Robotic prostatectomy: where are we now?

Although early results from studies using robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy are encouraging, long‐term data are needed to establish the role of this technique in the treatment of organ‐confined prostate cancer. The authors discuss the emergence of the da Vinci system, comparing it with the existing techniques of open retropubic radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Copyright © 2006 Wiley Interface Ltd