Minimally Invasive Techniques in Urology.

Surg Oncol Clin N Am

Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, 736 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135, USA.

Published: April 2019

Urologists were early adopters of minimally invasive, specifically robotic, techniques for cancer surgery. The current trends show increasing adoption of robotic surgery for renal, bladder, and prostate cancer. Several randomized controlled trials show that robotic urologic surgery has outcomes that are at least as good as, if not superior to, open surgery.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2018.11.012DOI Listing

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