Advances in laparoscopic surgery in urology

• Published in: Nature reviews. Urology Vol. 13; no. 7; pp. 387 - 399
• Main Authors: Rassweiler, Jens J., Teber, Dogu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/700/565/545; 692/700/565/545/488; Analysis; Cameras; Endoscopy; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - instrumentation; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - trends; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - instrumentation; Laparoscopy - trends; Medical care, Cost of; Medicine & Public Health; review-article; Robotic surgery; Robotic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Robotic Surgical Procedures - trends; Surgeons; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - trends; Urology; Urology - instrumentation; Urology - trends; Video-Assisted Surgery - instrumentation; Video-Assisted Surgery - trends; Germany

Key Points Robot-assisted surgery has revolutionized laparoscopy, particularly enabling surgeons with no laparoscopic training to learn and perform reconstructive procedures with a shortened learning curve Laparoscopic surgery will benefit from new developments, such as 4K ultrahigh-definition and 3...