Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Docking: Si, Xi, and SP Robots

Abstract

Appropriate patient positioning and trocar placement are crucial for achieving satisfactory outcomes in robotic-assisted surgical procedures. In this scenario, this chapter is based on the opinion of different experts with years of experience in robotic surgery. We covered the last 25 years in development and technological improvements from the introduction of the “standard 3-armed model” until the novel da Vinci SP robot. We focused on relevant clinical applications of Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy, and all images are either ones that we have taken from our surgeries or are readily accessible on the Internet. The intent of this chapter is not to go through the steps of the operation but to render our opinions and experience about the most common approaches.