Robot-assisted pelvic floor reconstructive surgery: an international Delphi study of expert users.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robotic surgery has gained popularity for the reconstruction of pelvic floor defects. Nonetheless, there is no evidence that robot-assisted reconstructive surgery is either appropriate or superior to standard laparoscopy for the performance of pelvic floor reconstructive procedures or that it is sustainable. The aim of this project was to address the proper role of robotic pelvic floor reconstructive procedures using expert opinion.

Authors

  • Tommaso Simoncini
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Andrea Panattoni
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Mustafa Aktas
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Jozef Ampe
    Department of Urology, AZ Sint-Jan Bruges Hospitals, Brugge, Belgium.
  • Cornelia Betschart
    Department of Gynecology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Alexander L A Bloemendaal
    Department of Surgery, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, The Netherlands.
  • Stephan Buse
    Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany.
  • Giuseppe Campagna
    Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Women and Child Health, University Hospital A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
  • Marta Caretto
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Mauro Cervigni
    Department of Urology, La Sapienza University-Polo Pontino ICOT, Latina, Italy.
  • Esther C J Consten
    Jan J van Iersel, Tim JC Paulides, Paul M Verheijen, Ivo AMJ Broeders, Esther CJ Consten, Meander Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, 3813 TZ Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
  • Hugo H Davila
    Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Florida State University, College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
  • Jean Dubuisson
    Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Eloy Espin-Basany
    Department of General Surgery, Hospital Valle de Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Bernardina Fabiani
    Proctology and Pelvic Floor Clinical Center, Cisanello University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
  • Jean-Luc Faucheron
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital, Grenoble Cedex, France.
  • Andrea Giannini
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Brooke Gurland
    Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Dieter Hahnloser
    Department of Surgery, Centre Hôpitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Ralf Joukhadar
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Paolo Mannella
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Liliana Mereu
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
  • Jacopo Martellucci
    Department of Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
  • Guillaume Meurette
    Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.
  • Maria Magdalena Montt Guevara
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Carlo Ratto
    Proctology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
  • Barry A O'Reilly
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Christl Reisenauer
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Eleonora Russo
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Steven Schraffordt Koops
    Department of Gynecology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
  • Shahab Siddiqi
    Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford, UK.
  • Alessandro Sturiale
    Proctology and Pelvic Floor Clinical Center, Cisanello University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
  • Gabriele Naldini
    Proctology and Pelvic Floor Clinical Center, Cisanello University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.