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Robotic Urology

Urologic Robotic Surgery
Edited by Jeffrey A. Stock, Michael P. Esposito, and Vincent J. Lanteri
240 pp, $155.45
Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-5882-9615-3
Robotic Urology
Edited by Hubert John and Peter Wiklund
268 pp (with DVD), $139.95
Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-3-5407-4139-8

JAMA. 2009;301(8):887-888.

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In recent years, robotic surgery has become an established part of modern urologic practice. Procedures once performed only in academic medical institutions are now increasingly undertaken by urologists in everyday general practice. However, robotic surgery in urology continues to evolve in its early stages, as evidenced by the constant emergence of fascinating new technologies and applications.

Urologic Robotic Surgery and Robotic Urology are 2 new texts that introduce readers to the state of robotics in urology. The editors of both books have brought together contributions from several international leaders in adult and pediatric robotic urology, thereby producing 2 comprehensive and authoritative sources for the interested practitioner.

The editors of Urologic Robotic Surgery have organized their text into 4 distinct sections covering history, operative setup, robotic procedures, and other miscellaneous considerations. It begins with an entertaining history of robotics that references the likes of Aristotle, Isaac Asimov, and Leonardo da Vinci, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Philip H. Kim, MD, Reviewer; Chester J. Koh, MD, Reviewer
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles
ckoh@chla.usc.edu

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