ANAHEIM, CA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Ukimura described their initial experience with the use of augmented reality for surgical navigation in laparoscopic urology. They employed this method in 25 laparoscopic cases: partial nephrectomy (9) radical nephrectomy (1) donor nephrectomy (1) radical prostatectomy (13) and radical cystectomy (1). Accurate and precise imaging could be superimposed on the actual intraoperative anatomy in the laparoscopic view, thus allowing real time surgical navigation and dissection, facilitating complete extirpative tumor excision with negative margins in cancer surgery as well as safe isolation of vascular structures in donor nephrectomy. The authors should be commended for this large volume of experience in augmented reality. This serves as a breakthrough for high precision surgery in this century. However, it should be highlighted that the group of J Marescaux in France has originally demonstrated its use in laparoscopic adrenalectomy in 2004.

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