Changes in urological surgical techniques

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Recently, laparoscopic and afterwards robotic techniques have constituted most of urologic surgery procedures. Open surgery may give place to robotic surgery due to possible widespread use of robots in the future. Studies, that compare these two techniques are usually designed about radical prostatectomy, since it is the most common operation performed by using these techniques. In literature, robotic surgery seems more advantageous than other techniques but the most important disadvantage of this technique is cost-effective problems. In present review, history of open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, and comparison of advantages, disadvantages and cost of these techniques have been discussed with literature.

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urological surgery , techniques , robotic surgery , trends

Dicle Medical Journal

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Dicle Medical Journal