Declan G Murphy

..This article reviews the current status of complications in robotic urological surgery with respect to both machine-related issues, and procedure-related issues...

..To report on the short-term functional and oncological results, from one institution, of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for treating localized prostate cancer...

..Other surgical specialties will probably use this technology. Significant costs are associated with robotic technology and it is not yet widely available to public patients...

..Many reports of the safety and efficacy of this procedure have been published. However, there are few specific reports of the limitations and complications of RALP...

..Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) using the da Vinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) is increasingly used for the management of localised prostate cancer...

..Functional outcomes also seem satisfactory, although randomized controlled trials are lacking. This paper reviews the current status of RALRP with respect to perioperative data and complications and oncologic and functional outcomes...

..The use of robotic technology for laparoscopic prostatectomy is now well established. The same cannot yet be said of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC), which is performed in just a few centres worldwide...

..We have evaluated our own experience performing ablative and reconstructive laparoscopic renal surgery using the da Vinci system to determine its potential role...

..Experts in the associated fields of nanorobotics, mechatronics and virtual reality simulation simulation review the important future developments in these areas...

..Future possibilities, including the prospects for nanotechnology in urology, are awaited...

..The use of robotic assistance for benign urological procedures is less well documented. This article considers the current robotic technology and reviews the situation with regard to robotic surgery for benign urological conditions...

..To systematically review the current literature concerning perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes reported after open and minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery specifically from institutions within Australasia...

..Although commonly managed by radiotherapy (RT) with prolonged androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), we hypothesize that initiation of multimodal therapy with RALP is oncologically efficacious and may allow many men to avoid ADT...

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..To assess if accurately determined tumour volume variables could serve as independent predictors of early biochemical recurrence in high risk prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy...

..We accurately quantified the distribution, precise localization and cross-sectional area of periprostatic neural tissue using cadaveric specimens...

..Robotic NOTES is currently experimental. Robot assistance seems to have a role in reconstructive renal procedures such as pyeloplasty and partial nephrectomy, due mainly to the precise suturing ability...

..The correct research questions have not yet been asked to establish either of these key principles underpinning focal therapy for localised prostate cancer...

..Hand-assisted laparoscopy (HAL) also offers the benefits to the patient of MIS. We have used HAL to convert from the pure laparoscopic approach during difficult nephrectomies, rather than converting to traditional open surgery...

..To report short- and medium-term oncological and functional outcomes of the first robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) series from the UK...

..We present health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data on a cohort of patients undergoing upper urinary tract laparoscopy for a variety of benign and malignant conditions...