Ashok K. Hemal
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Ashok K. Hemal has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
A. Seth
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 shared publicationsN. Gupta
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 shared publicationsP. Dogra
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 shared publicationsP. Wadhwa
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 shared publicationsR. Kumar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 shared publicationsMani Menon
Detroit, MI, USA,
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 19 April 2006
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Urology
- Vol. 24 (2) , 119
Robotic urologic surgery: is this the way of the future?
- 19 April 2006
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Urology
- Vol. 24 (2) , 119
Robotic urologic surgery: is this the way of the future?
- 11 April 2006
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Urology
- Vol. 24 (2) , 144-147
The ‘scrubbed surgeon’ in robotic surgery
One of the principal reasons for the rapid progress of robotic surgery has been its advantage in allowing laparoscopy naïve surgeons to offer minimal access surgery to their patients. While this may continue to be an advantage of this modality, it has to be remembered that this has often been possible primarily due to the availability of an assistant who has at least basic laparoscopy skills that permit the performance of critical patient side tasks. We review the literature on the role of the assistant or the ‘scrubbed surgeon’ in robotic surgery and discuss the advantages of a properly trained assistant in a developing and established robotic surgery program.
- 11 April 2006
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Urology
- Vol. 24 (2) , 144-147
The ‘scrubbed surgeon’ in robotic surgery
One of the principal reasons for the rapid progress of robotic surgery has been its advantage in allowing laparoscopy naïve surgeons to offer minimal access surgery to their patients. While this may continue to be an advantage of this modality, it has to be remembered that this has often been possible primarily due to the availability of an assistant who has at least basic laparoscopy skills that permit the performance of critical patient side tasks. We review the literature on the role of the assistant or the ‘scrubbed surgeon’ in robotic surgery and discuss the advantages of a properly trained assistant in a developing and established robotic surgery program.