Abstract:Objective:To assess the efficiency and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostectomy (RARP).Methods:We performed a retrospective chart review, evaluating 106 consecutive robot- assisted laparoscopic urological surgery with da Vinci S surgical system (da Vinci Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) from July 2009 to August 2012. Of the patients, Including 61 patients with local prostate cancer underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). The clinical data of patients of RARP were analyzed.Results:All sixty-one patients received successful robot-assisted operation and encountered no technique events. The preoperative set-up time of the da Vinci S surgical system was 45-90 min, mean (62.7±12.4) min. The operating time ranged 120 to 300 min, mean (153.8±21.7) min. The estimated bloods loss was 50-600ml, mean (138.2±59.1) ml, and 2(3.3%) patients need transfusion. The patients were ambulant between 2nd and 3rd postoperative day, mean (2.2±0.6) d and discharged on postoperative day 5 to 8, mean (6.3±0.9) d. Foley catheter was removed on postoperative day 5 to 14, mean (8.7±2.9) d. Histopathology confirmed that 6 (9.8%) cases were positive surgical margin, seminal vesicle invasion in 4 (6.5%) and lymph node invasion in 3 (4.9%). The t-PSA was less than 0.2 μg/L during follow-up of one to twelve months and 10 (16.3%) cases were incontinence in postoperative month 3.Conclusions:Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has the advantage of mini-invasiveness, less blood loss, rapid postoperative recovery, and it is a safe, reliable and should be taken as the first choice for radical prostatectomy. RARP offers better results in terms of the benefit of minimally invasive surgery. RARP is becoming the preferred approach for radical prostatectomy.
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