Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery
Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery fills the void of information on robotic urological surgery; a topic that is currently highly in demand and continuously increasing. This book provides detailed information on the utility of robotic urological surgery and
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Ashok K. Hemal · Mani Menon Editors
Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery
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Editors Prof. Dr. Ashok K. Hemal Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Institute for Regenerative Medicine Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery Baptist Medical Center Wake Forest University School of Medicine Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Dr. Mani Menon Professor of Urology Columbia University New York Director Menon-Vattikuti Center New York Presbyterian Hospital USA
ISBN 978-1-84882-113-2 e-ISBN 978-1-84882-114-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84882-114-9 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011920995 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
It has been a privilege for us to write the preface for this book, Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. The da Vinci robot is a staggeringly sophisticated tool, although it has been around for only a decade and has witnessed a logarithmic increase in numbers of robot-assisted surgeries since its inception. This is particularly true in the USA, with other parts of the world closely following. Patients have accepted the technology at breathless pace. Urological surgeons have been slower to do so. This is human nature, and it is always difficult to learn and apply new technologies. Already the field of urological oncology has been turned on its head, and the signature oncological procedure, the radical prostatectomy is overwhelmingly performed with robotic assistance. Several years ago, The New York Times published an article looking at how new technology has disseminated across the USA within the years after its introduction. At an acceptance rate of over 60% at 5 years, robotic radical prostatectomy exceeded the penetration of electricity, cell telephones, or the personal computer! Yet there are controversies
