Early Experience and Future Prospects Regarding Use of Newly Developed Surgical Robot System, Hinotori, in the Field of Urologic Cancer Surgery

Overview

Journal Int J Clin Oncol

Specialty Oncology

Date 2024 Apr 16

PMID 38625439

Authors

Hideaki Miyake

Masato Fujisawa

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Abstract

In the field of urology, robotic surgery has gained rapid and wide acceptance as a standard surgical approach in the majority of major surgeries over the last decade. To date, the da Vinci surgical system has been the dominant platform in robotic surgery; however, several newly developed robotic systems have recently been introduced in routine clinical practice. Of these, hinotori, the first made-in-Japan robotic system, is characterized by various unique and attractive features different from the existing system, and the use of this system has gradually increased mainly in urologic cancer surgeries, including radical prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy, and radical nephroureterectomy. This review initially describes detailed characteristics of hinotori, then summarizes the early experience with urologic cancer surgeries using hinotori at our institution, and finally discusses the future prospects of robotic surgery using hinotori, considering problems associated with the use of this robotic system.

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