Urology

Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy with the Dexter Robotic System: Initial Experience and Insights into On-demand Robotics.

We report the world's first case series of ten robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) procedures performed with the Dexter robotic system (Distalmotion SA, Épalinges, Switzerland). The Dexter system is an open robotic platform that integrates into the existing operating room (OR) equipment. The optional sterile environment for the surgeon console provides flexibility for transition between a ...

Institutional trends and safety profile of same-day discharge for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: A retrospective analysis.

PURPOSE: To report the trends, predictors, and patient outcomes of same-day discharge (SDD) versus non-SDD for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).

Role of spinal anesthesia in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Gamble or opportunity?

To the Editor, Although postoperative pain associated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is less than pain following the open technique,...

Technical Aspects and Clinical Outcomes of Robotic Ureteroscopy: Is It Ready for Primetime?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Robotic surgery in urology has already been widely employed in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for minimally invasive procedu...

Clinical Outcomes of Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Before Versus After Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy.

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of bladder cancer patients treated with extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) ...

Efficacy of Laparoscopic Iliopubic Tract Repair Plus Transabdominal Preperitoneal Hernioplasty for Treating Inguinal Hernia After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a risk factor for inguinal hernia (IH). Furthermore, in patients who have undergone RARP, t...

Cephalic inferior vena cava non-clamping technique versus standard procedure for robot-assisted laparoscopic level II-III thrombectomy: a prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Renal tumour can invade the venous system and ~4-10% patients with renal tumour had venous thrombus. Although the feasibility of robot-ass...

Cost-Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy vs Open Radical Cystectomy for Patients With Bladder Cancer.

IMPORTANCE: The value to payers of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion (iRARC) when compared with open radical cys...

Single-port vs multi-port robot-assisted renal surgery: analysis of perioperative outcomes for excision of high and low complexity renal masses.

There is emerging but limited data assessing single-port (SP) robot-assisted surgery as an alternative to multi-port (MP) platforms. We compared perio...

Assessing the Trade-off Between the Safety and Effectiveness of Off-clamp Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Masses with a High RENAL Score: A Propensity Score-matched Comparison of Perioperative and Functional Outcomes in a Multicenter Analysis.

BACKGROUND: Tumors with a high nephrometry score represent a challenging surgical scenario for which robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) is a primary op...

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: perioperative, functional, and oncological outcomes.

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with previous holmium laser enucleation of the prostate is challenging, and few studies have analyzed its periope...

Forward propagation dropout in deep neural networks using Jensen-Shannon and random forest feature importance ranking.

Dropout is a mechanism to prevent deep neural networks from overfitting and improving their generalization. Random dropout is the simplest method, whe...

The application of artificial intelligence to accelerate G protein-coupled receptor drug discovery.

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to drug discovery for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is a rapidly expanding area. Arti...

Trends and perspectives for improving quality of chronic kidney disease care: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 850 million people globally, and the need to prevent its development and progression is urgent. During the p...

Contour-guided deep learning based deformable image registration for dose monitoring during CBCT-guided radiotherapy of prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: To evaluate deep learning (DL)-based deformable image registration (DIR) for dose accumulation during radiotherapy of prostate cancer patient...

Robot-assisted adrenalectomy using a hinotori surgical robot system: Report of first series of six cases.

AIM: The hinotori surgical robot system, a newly launched platform, has already been utilized in several urological robotic surgeries; however, limite...

Fastcalculation in LDR brachytherapy using deep learning methods.

The Monte Carlo (MC) method provides a complete solution to the tissue heterogeneity effects in low-energy low-dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy. However,...

Totally Intracorporeal Robot-assisted Unilateral or Bilateral Ileal Ureter Replacement for the Treatment of Ureteral Strictures: Technique and Outcomes from a Single Center.

BACKGROUND: Few studies on totally intracorporeal robot-assisted ileal ureter replacement (RA-IUR) have been reported.

Effects of remote ischemic preconditioning on renal protection in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

We aimed to evaluate the renoprotective effects of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic partial n...

Development, multi-institutional external validation, and algorithmic audit of an artificial intelligence-based Side-specific Extra-Prostatic Extension Risk Assessment tool (SEPERA) for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of side-specific extraprostatic extension (ssEPE) is essential for performing nerve-sparing surgery to mitigate treatm...