Enliven: Nephrology and Renal Studies

Developments and Breakthroughs in Urology during the Last Decade
Author(s): Stavros I. Tyritzis

Within a decade, the specialty of Urology developed at a rapid manner, taking advantage of the technological progress along with the clinical and laboratory research. In an effort to minimize postoperative morbidity, and to optimize the surgical outcome, Urology was marked by the entrance of robotic technology using the da Vinci Surgical System™. Urology is probably the only surgical discipline which adopted the robotic platform like no other, as shown by the global acceptance and penetration of the system.