Robotic repair of access-related aortic injuries: unexpected complication of robot-assisted prostatectomy.
Robot-assisted surgery is becoming more widespread, but despite adoption by most academic institutions, curricula for training residents in robotics have yet to be developed fully. Even after teaching surgeons have mastered robotic techniques, an inherent risk of avoidable injuries may persist as they seek to impart their knowledge of this relatively new surgical modality to trainees. Two cases of aortic injury during access for robot-assisted prostatectomy are described along with their successful robotic repair with root-cause analysis of the events. Robotic surgeons who are involved in training programs should be prepared to handle even major potential complications of robot-assisted surgery regardless of their own expertise or experience.
Gibson
Benjamin
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Robotic Urologic Surgery, Department of Urology, Ohio State University Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Abaza
Ronney
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D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing