The Robotic Surgeon Blog

  • 3 experts discuss their experience with robotic surgery

    Symposium: Robotic surgery in urology: Hype, hope, and reality – Modern Medicine Community urologists who want to learn this must have an adequate volume of cases, at least 20 prostatectomies a year, and it probably will take 20 or 30 procedures before they are comfortable. For someone doing less than 20 cases a year, it…

  • Intuitive surgical purchases position tracking software

    Luna Innovations Signs Multi-Year Development and Supply Agreement with Intuitive Surgical: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Luna Innovations Signs Multi-Year Development and Supply Agreement with Intuitive Surgical Thursday June 14, 9:21 am ET Luna’s Sensing Technology to be Integrated into Intuitive’s Surgical Products ROANOKE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA – News) announced today that it…

  • The state of telesurgery and technology in medicine

    Telemedicine: Proven results and promise for the future – With recent advances in telecommunications and surgical robotics, telemedicine is poised to increase the efficiency of urologic practices and bring access to specialists and surgeons to even the most rural communities. – Modern Medicine The future of telesurgery and telementoring. As telecommunications and robotic technology continue…

  • Robotic Future through the eyes of a pioneer

    The Surgical Revolution In Minimal Access Surgery- The Robotic Connection Dr. Satava, Professor of Surgery, University of Washington discussed that robots are 12-15 times faster and function with greater precision than humans. Robots can work around the clock without taking coffee breaks, he said. Information is a basis for surgery in the new age. “Holomer”…

  • Veil of Aphrodite at the time of robotic prostatectomy

    UroToday – AUA 2007 ABST[550] Curtain Dissection of the Lateral Prostatic Fascia and Potency Following Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy – A Veil of Mystery Conclusions: CD produced a significantly higher potency rate at 1 month following LRP but similar rates thereafter, which are in step with previously reported values (Rozet, 2004). Notably, CD failed to reproduce…

  • Robotic Surgery Review in Contemporary Urology

    The robotic revolution: Advancing laparoscopy and urology further into the future – The introduction of robotic technology and its increasing acceptance in urology have helped surgeons overcome many technical barriers to complex laparoscopic procedures. While preliminary safety and efficacy results for a number of procedures are promising, long-term data are needed to establish its role…

  • HIFU, Cryosurgery, and Brachytherpy (Seeds) at UroToday.com

    UroToday Prostate Cancer Welcome to the UroToday.com prostate cancer section! Browse these pages for thousands of resources and information on prostate cancer. We update these pages daily so check back regularly for new education and information from prevalence data, diagnosis, treatment and management.

  • Surgical volume related to cancer cure rates after prostate cancer surgery

    UroToday – AUA 2007 – The Effect of Surgical Volume on the Rate of Seconday Treatment After Radical Prostatectomy They conclude that surgical volume is a determinant of treatment-failure when evidenced by the use of secondary therapies. Surgeons performing 24 RPs per year had the lowest rate of secondary treatment use.

  • The Canadians are leading the way in telerobotic surgery

    UroToday – Remote Telepresence Surgery: The Canadian Experience This important report from Canada presents 22 telerobotic general surgery laparoscopy cases performed by two surgeons over a distance of 400 kilometers; from a teaching hospital in Hamilton, Ontario to a community hospital in rural Northern Ontario.