[Life without robots : What is left for the urologist?].
The triumphal march of robots in urology seems to be unstoppable. In the meantime, a broadening of the scope for indications in urology can be observed: this applies to pyeloplasty and to a lesser degree also to partial nephrectomy and radical cystectomy. As yet no evidence has been provided that robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RP) is superior to open surgery. Furthermore, data are available which suggest that the midterm functional results are possibly even worse than those achieved with open RP.
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Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann-Strasse 6, 18055, Rostock, Deutschland. oliver.hakenberg@med.uni-rostock.de
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