The first detailed annual record on the National Clinical Database Urology Division in Japan: A report on five surgical procedures.
Takeo KosakaHiroyuki YamamotoTakahiro YasuiShingo HatakeyamaRyuichi MizunoShinichi SakamotoKentaro MizunoShuichi MorizaneNozomi HayakawaTakashi KobayashiToshiyuki KamotoMasatoshi EtoPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
The results obtained showed that a robot-assisted or laparoscopic procedure has replaced open surgery as the common approach for all five surgeries. An analysis of NCD data may be useful for understanding trends in surgical procedures across the major field of urology.