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Robotic-Assisted Surgery Studies

The following selected publications support the clinical efficacy of da Vinci® Prostatectomy. For additional citations on robotic surgery, please visit).

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2004

Darzi SA, Munz Y. The impact of minimally invasive surgical techniques. Annu Rev Med. 2004;55:223-37. Review. Abstract

Purkayastha S, Athanasiou T, Casula R, Darzi A. Robotic surgery: a review. Hosp Med. 2004 Mar;65(3):153-9. Abstract

Sarle R, Tewari A, Shrivastava A, Peabody J, Menon M. Surgical robotics and laparoscopic training drills. J Endourol. 2004 Feb;18(1):63-6; discussion 66-7. Abstract

Satava RM. Disruptive visions: a robot is not a machine...systems integration for surgeons. Surg Endosc. 2004 Apr;18(4):617-20. Epub 2004 Mar 19. Review. Abstract

2003

Ballantyne GH, Moll F. The da Vinci telerobotic surgical system: the virtual operative field and telepresence surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2003 Dec;83(6):1293-304, vii. Abstract

Bann S, Khan M, Hernandez J, Munz Y, Moorthy K, Datta V, Rockall T, Darzi A. Robotics in surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 May;196(5):784-95. Review. No abstract available.

Chang L, Satava RM, Pellegrini CA, Sinanan MN. Robotic surgery: identifying the learning curve through objective measurement of skill. Surg Endosc. 2003 Nov;17(11):1744-8. Epub 2003 Sep 10. Abstract

Langenburg SE, Knight CG, Klein MD. Robotic surgery: an update. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2003;13(5):429-36. Abstract

Patel YR, Donias HW, Boyd DW, Pande RU, Amodeo JL, Karamanoukian RL, D'Ancona G, Karamanoukian HL. Are you ready to become a robo-surgeon? Am Surg. 2003 Jul;69(7):599-603. Abstract

Talamini MA, Chapman S, Horgan S, Melvin WS; The Academic Robotics Group. A prospective analysis of 211 robotic-assisted surgical procedures. Surg Endosc. 2003 Oct;17(10):1521-4. Epub 2003 Aug 15. Abstract

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