The introduction of robotic surgical systems and their integration into minimally invasive procedures have changed the landscape of laparoscopic surgery dramatically.
Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Surgical System was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration for cardiothoracic procedures in the late 1990s. This trend quickly spread through other surgical specialties, with urologists as one of the frontrunners in adoption. Subsequently, pediatric urologists have adopted robot-assisted procedures in selected centers, performing procedures such as pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction, partial and complete nephrectomy, and both intravesical and extravesical ureteral reimplantation. In this article, we will discuss technical considerations related to patient positioning and port placement in pediatric robot-assisted surgery.
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Chang C, Steinberg Z, Shah A, Gundeti MS. Are you the author?
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, Chicago, Illinois.
Reference: J Endourol. 2014 Jun;28(6):631-8.
doi: 10.1089/end.2013.0733
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24548088
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