1. Initial experience with the new da Vinci single-port robot-assisted platform.
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Ballestero Diego R, Zubillaga Guerrero S, Truan Cacho D, Carrion Ballardo C, Velilla Diez G, Calleja Hermosa P, and Gutiérrez Baños JL
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- Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Robotic Surgical Procedures instrumentation, Urologic Surgical Procedures methods
- Abstract
Objective: To describe our experience in the first cases of urological surgeries performed with the da Vinci single-port robot-assisted platform., Material and Methods: We performed 5 single-port robot-assisted surgeries (R-LESS) between May and October 2014. We performed 3 ureteral reimplant surgeries, one ureteropyeloplasty in an inverted kidney and 1 partial nephrectomy. The perioperative and postoperative results were collected, as well as a report of the complications according to the Clavien classification system., Results: Of the 5 procedures, 4 were performed completely by LESS, while 1 procedure was reconverted to multiport robot-assisted surgery. There were no intraoperative complications. We observed perioperative complications in 4 patients, all of which were grade 1 or 2. The mean surgical time was 262minutes (range, 230-300)., Discussion: In our initial experience with the da Vinci device, R-LESS surgery was feasible and safe. There are still a number of limitations in its use, which require new and improved R-LESS platforms., (Copyright © 2016 AEU. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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