title: Robotic radical prostatectomy: a minimally invasive therapy for prostate cancer.
abstract: The robotic radical prostatectomy technique involves the use of the da Vinci surgical robot (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) assistance with three-dimensional stereoscopic visualization and ergonomic multijointed instruments. This article presents our results after treating 750 patients with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy at the Vattikuti Institute of Urology.
authors.affiliation: Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K-9, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, USA.
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: Mani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012371:Robotics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome