ArticleIEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics2020
Transurethral Anastomosis after Transurethral Radical Prostatectomy: A Phantom Study on Intraluminal Suturing With Concentric Tube Robots.
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- Toward Image-Guided, Robot-Assisted Focal Prostate Resection: Do Enhanced Dexterity and Visualization Improve Performance?Journal of medical robotics research · 2026Article
- Design and Validation of a Compact Concentric-Tube Robot for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
- Robotic-assisted genitourinary reconstruction: current state and future directions.Therapeutic advances in urologyReview
- Beyond Constant Curvature: A New Mechanics Model for Unidirectional Notched-Tube Continuum Wrists.Journal of medical robotics researchArticle
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Abstract
Current surgical approaches to radical prostatectomy are associated with high rates of erectile dysfunction and incontinence. These complications occur secondary to the disruption of surrounding healthy tissue, which is required to expose the prostate. The urethra offers the least invasive access to the prostate, and feasibility has been demonstrated of enucleating the prostate with an endoscope using Holmium laser, which can itself be aimed by concentric tube robots. However, the transurethral approach to radical prostatectomy has thus far been limited by the lack of a suitable means to perform an anastomosis of the urethra to the bladder after prostate removal. Only a few intraluminal anastomotic devices currently exist, and none are small enough to pass through the urethra. In this paper we describe a new way to perform an anastomosis in the small luminal space of the urethra, harnessing the dexterity and customizability of concentric tube manipulators. We demonstrate a successful initial proof-of-concept anastomosis in an anthropomorphic phantom of the urethra and bladder.
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