Open AccessProstatectomía radical robótica: técnica del Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy (VIP) y resultados actuales
Author(s) -
Mahendra Bhandari,
Mani Me
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archivos españoles de urología
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1576-8260
pISSN - 0004-0614
DOI - 10.4321/s0004-06142007000400010
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , urology , fascia , dissection (medical) , prostate cancer , perioperative , neurovascular bundle , erectile function , prostate , surgery , cancer , erectile dysfunction
To describe a technique of Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RAP) for localized carcinoma of the prostate, the Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy (VIP) and an innovative incremental nerve preservation technique, the Veil of Aphrodite. We also report complications, oncological and functional outcomes in a cohort of the patient operated during 2001-2006.