PRACTICAL APPLICATION
The most frequent indication is the Radical prostatecnomy, that is, the complete removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles in the prostate cancer diagnosis.
The indication of Partial nephrectomy is becoming more frequent due to the high number of incidental kidney masses diagnoses. But it must be said that its use is spreading due to the advantages it provides: pyeloplasty for pyeloureteral junction stenosis, radical cystectomy for bladder cancer, urethral replantation for stenosis, colposacropexy for cystocele…
ADVANTAGES
· Laparoscopic Access: that is, no conventional abdominal incision, less pain, fewer complications of surgical wound, faster recovery, early hospital discharge.
· Technologic innovations: mobility of the robots grippers, 3-D vision, no tremors, surgeons ergonomics….provide definitive competitive advantages over conventional surgery and pure laparoscopy. All this is translated in better functional results on the patient (as for example erectile dysfunction and incontinence on radical prostatectomy), in the possibility of more complex surgical interventions (robotic partial nephrectomy), lower percentage of transfusions…
FUTURE
From its appearance, there have been constant improvements on each of its applications (vision, miniaturization, associated fluorescence…)