title: [Robotic radical prostatectomy: first 100 patients in Fundació Puigvert].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present the 100 first robotic radical prostatectomy with Da Vinci (RRPdaV), corresponding to the first experience in Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the first 100 patients that underwent transperitoneal RRPda performed in Fundació Puigvert between July 2005 and January 2007. All cases were performed by 5 surgeons, being the learning curve for all of them. We analyzed surgical time, blood loss, conversion rate, intra and postoperative complications, hospital stay and days of bladder catheterization. Also, rates and location of surgical margins, as well as functional outcomes with an average follow up of 10.3 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean operating time was 180 minutes (100-310) and blood loss 210 mL (100-390). Blood transfusion was required in 2 cases. There were no intraoperative complications and neither any conversion to open surgery. There were 3 outstanding postoperative events, a compartmentalize syndrome, an acute urinary retention after removal of urethral catheter, and a paresthesias due to brachial plexus compression. Mean hospital stay were 3.7 days. (2-21). We had 21 cases of positive surgical margins (21%). The most frequent location was posterior lateral. 69 of 100 patients (69%) reached early (<3 months) total continence, 91% achieved in 9 months, and remaining 9% required use of at least one pad. Concerning to sexual function, 13 of 100 patients (13%) had preoperative erectile dysfunction, of remaining cases, 62% preserved potency at review, and 38% had postoperative erectile dysfunction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RRPDAv is a safe and reproducible procedure, and offers promising oncological and functional results with a minimal invasive technique. In spite of include the learning curve of 5 surgeons; we obtain an excellent rate of continence, and an acceptable sexual function. The individual improvement, with more experience, and a longer follow-up, will allow to value evolution of the technique, and it results.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona. hvillavicencio@fundacio-puigvert.es
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Villavicencio Mavrich
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esquena Fernández
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salvador Bayarri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Graeve
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gómez Ruiz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Escovar Lariva
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palou Redorta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012371:Robotics; D013030:Spain