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Complications in Robotic Urologic Surgery

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Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) is the most common of all urologic surgeries. In fact, many urologists start their robotic experience with this procedure, which explains this chapter’s particular focus on robotic surgeons. The complications of this procedure may arise from the patient accommodation and access instruments until the time of surgery and even postsurgery in the operating room. Complications will never be completely eliminated from surgery and surgeons must learn from complications. In contrast to open surgery, routine recording of robotic surgery permits documentation and analysis of complications more thoroughly than previously possible. The purpose of this chapter is to follow the course of RALP, demonstrate risks, dangers, and pitfalls leading to immediate or delayed complications, and highlight strategies to prevent them.

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    Alexander Haese MD

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Haese, A., Sotelo, R. (2018). Radical Prostatectomy. In: Sotelo, R., Arriaga, J., Aron, M. (eds) Complications in Robotic Urologic Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62277-4_25

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