title: Malfunction of da Vinci robotic system--disassembled surgeon's console hand piece: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Recently, increasing numbers of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy have been performed at many centers. Although uncommon, malfunction of the da Vinci Surgical system represents a new and unique problem in urologic surgery. In this study, we report a rare case of a disassembled surgeon's console hand piece because of a loose screw during robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Urological Science Institute and Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Sik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.forename: Sung Yul
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ho Song
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Young Deuk
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sung Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Koon Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rha
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*