title: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: tips, tricks and pitfalls.
abstract: In the last decade, we have assisted to the progressive standardization of the surgical technique of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). This article describes in details our current surgical technique to perform nerve-sparing RARP. Specifically, we took in consideration the tips, tricks and pitfalls of each step of RARP according to our experience.
authors.affiliation: OLV Robotic Surgery Institute, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mottrie
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Naeyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schatteman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frumenzio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossanese
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ficarra
mesh_terms: D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012371:Robotics; D016896:Treatment Outcome