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Robot‐assisted ascending‐descending laparoscopic nerve‐sparing prostatectomy
Author(s) -
Gillitzer Rolf,
Thüroff Joachim W.,
Neisius Andreas,
Wöllner Jens,
Hampel Christian
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2009.08723.x
Subject(s) - medicine , university hospital , surgery
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) has gained increasing popularity worldwide since its first description in 2000 [1]. The oncological and functional results are at least equivalent to those for radical retropubic prostatectomy (RP), which remains the reference standard [2]. The highly magnified stereoscopic vision in a bloodless operative field and excellent manoeuvrability of the articulated instruments are advantages that allow a precise and gentle dissection. The surgeon perceives anatomy from a different perspective with more details than he or she has been used to seeing in conventional open surgery, even with high power ( × 5) magnifying loupes. The natural intuitive movements at the console enable surgeons trained in RP to embark on minimally invasive surgery without having to undergo long and tedious training for conventional laparoscopic RP.