ArticleWorld journal of urology2022
The impact of 3D models on positive surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
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- More than meets the eye: Augmented reality in surgical oncology.Journal of surgical oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Reduction of surgical complications via 3D models during robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: review of current evidence and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Intraoperative image-guidance during robotic surgery: is there clinical evidence of enhanced patient outcomes?European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2024Pooled it
- 3D-printed model for resection of positive surgical margins in robot-assisted prostatectomy.BJU international · 2025Trial
- Intraoperative Techniques Aiding Margin Assessment and Nerve Sparing During Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Cancers · 2026Review
- Augmented Reality Based 3D Modelling for Sentinel Lymph Node Localization in Cutaneous Melanoma: A Pilot Study.Journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- The future of robotic surgery in the age of artificial intelligence.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- The application of mixed reality navigation system in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer: a propensity score‑matched cohort study.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Article
- Initial case series and perioperative outcomes of single-port robotic radical prostatectomy: the Italian experience.The Canadian journal of urology · 2026Article
- Exploring the use of preoperative MRI for assessing the anatomical location of positive surgical margin at robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Metaverse in surgery - origins and future potential.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Next-Generation Nerve-Sparing Techniques in Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Contemporary Review.Current urology reports · 2025Review
- The Effect of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Long-term Oncological Outcomes Following Radical Prostatectomy-A 12-year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.European urology open science · 2025Article
- Impact of three-dimensional prostate models during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy on surgical margins and functional outcomes.BJU international · 2025Article
- Current Applications and Limitations of Augmented Reality in Urological Surgery: A Practical Primer and 'State of the Field'.Current urology reports · 2025Review
- Comparing AI and Manual Segmentation of Prostate MRI: Towards AI-Driven 3D-Model-Guided Prostatectomy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the role of 3D models on positive surgical margin rate (PSM) rate in patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) compared to a no-3D control group. Secondarily, we evaluated the postoperative functional and oncological outcomes.
methodsProspective study enrolling patients with localized prostate cancer (PCa) undergoing RARP with mp-MRI-based 3D model reconstruction, displayed in a cognitive or augmented-reality fashion, at our Centre from 01/2016 to 01/2020. A control no-3D group was extracted from the last two years of our Institutional RARP database. PSMr between the two groups was evaluated and multivariable linear regression (MLR) models were applied. Finally, Kaplan-Meier estimator was used to calculate biochemical recurrence at 12 months after the intervention.
results160 patients were enrolled in the 3D Group, while 640 were selected for the Control Group. A more conservative NS approach was registered in the 3D Group (full NS 20.6% vs 12.7%; intermediate NS 38.1% vs 38.0%; standard NS 41.2% vs 49.2%; p = 0.02). 3D Group patients had lower PSM rates (25 vs. 35.1%, p = 0.01). At MLR models, the availability of 3D technology (p = 0.005) and the absence of extracapsular extension (ECE, p = 0.004) at mp-MRI were independent predictors of lower PSMr. Moreover, 3D model represented a significant protective factor for PSM in patients with ECE or pT3 disease.
conclusionThe availability of 3D models during the intervention allows to modulate the NS approach, limiting the occurrence of PSM, especially in patients with ECE at mp-MRI or pT3 PCa.
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