Fatih Atug

Concomitant management of renal calculi and pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction with robotic laparoscopic surgery

Authors from the USA describe their experience using robotic‐assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty and stone extraction, and present their technical recommendations. They point out the not unexpected finding that concurrent stone extraction and pyeloplasty was rather longer than in patients having pyeloplasty alone.

Robotics in urologic surgery: An evolving new technology

Abstractu2002 Rapid technological developments in the past two decades have produced new inventions such as robots and incorporated them into our daily lives. Today, robots perform vital functions in homes, outer space, hospitals and on military instillations. The development of robotic surgery has given hospitals and health care providers a valuable tool that is making a profound impact on highly technical surgical procedures. The field of urology is one area of medicine that has adopted and incorporated robotic surgery into its armamentarium. Innovative robotic urologic surgical applications and techniques are being developed and reported everyday. Increased utilization and development will ultimately fuel the discovery of newer applications of robotic systems in urologic surgery. Herein we provide an overview of the history, development, and applications of robotics in surgery with a focus on urologic surgery.

Role of robotics in the management of secondary ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Patients with recurrent ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) present a treatment dilemma to urologists. Second‐line therapies have previously been shown to fail at a higher rate than the initial therapeutic procedure. We report our experience with robotic‐assisted, dismembered pyeloplasty in patients with secondary UPJO.