This updated volume provides a comprehensive guide to the recent developments of digital and intelligent technologies related to genitourinary surgery. New topics include the adaptation of simulators, training programs, standardized credentialing, evidence-based practice, as well as the economics of robotic surgery. The impact on public and global health is also covered.

Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery aims to help surgeons and patients adopt the techniques and procedures discussed, and in turn educate and expand research activities within the field.

Part 1. History, Basics and Development Program

1. The History of Robotic Surgery
2. Robotic Instrumentation and Operating Room Setup
3. Port Placement in Robotic Urologic Surgery
4. How to improve operating room efficiency
5. Anesthetic Consideration for Robotic Urologic Surgery
6. Robotic Urologic Surgery: How to Make an Effective Robotic Program
7. Witnessing the Transition of Open to Robotic Surgery
Part 2. Training and Research
8. Training in Robotic Urologic Surgery
9. Animal Laboratory Training: Current Status and How Essential Is It?
10. Training of Operating Room Technician and Nurses in Robotic Surgery
11. How to establish training program for Robotic Surgery
12. Training, Credentialing, and Hospital Privileging for Robotic Urological Surgery - American Perspective
13. Training, Credentialing, and Hospital Privileging for Robotic Urological Surgery - European Perspective
Part 3. The Prostate
14. Development of the Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Historical Perspective and Technical Nuances
15. CauteryFree Technique of Robot Assisted Radical prostatectomy: Impact on nerve preservation and Long Term Outcome on Recovery of Sexual Function.-16. Extraperitoneal Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Simulating the Gold Standard
17.Retzius Sparing Approach for Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
18. Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymph node dissection for Prostate Cancer
19. Current Concepts in Cavernosal Neural Anatomy Imaging and Their Implications for Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy
20. Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy for Large Glands and Median Lobe
21. Technique and Advances in Robotic Prostatectomy
22. Techniques to Improve Urinary Continence Following Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
23. Techniques to Improve Sexual Function Following Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
24. Complications of Robotic Prostatectomy
25. Functional and Oncological Outcomes after Robotic Prostatectomy
26. Robotic Simple Prostatectomy
27. How to decrease margin positivity in Radical Prostatectomy.-28. Radical Prostatectomy for High grade High volume prostate Cancer
29. Robot assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy in patients with Single and Dual kidney transplant, heart and lung transplant, and those with inflatable penile prosthesis
30. Management of Complications of Robotic radical prostatectomy
31. Best Evidence Regarding the Superiority or Inferiority of Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
32. Economics of Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Part 4. Adrenal, Kidney and Ureter
33. Robot Assisted Adrenalectomy
34. Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Basic principles and Technique
35. Robot Assisted Nephrectomy for Complex Tumors Robotic Complex Radical Nephrectomy including role of Lymphadenectomy and cytoreductive surgery
36. Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Basic principles and Technique
37. Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Complex Tumors
38. Robot Assisted Retroperitoneal Approach for Kidney Surgery
39. Newer Technique and Advances in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
40. Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy for Benign and Malignant conditions
41. Manish Patel Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
42. Robotic Surgery for Urolithiasis
43. Ureteral Reconstruction Utilizing Robotic Assisted Technique
44. Outcomes and Complications of Robotic Kidney Surgery
Part 5. Kidney Transplant
45. Robot assisted Donor Nephrectomy
46. Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation with Regional Hypothermia: Technique and perioperative outcomes
47. Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation in Morbidly Obese Technique and perioperative outcomes
48. Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation: Complication and Longterm Outcomes.