Robotic Transurethral Vesicourethral Anastomosis after Radical Prostatectomy in Validated Models
We demonstrated the use of a CTR system to perform a transurethral vesicourethral anastomosis in a series of experiments using validated phantoms. Our CTR overcomes the main barrier for providing a natural-orifice approach to radical prostatectomy by enabling intraluminal completion of the vesicourethral anastomosis.
Authors
- Ahmed Ghazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-1446)
- Nicholas Kavoussi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7202-0412)
- Tayfun Efe Ertop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-367X)
- Kimberly A. Maciolek
- Jason Shrand
- Ethan Wilke
- Jie Ying Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-8140)
- S. Duke Herrell
- Jesse F. d’Almeida
- Lauren Shepard
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Knoxville College (US)
- Simulation Technologies (United States) (US)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Endourology
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/08927790261420548
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00