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2. da Vinci Surgical System - Wikipedia

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   While the use of robotic surgery has become an item in the advertisement of medical services, there is a lack of studies that indicate long-term results are superior to results following laparoscopic surgery. [8] Critics of robotic surgery assert that it is difficult for users to learn. [3] The da Vinci system uses proprietary software, which ...

3. Ashutosh Tewari - Wikipedia

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   With the introduction of the da Vinci Surgical System, the advent of robotic surgery using a laparoscopic approach has significantly changed the way prostate cancer surgery and prostatectomy procedures in general are performed as compared to the traditional 'open' methodology.

4. Urology robotics - Wikipedia

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   Pioneered at the Vattikuti Urology Institute, robotic radical prostatectomy has now become the gold standard for the treatment of prostate cancer. [5] Other, URobotic systems are under development. These include image-guided robots that, in addition to the direct visual feedback, use medical images for guiding the intervention.

5. Robot-assisted surgery - Wikipedia

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   The da Vinci Si was released in April 2009 and initially sold for $1.75 million. [28] In 2005, a surgical technique was documented in canine and cadaveric models called the transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the da Vinci robot surgical system as it was the only FDA-approved robot to perform head and neck surgery.

6. Ben Challacombe - Wikipedia

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   Challacombe is on the board of trustees for The Urology Foundation charity [28] and lectures for the charity Prostate Cancer UK. [7] In 2008, he swam the English Channel in a relay to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK. [29] He is a trustee of Penguins Against Cancer, the charity arm of Guy's, Kings and St Thomas' Rugby Football Club. [30] [31]

7. Robotic device burned a woman's small intestine during ... - AOL

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   A robotic device burned and tore a woman’s small intestine while she was undergoing surgery for colon cancer, ... first version of the da Vinci system in 1999, when robotic surgery was still ...