TY  - EJOU
AU  - Valdivieso, Roger F. 
AU  - Hueber, Pierre-Alain 
AU  - Zorn, Kevin C. 

TI  - Robot assisted radical prostatectomy: how I do it. Part II: surgical technique
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2013
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - The introduction of the “da Vinci Robotic Surgical System” (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) has been an important step toward a minimally invasive approach to radical prostatectomy. Technological peculiarities, such as three-dimensional vision, wristed instrumentation with seven degrees of freedom of motion, lack of tremor, 10x magnification, and a comfortable seated position for the surgeon, have added value to the procedure for both the surgeon and the patient.

In this article, we describe the 9-step surgical technique for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) that is currently used in our institution (University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) – Hôpital St-Luc). We use the four-arm da Vinci Surgical System. Our experience with RARP now exceeds 250 cases, with the senior surgeon having performed over 1,200 RARPs, and we have continually refined our technique to improve patient outcomes.
KW  - surgical techniques
KW  -  robot assisted radical prostatectomy
KW  -  prostate cancer

DO  -