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AI and robotic surgery: how artificial intelligence is transforming medicine (5 important improvements in the field)

In recent decades, surgery has undergone an important and unprecedented transformation: it has integrated robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).  What years ago could pass as science fiction is now a well-established reality in many…
AI-in-medicine

AI in medicine: how it is improving 4 medical fields (including urology and drug prescription)

There’s no doubt that AI is re-shaping the word and the societies as we know them. And AI has been progressively used in medicine as well. In this article, we’ll take a look at the definition of AI and how artificial intelligence is being…
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Blood in the urine: the 3 main aspects to know (causes, symptoms, treatment)

Blood in the urine, also medically known as hematuria, is a symptom that can indicate a wide range of underlying health issues. It can be classified as:  1 gross hematuria: the blood is visible to the naked eye;  2 microscopic hematuria:…
Kidney-cancer

Kidney Cancer: the symptoms, risk factors and diagnosis (the 6 main imaging techniques)

In this article I’d like to talk about kidney cancer. As an urologist, I’m aware of the damages that this type of tumor can do to the urinary system and to the body in general, but I also know the importance of an early diagnosis as well…
bladder-cancer

5 warning signs of bladder cancer (symptoms and causes, and how to recognize them)

Bladder cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the bladder. They’re usually diagnosed as transitional cell carcinomas. It can manifest in different forms, and the prognosis and the treatment depend on various factors, including the…
Surgical-robots

Surgical robots: the 3 revolutionary surgical systems used today (Da Vinci, Hugo, Versius)

With the introduction of surgical robots, the surgery field has evolved considerably in the past few decades alone. In this article we’ll take a look at the improvements provided by the development of surgical robots, diving deep into the…
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Retzius sparing prostatectomy: the operation in 10 steps (and its advantages and disadvantages)

The Retzius sparing prostatectomy (RRP), also called Robotic Retzius-sparing radical prostatectomy is a surgical technique used to cure prostate cancer. It is a minimally invasive operation, since it involves small incisions. It is performed…
robot-operations

Robot operations: 5 types of surgical operations in details (with steps and benefits)

Urology is a complex field that involves many types of robot operations. In many of our articles we’ve talked about bout the importance of the innovations that the robotic surgery has brought to urology, even on the patients’ side. Now…

Versius Robot what is it and how it is used for laparoscopies (in 8 steps)

In this article we'll talk about the Versius Robot, a top notch technological surgical tool. We’ll take a look at what is it, how it is used to perform a laparoscopy, a brief history of the company that invented it, and some considerations…
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Hugo Robot, what is it and the 12 innovations of the surgical system (in the urology field)

In this article we will talk about Hugo Robot, the latest groundbreaking innovation in robotic surgery for the urology field. What is Hugo Robot?   The Hugo robot, also called Hugo RAS system, is a surgical robotic system developed…