Urology

The key role of levator ani thickness for early urinary continence recovery in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A multi-institutional study.

BACKGROUND: Urinary continence (UC) recovery dramatically affects quality of life after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Membranous urethral length (MUL) has been the most studied anatomical variable associated with UC recovery.

Robotic partial nephrectomy in the pediatric population: Cumulative experience at a large pediatric hospital.

INTRODUCTION: Robotic partial nephrectomy is a complex minimally invasive procedure that addresses the intricate anatomy of renal masses while maximizing preservation of renal function. However, while common in adults, the evolution toward these minimally invasive procedures for children has been slow due to the anticipated technical difficulties in pediatric-sized working spaces. We present our t...

Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-term follow-up study (IDEAL) Stage 1/2a evaluation of urological procedures with the Versius robot.

Machine Learning for Renal Pathologies: An Updated Survey.

Within the literature concerning modern machine learning techniques applied to the medical field, there is a growing interest in the application of th...

Comparison of skeletal segmentation by deep learning-based and atlas-based segmentation in prostate cancer patients.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the deep learning-based (VSBONE BSI) and atlas-based (BONENAVI) segmentation accuracy that have been developed to measu...

Challenging cases in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between enlarged prostate, bulky median lobe (BML) or prior benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgery and per...

Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy After Prior Transurethral Resection of Prostate: An Analysis of Perioperative, Functional, Pathologic, and Oncologic Outcomes.

We performed a retrospective comparison of surgical, oncologic, and functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy between patients w...

A Deep Learning Approach for Automated Segmentation of Kidneys and Exophytic Cysts in Individuals with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.

BACKGROUND: Total kidney volume (TKV) is an important imaging biomarker in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Manual computation of...

The new surgical robotic platform HUGO RAS: System description and docking settings for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: To date, robotic surgery in urology is well established all over the world. The newest platform on the market is the HUGO™ RAS system, dev...

Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal hilar tumors: Parenchymal preservation and functional recovery.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) can benefit patients in terms of functional recovery in the tr...

Robot-assisted anterior resection for rectal cancer with double inferior vena cava: A case report.

Double inferior vena cava (DIVC) is a rare but generally asymptomatic condition that is often detected incidentally by radiological examinations such ...

Feasibility of accelerated whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging using a deep learning-based noise-reduction technique in patients with prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: To assess the possibility of reducing the image acquisition time for diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppre...

Improving Robotic Skills by Video Review.

Since the transition of surgical robot systems into the medical field, physicians have had to develop new dexterity skills. The ideal learning enviro...

Robotic-Assisted Lower Genitourinary Tract Reconstruction.

With the widespread dissemination of robotic surgical platforms, pathologies that were previously deemed challenging can now be treated more reliably ...

Streamlining surgical trays for common pediatric urology Procedures: A quality improvement initiative.

INTRODUCTION: Procedures involving the external genitalia are the most common pediatric urologic operations. Our group identified excess instrumentati...

Transition from da Vinci to Versius robotic surgical system: initial experience and outcomes of over 100 consecutive procedures.

We sought to describe the development of the robotic urology program at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and the feasibility of t...

Uretero-enteric stricture outcomes: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial comparing open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy.

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the risk of uretero-enteric anastomotic stricture in patients randomised to open (ORC) or robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RA...

A new deep learning technique reveals the exclusive functional contributions of individual cancer mutations.

Cancers are caused by genomic alterations that may be inherited, induced by environmental carcinogens, or caused due to random replication errors. Pos...

The "Natural History" of Evidence on Radical Prostatectomy: What Have 20 Years of Robots Given Us?

Diverse pressures and influences have determined these two decades of radical prostatectomy history. Our novel methodology, reverse systematic review,...

The application of internal traction technique in retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal ventral tumors.

BACKGROUND: For patients with prior intra-abdominal surgery or multiple arteries, the retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (rRAPN) is a ...