title: Robot-assisted extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy in a patient with a pelvic kidney.
abstract: With the increasing popularity of the robotic approach for performing radical prostatectomy, the awareness of potential genitourinary anomalies is a necessity. The ectopic position of a pelvic kidney can present a unique challenge to the success of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy while preserving function in the kidney. We describe our experience of performing extraperitoneal robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a patient with a pelvic kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Judd
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boczko
authors.forename: Jean V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics