Early Clinical Outcomes of the Novel Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery—A Review of Existing Literature
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN)
3.2. Robotic-Assisted Radical Nephrectomy (RARN)
3.3. Robotic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy (RANU)
3.4. Robotic-Assisted Adrenalectomy (RAA)
3.5. Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ong, S.M.; Peng, H.M.; So, W.Z.; Tiong, H.Y. Early Clinical Outcomes of the Novel Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery—A Review of Existing Literature. Soc. Int. Urol. J. 2025, 6, 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj6040056
Ong SM, Peng HM, So WZ, Tiong HY. Early Clinical Outcomes of the Novel Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery—A Review of Existing Literature. Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal. 2025; 6(4):56. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj6040056
Chicago/Turabian StyleOng, Simone Meiqi, Hong Min Peng, Wei Zheng So, and Ho Yee Tiong. 2025. "Early Clinical Outcomes of the Novel Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery—A Review of Existing Literature" Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal 6, no. 4: 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj6040056
APA StyleOng, S. M., Peng, H. M., So, W. Z., & Tiong, H. Y. (2025). Early Clinical Outcomes of the Novel Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery—A Review of Existing Literature. Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 6(4), 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj6040056