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PERS REPRESENTS PUA IN SMRSC 2026
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April 13, 2026 · PERS

PERS REPRESENTS PUA IN SMRSC 2026

PERS represents PUA in the international conference on multispecialty robotic surgery at New Delhi, with Dr. Castillo (immediate past PERS president) as part of the international faculty. The convention showcased over 30 live surgeries, almost half were done as telesurgery with the new SS MantrAsana platform. SSmantra has over 170+ installations, reaching 10,000 surgeries in three years. The Philippines is one of the pioneering international adopters, with its first Mantra installation in JBLingad (represented by Dr. Raffy Lising).

SS Innovations (Haryana, India) developed the SS Mantra over three model iterations. The latest Model, the SSI Mantra 3, features an open console, modular patient carts with instruments with 7-degrees of freedom, a 3D 4K monitor vision system, and ergonomic surgeon hand control device and head tracking safety technology. 

India serves as a model of democratizing robotic surgery, with over 170 local and international installations, and approximately 10,000 surgeries done in just three years. 

The SMRSC 2026 (SS Innovations Multi-specialty Robotic Surgery Convention) ws held at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, India from April 9 to 11. The convention featured over 30 live surgeries, almost half were done over the new MantrAsana telesurgery platform. During the telesurgeries, renowned surgeons were sitting on the MantrAsana surgeon chair located at the convention venue, with the patients at various hospitals around the country.

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Robotic Innovation Redefines Stone Surgery at EAU26
General

March 15, 2026 · PERS

Robotic Innovation Redefines Stone Surgery at EAU26

The landscape of endourology is witnessing a transformative shift as robotic-assisted retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIR…

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Augmented Reality and AI Copilots Signal the Next Era of Robotic Surgery
Technology

March 15, 2026 · PERS

Augmented Reality and AI Copilots Signal the Next Era of Robotic Surgery

At the EAU Congress 2026, emerging developments in augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence are redefining the…

RoboticsAI
Breakthrough in Stone Therapy: Burst Wave Lithotripsy Takes Center Stage at EAU26
Research

March 15, 2026 · PERS

Breakthrough in Stone Therapy: Burst Wave Lithotripsy Takes Center Stage at EAU2…

The future of kidney stone treatment may soon shift toward truly non-invasive therapy, as Burst Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) e…

UrolithiasisLithotripsy
AI in Endourology: From Futuristic Concept to Clinical Reality
Technology

March 15, 2026 · PERS

AI in Endourology: From Futuristic Concept to Clinical Reality

The landscape of endourology is undergoing a significant transformation as Artificial Intelligence (AI) moves from a the…

AI
Single-Port Robotic Applications in Urology
Research

March 6, 2026 · Journal of Endourology

Single-Port Robotic Applications in Urology

The da Vinci single-port (SP) platform represents the latest innovation in minimally invasive urologic surgery, and the…

Robotic SurgerySingle Port Surgery
Initial Experience of Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Using Hinotori Surgical Robot System: Single Institutional Prospective Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes in 30 Cases
Research

March 6, 2026 · Journal of Endourology

Initial Experience of Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Using Hinotori Surgical…

Innovation of robotic surgery is still actively growing, and various novel robotic systems are in the process of develop…

Robotic SurgeryHinotori
Does addition of multiparametric MRI to PSMA PET/CT improve diagnostic accuracy for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy?
Research

March 6, 2026 · BJU International

Does addition of multiparametric MRI to PSMA PET/CT improve diagnostic accuracy…

BJU International, Volume 137, Issue 4, Page 619-628, April 2026.

Robotics, AI, and telesurgery: How urologic surgery is evolving globally
Technology

March 6, 2026 · Urology Times

Robotics, AI, and telesurgery: How urologic surgery is evolving globally

Robotic surgery in India is entering a period of rapid evolution, shaped as much by technological expansion as by practi…

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A Prospective Study of Steerable Ureteroscopic Renal Evacuation Using the Second-Generation CVAC® Aspiration System: Results from the CLEARANCE Study - Brian H. Eisner, Niramya Pathak, Ravindra Sabnis, Arvind Ganpule, Abhishek Singh, Abhijit Patil, Rohan Batra, Nishanth Gowda, Chaitya Shah, Glenn M. Preminger, Mahesh Desai, Roger L. Sur, 2026
Research

January 19, 2026 · Journal of Endourology

A Prospective Study of Steerable Ureteroscopic Renal Evacuation Using the Second…

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the second-generation CVAC® Aspiration System. Methods: A prospecti…

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St. Luke’s Medical Center Surpasses 2,500 Robotic Surgeries
General

October 2, 2025 · PERS

St. Luke’s Medical Center Surpasses 2,500 Robotic Surgeries

MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines — St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) officially celebrated a historic healthcare m…

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Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital Marks Historic First with SSI Mantra Installation
General

September 25, 2025 · PERS

Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital Marks Historic First with SSI Mantra In…

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — In a major leap for Philippine healthcare, the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Genera…

SSI MantraRobotic Surgery
Aspiration Technologies in Flexible Ureteroscopic Urolithiasis Treatment: A Disruptive Concept in Pursuit of a Stone-Free Future - Eve Frangopoulos, Ziv Savin, Ralph V. Clayman, Vinay Durbhakula, William M. Atallah, Aymon Ali, Jamie Landman, Mantu Gupta, 2025
General

August 1, 2025 · Journal of Endourology

Aspiration Technologies in Flexible Ureteroscopic Urolithiasis Treatment: A Disr…

Introduction: Endoscopic innovation has played a pivotal role in advancing retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Integra…

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Urology Center of the Philippines Marks Milestone with First Toumai® Robotic Surgery
General

March 21, 2025 · PERS

Urology Center of the Philippines Marks Milestone with First Toumai® Robotic Sur…

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Urology Center of the Philippines (UCPI) has officially entered the era of…

Toumai MedbotRobotic Surgery
The Medical City Debuts Philippines' First Moses 2.0 Laser for Advanced Urological Care
General

June 15, 2024 · PERS

The Medical City Debuts Philippines' First Moses 2.0 Laser for Advanced Urologic…

PASIG CITY, Philippines — The Medical City (TMC) has reached a new milestone in Philippine healthcare by becom…

Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Using the KangDuo Surgical Robot System vs the da Vinci Si Robotic System - Shubo Fan, Han Hao, Silu Chen, Jie Wang, Xiaofei Dai, Meng Zhang, Xu Chen, Zhihua Li, Shengwei Xiong, Guanpeng Han, Jun Zhu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Wei Yu, Liang Cui, Cheng Shen, Liqun Zhou, Xuesong Li, 2023
Research

May 1, 2023 · Journal of Endourology

Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Using the KangDuo Surgical Rob…

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) performed usin…

RoboticsKangDuo
Percutaneous Ablation vs Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Completely Endophytic Renal Masses: A Multicenter Trifecta Analysis with a Minimum 3-Year Follow-Up
Research

March 1, 2023 · Journal of Endourology

Percutaneous Ablation vs Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Completely Endop…

Purpose : To compare outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and percutaneous tumor ablation (PTA) for com…

Robotic SurgeryRAPN
Online Calculator May Aid In Individualizing Prostate Cancer Care
General

February 27, 2019 · Renal and Urology News

Online Calculator May Aid In Individualizing Prostate Cancer Care

New tool promises to help patients decide whether radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy is their best treatment opt…