A laparoscopic radical prostatectomy assisted by the "ZEUS" robotic system: an initial case report.
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.
Eto
Masatoshi
M
Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. etom@uro.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yokomizo
Akira
A
Koga
Hirofumi
H
Tsunoda
Toshiyuki
T
Kakeji
Yoshihiro
Y
Hashizume
Makoto
M
Naito
Seiji
S
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods