Robot-assisted laparoscopic total extraperitoneal XXXX repair during prostatectomy: technique and initial experience.

@entity1 @entity169 @entity190 @entity547
INTRODUCTION: To describe the technique of total extraperitoneal @entity169 repair performed during Robot-assisted Endoscopic Extraperitoneal Radical Prostatectomy (R-EERPE) and to present the initial outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 12 @entity1 underwent @entity169 repair during 120 R-EERPEs performed between July 2011 and March 2012. All @entity1 had a clinically palpable @entity169 preoperatively. The @entity547 was repaired using a Total Extraperitoneal Patch (TEP) at the end of the procedure. RESULTS: Sac dissection and mesh placement was simpler compared to conventional laparoscopy due to improved, magnified, 3-D vision along with 7   of movement, and better control of mesh placement. The median operating time was 185 minutes, with on average, an additional 12 minutes incurred per @entity547 repair. The median @entity190 for the procedures was 250 ml, and the mean pathological prostate weight was 55 gm. No additional @entity190 was noted and there were no postoperative complications. None of the @entity1 had a recurrence at 12 months. We await long-term follow-up data. CONCLUSIONS: Robot-assisted TEP is feasible and should be considered in @entity1 with @entity547 at the time of R-EERPE.
