TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic Surgery for Male Infertility
AU - Darves-Bornoz, Annie
AU - Panken, Evan
AU - Brannigan, Robert E.
AU - Halpern, Joshua A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - The robotic platform offers theoretical and practical advantages to microsurgical male infertility surgery. These include reduction or elimination of tremor, 3-dimensional visualization, and decreased need for skilled surgical assistance. This article reviews the application of robotic surgery to each of the 4 primary male infertility procedures: vasectomy reversal, varicocelectomy, testicular sperm extraction, and spermatic cord denervation. Historical perspective is presented alongside the available outcomes data, which are limited in most cases. Before the robotic approach can be widely adopted, further clinical trials are needed to compare outcomes and costs with those of other validated surgical techniques.
AB - The robotic platform offers theoretical and practical advantages to microsurgical male infertility surgery. These include reduction or elimination of tremor, 3-dimensional visualization, and decreased need for skilled surgical assistance. This article reviews the application of robotic surgery to each of the 4 primary male infertility procedures: vasectomy reversal, varicocelectomy, testicular sperm extraction, and spermatic cord denervation. Historical perspective is presented alongside the available outcomes data, which are limited in most cases. Before the robotic approach can be widely adopted, further clinical trials are needed to compare outcomes and costs with those of other validated surgical techniques.
KW - Infertility
KW - Male
KW - Robotic surgical procedures
KW - Varicocele
KW - Vasovasostomy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ucl.2020.09.009
DO - 10.1016/j.ucl.2020.09.009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33218587
AN - SCOPUS:85095756392
SN - 0094-0143
VL - 48
SP - 127
EP - 135
JO - Urologic Clinics of North America
JF - Urologic Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -