Robot-assisted vasovasostomy.
Robot-assisted vasovasostomy is an attractive alternative to traditional microscopic techniques for several reasons. The normal physiologic tremor is removed and greater ease and precision of suture placement is possible. The training period or learning curve for robot-assisted vasovasostomy is shorter than traditional microscopic techniques. This will allow more surgeons to provide quality technical surgical care for their patients. Additional costs are only a few hundred dollars. As surgical robots become increasingly available and used for a wider variety of procedures, the feasibility of robotic vasovasostomy becomes more realistic and vasoepididymostomy is likely. Although robotic surgery has improved prostate surgery, its contribution to microsurgical technique has the potential for a more profound impact.
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Department of Urology, Henry Ford Medical Center, 6777 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, USA. cflemin1@hfhs.org
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012371:Robotics / Q000193:education; D014669:Vasovasostomy / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*