Jochen Binder
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Total Citations
625
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About
Jochen Binder is a pioneering urological surgeon whose work in the early 2000s helped lay the foundation for modern robotic surgery. His research focuses on the integration of robotic and telesurgical technologies into urology, particularly for complex procedures such as radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, and adrenalectomy. Binder’s major contributions include demonstrating the feasibility and safety of the da Vinci telemanipulator system in urological surgery, with landmark papers like “Robotic Technology and the Translation of Open Radical Prostatectomy to Laparoscopy” (157 citations) and “Da Vinci robot assisted Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty” (103 citations). He also authored influential reviews such as “Robotic and telesurgery: will they change our future?” (122 citations) and “Robotic surgery in urology: fact or fantasy?” (106 citations), which critically assessed the emerging field. His work on the Frankfurt technique for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and studies on hemodynamic effects during prolonged pneumoperitoneum (57 citations) further advanced surgical safety. With over 600 total citations, Binder is recognized as a visionary who translated early robotic concepts into clinical practice, shaping the future of minimally invasive urological surgery.
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- 2Robotic and telesurgery: will they change our future?122 citations · 2001
- 3Robotic surgery in urology: fact or fantasy?106 citations · 2004
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