Urology

Assessment of oligometastasis status of prostate cancer following combined robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and androgen deprivation versus androgen deprivation therapy alone using PSA percentage decline rate.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the tumor control in prostate cancer patients with oligo-metastasis following combined robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and androgen deprivation versus androgen deprivation therapy alone based on total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) assessment.

Video gaming improves robotic surgery simulator success: a multi-clinic study on robotic skills.

We aimed to investigate the effects of video game habits, duration of experience, and training in different surgical clinics on the success of robotic surgery simulators. In this prospective, observational, comparative, and multi-clinical study, all participants played Temple Run and Piano Tiles 2 mobile games for 1 month, after answering a questionnaire including their sociodemographic characteri...

Robot-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy: A Comparison of Primary Simple Prostatectomy Salvage Simple Prostatectomy in Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Simple prostatectomy is indicated in patients with enlarged glands (>80 ) who present with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) attributed to benign p...

Robot assisted radical prostatectomy in fit older patients compared to a standard population: Clinical characteristics, surgical, oncological and functional outcomes.

INTRODUCTION: To compare robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in well-selected older patients with clinically localized prostate cancer, comp...

Multimodal convolutional neural networks based on the Raman spectra of serum and clinical features for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer.

We collected surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) data from the serum of 729 patients with prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)...

The Evidence for Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Prostate Cancer MR Imaging.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to summarize the current status of artificial intelligence applied to prostate cancer MR imaging.

Robotic Burch colposuspension: anatomical and technical considerations.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Up to 13.6% of women will undergo surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence during their lifetime. Midurethral s...

Strategy for automatic ultrasound (US) probe positioning in robot-assisted ultrasound guided radiation therapy.

. As part of image-guided radiotherapy, ultrasound-guided radiotherapy is currently already in use and under investigation for robot assisted systems ...

A preliminary study on rectal dose reduction associated with hyaluronic acid implantation in brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

OBJECTIVES: Hydrogel spacer (HS) was developed to reduce rectal toxicities caused by radiotherapy, but has been reported to cause major adverse events...

Robot-assisted vs. open radical cystectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

INTRODUCTION: Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been launched in the last decade to examine the surgical safety and oncological efficac...

[Artificial intelligence in urology-opportunities and possibilities].

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in urology can contribute to a significant improvement with regard to individualization of diagnostics and the...

Incorporating VR-RENDER Fusion Software in Robot-Assisted Partial Prostatectomy: The First Case Report.

Currently, the active surveillance of men with favorable intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer (PCa) is a longstanding controversy, in terms of ...

An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments.

Robotic locomotion in subterranean environments is still unsolved, and it requires innovative designs and strategies to overcome the challenges of bur...

Pediatric robotic urologic surgery: Pyeloplasty and ureteral reimplantation.

Short term outcomes after robot assisted and open cystectomy - A nation-wide population-based study.

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to compare short term outcomes after robot assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and open radical cystectomy (ORC) for urinary bla...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy with non-continent urinary diversion for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: Midterm outcomes.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess midterm functional outcomes and complications of robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy with non-conti...

Deep learning based identification of bone scintigraphies containing metastatic bone disease foci.

PURPOSE: Metastatic bone disease (MBD) is the most common form of metastases, most frequently deriving from prostate cancer. MBD is screened with bone...

Objective assessment of intraoperative skills for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).

RAPN training usually takes place in-vivo and methods vary across countries/institutions. No common system exists to objectively assess trainee capaci...

An artificial intelligence model for the pathological diagnosis of invasion depth and histologic grade in bladder cancer.

BACKGROUND: Accurate pathological diagnosis of invasion depth and histologic grade is key for clinical management in patients with bladder cancer (BCa...

Outcomes of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy with the Hugo RAS Surgical System: Initial Experience at a High-volume Robotic Center.

Clinical data on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) performed with the new Hugo robot-assisted surgery (RAS) system are scarce. We described ...