title: A laparoscopic radical prostatectomy assisted by the "ZEUS" robotic system: an initial case report.
abstract: A 68-year-old man with prostate cancer, T1cN0M0, was treated with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) assisted by the ZEUS robotic system. The ZEUS system was utilized only for vesico-urethral anastomosis, one of the most difficult procedures to perform during LRP. We could complete the vesico-urethral anastomosis using the ZEUS system for 100 min without any intraoperative complications. The urethral catheter was removed 7 days after operation. To our knowledge, this is the initial case of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the ZEUS system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. etom@uro.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eto
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokomizo
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakeji
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods