Single-Port Robotic Urological Surgery Using Purpose-Built Single-Port Surgical System: Single-Institutional Experience With the First 100 Cases.

Journal: Urology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To present a comprehensive report regarding our experience with single-port robotic surgery in our first 100 consecutive patients. We describe the diversity of procedures that can be performed with this platform as well as the challenges and complications we had with the application of this novel technology.

Authors

  • Jihad Kaouk
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: kaoukj@ccf.org.
  • Alireza Aminsharifi
    1 Department of Urology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran .
  • Guilherme Sawczyn
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
  • Soodong Kim
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
  • Clark A Wilson
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
  • Juan Garisto
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
  • Khaled Fareed
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.