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Postgrad Med J 2006;82:743-747 doi:10.1136/pgmj.2006.048140
  • Review

Robotic technology in urology

  1. D Murphy,
  2. B Challacombe,
  3. M S Khan,
  4. P Dasgupta
  1. Department of Urology, Guy’s Hospital and GKT Medical School, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 D Murphy
 Department of Urology, 1st Floor, Thomas Guy House, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK; decmurphy{at}doctors.net.uk
  • Received 28 March 2006
  • Accepted 20 May 2006

Abstract

Urology has increasingly become a technology-driven specialty. The advent of robotic surgical systems in the past 10 years has led to urologists becoming the world leaders in the use of such technology. In this paper, we review the history and current status of robotic technology in urology. From the earliest uses of robots for transurethral resection of the prostate, to robotic devices for manipulating laparoscopes and to the current crop of master–slave devices for robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, the evolution of robotics in the urology operating theatre is presented. Future possibilities, including the prospects for nanotechnology in urology, are awaited.

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  • Competing interests: None.

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