Re: Robot-Assisted Renal Transplantation in the Retroperitoneum

The authors describe their first 10 cases of minimally invasive renal transplantation experience in the retroperitoneum with the aid of the da Vinci surgical system through a gas-less extra-peritoneal approach with a muscle sparing Gibson incision. The authors claim that they have utilized robotic arms for both vascular anastomosis and abdominal wall lifting which can be limiting in the obese patients. In recent years there is an increasing tendency for minimally invasive renal transplantation such as transperitoneal laparoscopic or robotic assisted renal transplantation. Those techniques still need modifications and search for a better technique is still in progress. In this study, mimicking the well-established open procedure with a smaller incision can be a better alternative, which requires confirmation in the future