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Navigation Systems (3D Slicer and the Siemens Monaco System) to Increase Efficiency of Surgery in Patients with Urologic Cancers

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial tests the efficiency of the 3D Slicer and the Siemens Monaco system in reducing the morbidity or the likelihood of any medical problems after a lymph node resection (lymphadenectomy) or organ removal in patients with urologic cancers. The navigation systems, 3D Slicer and the Siemens Monaco system, may simplify the complexity of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy (the procedure in which a small incision in the lower abdomen to reach the lymph nodes) or organ removal in regions of urologic interest, by resulting in better visualization and more accurate localization of the diseased area, and allowing for improved surgical and patient outcomes, fewer complications and better clinician performance.