title: A unique instrumental malfunction during robotic prostatectomy.
abstract: Over the past decade, the introduction of robotics in the field of medicine has provided a new approach to patients requiring surgery, and both its advantages and disadvantages are currently under study by many groups worldwide. The use of robotics has especially been considered by the urological community as a treatment option in radical prostatectomy. The current case report is one in which the da Vinci Surgical System, with fourth arm use was employed in radical prostatectomy. This case presents a unique occurrence in which a bolt of the Prograsper forcep became loose during an operation, leading to diminished device functionality and later impedance of its removal. A circumstance such as this has not previously been reported, so we introduce for other robotic surgeons our unique instrumental malfunction case during a robotic 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: Sung Yul
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jenny Jin-Kyung
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Wooju
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Won Sik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.forename: Koon Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rha
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*