Robotic assistance in urological microsurgery: initial report of a successful in-vivo robot-assisted vasovasostomy
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Robotic assistance in urological microsurgery: initial report of a successful in-vivo robot-assisted vasovasostomy
During recent years many urologists have been convinced of the advantages of robot-assisted, minimally invasive urological procedures. Because microscope-assisted vasovasostomy is a rather uncommon procedure, most urologists lack microsurgical experience. Use of the da Vinci robotic system (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, CA, USA) virtually eliminates the microsurgical challenge of tremor, l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Robotic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1863-2483,1863-2491
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-007-0025-y