Robotic Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery: A Journey from “Back to the Future”

The introduction of robotics has revolutionized surgery. Robotic platforms have also recently been introduced in clinical practice specifically for flexible ureteroscopy. In this paper, we look at the robotic platforms currently available for flexible ureteroscopy, describing their advantages and li...

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Autores principales: Gauhar, Vineet, Traxer, Olivier, Cho, Sung-Yong, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Sierra, Alba, Gauhar, Vishesh, Sarica, Kemal, Somani, Bhaskar, Castellani, Daniele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9501440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36143135
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11185488
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Sumario:The introduction of robotics has revolutionized surgery. Robotic platforms have also recently been introduced in clinical practice specifically for flexible ureteroscopy. In this paper, we look at the robotic platforms currently available for flexible ureteroscopy, describing their advantages and limitations. The following robotic platforms are discussed: Roboflex Avicenna(®), EasyUretero(®), and ILY(®) robot. Finally, potential future advancements in this field are presented.

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