Abstract：Objective: To summarize the experience in the earliest robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in urology and discuss its applied value. Methods: 500 patients underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic urological surgery during 2007 October to 2013 November. Results: 497 of 500 cases were operated successfully. The upper tract surgery was performed on 135 cases, accounting for 27.16%, including 2 cases of adrenalectomy (0.4%), 60 cases of partial nephrectomy (12.07%), 37 cases of radical nephrectomy (7.44%), 6 cases of nephroureterectomy (1.21%), 3 cases of unroofing of cyst of kidney (0.6%), 11 cases of pyeloplasty (2.21%), 14 cases of ureterovesical reimplantation (2.82%), 1 case of ureterolysis (0.2%), and 1 case of resecction of ureteral stenosis and ureteral anastomosis (0.2%). The lower urinary surgery was performed on 362 cases, accounting for 72.84%, including 319 cases of prostatectomy (64.19%), 24 cases of radical cystectomy and ileal conduit (4.83%), 7 cases of radical cystectomy and neobladder (1.41%), 3 cases of ureterocutaneostomy (0.6%), 3 cases of pelvic neoplasm resection (0.6%), 4 cases of excision of seminal vesicle neoplasm (0.8%), 1 case of lithotripsy of bladder calculus (0.2%), and 1 case of sacrocolpopexy (0.2%). Three cases were converted to open surgery (0.6%), including the retroperitoneal fibrosis release in 1 case, radical prostatectomy in 1 case, and cystectomy in 1 case. All the patients recovered without any complication. Conclusions: Following the principles and dissecting anatomical surface of open and laparoscopic surgery, the robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery is safe and effective technically, and can gain satisfied clinical treatment outcomes, with the many advantages such as with a small trauma, clear operation field, less blood loss and short learning curve.
