Single-port robot-assisted retroperitoneal surgery: A feasible approach.

Journal: Actas urologicas espanolas
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The concept of surgery through a single incision has been pursued in the field of minimal invasion for the treatment of different pathologies. This, added to a retroperitoneal approach, implies less aggression for the patient at different levels. We describe the first cases of single-port robot-assisted retroperitoneal surgery (SP-RARS) in our country using the da Vinci Xi® system.

Authors

  • D Vazquez-Martul
    Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: dario.vazquez-martul.pazos@sergas.es.
  • J L Ponce Diaz-Reixa
    Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
  • A Barbagelata-Lopez
    Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
  • V Chantada-Abal
    Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.