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Robotic surgery is constantly evolving since the first procedure was cleared by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in 2000. Despite the technological advancements provided by successive generations of the da Vinci Robot, urinary continence and erectile dysfunction are still unpredictable following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). In this scenario, the surgical technique is continuously evolving because functional and oncological outcomes still did not reach 100%. This chapter describes the details of our most recent RARP technique after performing more than 15,000 RARP. We also will describe some technique variations performed by another prostate cancer referral center.
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Moschovas, M.C., Palmer, K.J., Maes, K., Alves, L., Patel, V. (2022). Step-by-Step Approach to Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. In: Wiklund, P., Mottrie, A., Gundeti, M.S., Patel, V. (eds) Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00363-9_18
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