First case-series of robot-assisted pudendal nerve release: technique and outcomes.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: Jul 1, 2023

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE) may determine chronic pelvic pain associated with symptoms related to its innervation area. This study aimed to present the technique and report the outcomes of the first series of robot-assisted pudendal nerve release (RPNR).

Authors

  • Carlo Giulioni
    Department of Urology, Polytechnic University of Marche Region, Umberto I Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti", 71 Conca Street, 60126, Ancona, Italy.
  • Anastasios D Asimakopoulos
    Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, UOC of Urology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
  • Filippo Annino
    San Donato Hospital , Arezzo , Italy.
  • Giulia Garelli
    Department of Urology, ASST FBF Sacco, Milan, Italy.
  • Julien Riviere
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Julie Piechaud-Kressmann
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Nam-Son Vuong
    Department of Urology, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France - dr.nsvuong@gmail.com.
  • Laurent Hugo Lopez
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Jean-Baptiste Roche
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Jean Rouffilange
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Jean-Luc Hoepffner
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Andrea Benedetto Galosi
    Urology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, School of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
  • Richard Pierre Gaston
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • Thierry Piechaud
    Department of Urology, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
  • GrĂ©gory Pierquet
    Urology Department, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.

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