Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting potency rates after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

V Ficarra, G Novara, TE Ahlering, A Costello… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although the initial robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) series
showed 12-mo potency rates ranging from 70% to 80%, the few available comparative …

Evidence from robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a systematic review

V Ficarra, S Cavalleri, G Novara, M Aragona… - European urology, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature available on robot-assisted laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy (RALP). METHODS: A literature search was performed using EMBASE …

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial examining the impact of the Retzius-sparing approach on early urinary continence recovery after robot-assisted radical …

D Dalela, W Jeong, MA Prasad, A Sood, F Abdollah… - European urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Retzius-sparing (posterior) robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) may
expedite postoperative urinary continence recovery. Objective To compare the short-term (≤ …

Beyond the learning curve of the Retzius-sparing approach for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: oncologic and functional results of the first 200 …

A Galfano, D Di Trapani, F Sozzi, E Strada, G Petralia… - European urology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) has become the
main surgical option for localized prostate cancer. We recently developed a new approach …

Vattikuti Institute prostatectomy: contemporary technique and analysis of results

M Menon, A Shrivastava, S Kaul, KK Badani, M Fumo… - European urology, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Contemporary techniques of radical prostatectomy achieve excellent
oncologic outcomes; erectile dysfunction is the most common adverse effect. We have …

Robotic kidney transplantation with regional hypothermia: a step-by-step description of the Vattikuti Urology Institute–Medanta technique (IDEAL phase 2a)

M Menon, A Sood, M Bhandari, V Kher, P Ghosh… - European Urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background We recently reported on preclinical and feasibility studies (Innovation,
Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-term study [IDEAL] phase 0–1) of the …

Face, content and construct validity of a novel robotic surgery simulator

AJ Hung, P Zehnder, MB Patil, J Cai, CK Ng… - The Journal of …, 2011 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We evaluated the face, content and construct validity of the novel da Vinci® Skills
Simulator™ using the da Vinci Si™ Surgeon Console as the surgeon interface. Materials …

Robotic radical prostatectomy: outcomes of 500 cases

VR Patel, R Thaly, K Shah - BJU international, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE To report the outcomes of 500 robotically assisted laparoscopic radical
prostatectomies (RALPs), a minimally invasive alternative for treating prostate cancer …

Training, credentialing, proctoring and medicolegal risks of robotic urological surgery: recommendations of the society of urologic robotic surgeons

KC Zorn, G Gautam, AL Shalhav, RV Clayman… - The Journal of …, 2009 - auajournals.org
Purpose: With the exponential growth of robotic urological surgery, particularly with robot
assisted radical prostatectomy, guidelines for safe initiation of this technology are a …

Retzius-sparing versus standard robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a comparative prospective study of nearly 500 patients

P Umari, C Eden, D Cahill, M Rizzo, D Eden… - The Journal of …, 2021 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We compared standard robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and Retzius-sparing
robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a multicenter study using prospective patient …