surgery, HCG Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India.
  • S K Raghunath
    Department of Uro Oncology and Robotic Surgery, HCG Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India. drraghunathsk@yahoo.com.