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The Development of a Robotic Urology Program in the UK

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A review of the development of robotic urological surgery in the UK centered on the introduction of robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) in a UK National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust Hospital. The current UK training program will be evaluated in the context of the developments reported in the latest literature. Future considerations for the progression of robotic urology in the UK will also be discussed.

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Abbreviations

LRP:

Laparoscopic-assisted radical prostatectomy

NHS:

National Health Service

NICE:

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

OR:

Operating room

PA:

Patient-side assistant

QUALY:

Quality-adjusted life years

RALP:

Robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

RP:

Radical prostatectomy

SCP:

Surgical care practitioner

UK:

United Kingdom

USA:

Unites States of America

VUI:

Vattikuti Urology Institute

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Ms Gillian Basnett, Dr. Vishal Patil, Miss Naomi Sharma, Mr. Edward Smith, and Mr. Jeremy Naylor for their assistance.

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  1. Cambridge University Clinical School, St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

    Harveer S. Dev

  2. Department of Urology, Cambridge Urology, Cambridge, UK

    Nimish C. Shah

  3. Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    David E. Neal

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  1. Medical Sciences, Dept. Urology, All India Institute of, Ansari Nagar, New Dehli, 110029, India

    Ashok Kumar Hemal

  2. Henry Ford Health System, W. Grand Blvd. 2799, Detroit, 48202, Michigan, USA

    Mani Menon

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Dev, H.S., Shah, N.C., Neal, D.E. (2011). The Development of a Robotic Urology Program in the UK. In: Hemal, A., Menon, M. (eds) Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-114-9_7

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