Vattikuti Institute prostatectomy, a technique of robotic radical prostatectomy for management of localized carcinoma of the prostate: experience of over 1100 cases.
Advances in surgical techniques, technology, and surgeons' skills have allowed robot-assisted radical prostatectomy to be an option in the management of organ-confined prostate cancer. The goals of the VIP technique are to cure cancer, preserve urinary continence, preserve potency, and decrease morbidity, along with the benefits of a minimally invasive surgery and excellent cosmesis. VIP is nearly equal to traditional retro-pubic prostatectomy, with certain outstanding advantages.
Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K-9, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, USA.
Mani
M
Menon
Ashutosh
A
Tewari
James O
JO
Peabody
Alok
A
Shrivastava
Sanjeev
S
Kaul
Akshay
A
Bhandari
Ashok K
AK
Hemal
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics