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Koc et al. Mini-invasive Surg 2018;2:7 Mini-invasive Surgery
DOI: 10.20517/2574-1225.2017.33

Review Open Access

Robotic urologic surgery complications

Erdem Koc, Abdullah Erdem Canda

Department of Urology, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 06800, Turkey.

Correspondence to: Dr. Erdem Koc, Department of Urology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Bilkent ST, No.1,
Çankaya, Ankara 06800, Turkey. E-mail: drerdemkoc@gmail.com
How to cite this article: Koc E, Canda AE. Robotic urologic surgery complications. Mini-invasive Surg 2018;2:7.
http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1225.2017.33
Received: 3 Aug 2017 First Decision: 24 Feb 2018 Revised: 6 Mar 2018 Accepted: 16 Mar 2018 Published: 16 Apr 2018

Science Editor: Charles F. Bellows, Yasar Ozgok Copy Editor: Jun-Yao Li Production Editor: Huan-Liang Wu

Abstract
Robot-assisted surgery is a commonly performed procedure in the recent urological approach. The scientific data
that reveal the complication rates also tend to increase by the rising popularity of the robot-assisted surgeries in the
treatment of urological cancers. Patient characteristics, nature of the cancer and learning curve of the surgeon are the
determinant factors of the complication rates. Nevertheless, robot-assisted surgical techniques are safer with acceptable
morbidity and mortality rates as compared to open surgical methods. In urology practice, robotic surgery is most
commonly performed in the treatment of prostate cancer. Thus, this review subjected to reveal the commonly seen and
the serious complications of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, and their prevention and management.

Keywords: Urology, robot-assisted surgery, prostatectomy, complication

INTRODUCTION
Robot-assisted surgery is a minimally invasive procedure with a rising popularity worldwide. In urology
practice, robotic surgery is most commonly performed in treatment of prostate cancer (PCa). As the
relatively high morbidity and mortality rates of open radical prostatectomy (ORP) are considered, robotic
surgery becomes the preferred method in the treatment of PCa with distinct advantages in comparison
with open surgery in terms of functional and oncologic outcomes and complication rates.

The complication rates are reported following ORP by many authors. However, uniformity does not exist
in data documentation and reporting methods of the complications resulting in incomplete data collection
and problematic comparisons among different surgical approaches and different institutional series.

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