AI Medical Compendium Journal:
Current opinion in urology

Showing 41 to 49 of 49 articles

Developments in the follow-up of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: what did we learn in the last 24 months: a critical review.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) have a high risk of recurrent tumors, even in spite of contemporary guideline recommended therapy. Follow-up recommendations are also clear (cystoscopy with cytology and upper...

Training in robot-assisted surgery.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this narrative review is to identify the currently available training programs in the field of robotic-assisted surgery.

3D-printed models and virtual reality as new tools for image-guided robot-assisted nephron-sparing surgery: a systematic review of the newest evidences.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Nowadays, kidney cancer surgery has been focusing on a patient-tailored management, expanding the indication to nephron-sparing surgery (NSS). Starting from computer tomography images, 3D models can be created, allowing a never exp...

Artificial intelligence and robotic surgery: current perspective and future directions.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to draw a road-map to the use of artificial intelligence in an era of robotic surgery and highlight the challenges inherent to this process.

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy vs. open radical prostatectomy: latest evidences on perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite increasing use of robotic surgery for radical prostatectomy, the benefit of robotic over open approach on different postoperative outcomes is still under debate. The present review aimed to provide a framework on the latest...

How to compete with Google and Co.: big data and artificial intelligence in stones.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To elucidate the keywords big data and artificial intelligence and corresponding literature in the field of urolithiasis.

What robot for tomorrow and what improvement can we expect?

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to summarize the status of robotic surgery currently, contextualizing the advances and improvements we can expect in the immediate future. Robotics continues to demonstrate increased utility and expans...

Getting ready for the first robotic prostatectomy, from basics to real practice.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has been embraced by urologists and has become a treatment standard in many countries already. Learning how to perform a RARP is challenging and has not yet been standardized. The current...