Urology

Modeling of the dynamics of vascular embolization by using porous media for the design of injection robots of embolic agents.

Embolization is the prevailing therapy for tumor-targeting, anti-organ hyperfunction, and hemostasis...

Effectiveness of Retzius-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a Renal Transplant Recipient: a Case Report.

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCa) has increased as a long-term outcome of advanced immunosuppression...

Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplantation: Initial Experience with a Modified Hypothermia Technique.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to report our initial experience of robot-assisted kidney tra...

Re: Dries Develtere, Giuseppe Rosiello, Pietro Piazza, et al. Early Catheter Removal on Postoperative Day 2 After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Updated Real-life Experience with the Aalst Technique. Eur Urol Focus. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.10.003.

Re: Zhiwen Chen, Peng He, Xiaozhou Zhou, et al. Preliminary Functional Outcome Following Robotic Intracorporeal Orthotopic Ileal Neobladder Suspension with Round Ligaments in Women with Bladder Cancer. Eur Urol. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2021.11.012.

Safety of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in an Italian spoke hospital: Long-term oncologic and functional outcomes with median 11.3 years follow-up.

INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) long-term oncologic outcomes were publishe...

Editorial Comment to Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on survival and recurrence patterns after robot-assisted radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium.

A feasibility study for in vivo treatment verification of IMRT using Monte Carlo dose calculation and deep learning-based modelling of EPID detector response.

BACKGROUND: This paper describes the development of a predicted electronic portal imaging device (EP...

Feasibility of interaortocaval clamping for renal artery during robot-assisted right partial nephrectomy: A propensity score-matching analysis.

AIM: To evaluate the impact of the interaortocaval clamping technique for the right renal artery on ...

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy training: Description of a canine cadaveric model.

BACKGROUND: Assess the relevance of a canine model in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) tr...

Predicting factor analysis of postoperative complications after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: Multicenter KORARC database study.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate postoperative complications following robot-assisted radical cystectomy in p...

Effect of risk, expectancy, and trust on clinicians' intent to use an artificial intelligence system -- Blood Utilization Calculator.

A gap exists between the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in healthcare and...

Importance of considering interest in sex when evaluating satisfaction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of patients' interest in sex on the satisfaction after robot-assist...

Predictive Factors of Early Postoperative Complications After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy for Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma.

To identify protective and risk factors of early postoperative complications after robot-assisted r...

Robot-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Trials.

Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) and endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (EEP) are two...

CT2US: Cross-modal transfer learning for kidney segmentation in ultrasound images with synthesized data.

Accurate segmentation of kidney in ultrasound images is a vital procedure in clinical diagnosis and ...

Enzyme-Photocatalyst Tandem Microrobot Powered by Urea for Escherichia coli Biofilm Eradication.

Urinary-based infections affect millions of people worldwide. Such bacterial infections are mainly c...

Posterior transperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in the treatment of renal tumors: Feasibility of a hybrid approach.

PURPOSE: Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for posterior renal tumors may be performed throu...

Quality in MR reporting of the prostate – improving acquisition, the role of AI and future perspectives.

The high quality of MRI reporting of the prostate is the most critical component of the service prov...

Off-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for purely hilar tumors: Technique, perioperative, oncologic and functional outcomes from a single center series.

OBJECTIVES: Purely hilar lesions and those abutting the main renal artery or vein may be significant...

Technique of en bloc resection of the membranous urethra and bladder during robot-assisted radical cystectomy in patients without simultaneous urethrectomy.

INTRODUCTION: Prophylactic urethrectomy is often performed simultaneously with radical cystectomy (R...