title: Outcomes and Postoperative Complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterosacropexy: Initial Experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition, affecting about 50% of women with children. The aim of our study was to evaluate results and complication rates in a consecutive series of female patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterosacropexy (RALHSP).
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a medical record review of female patients with uterine prolapse who had consecutively undergone RALHSP from February 2010 to 2013 at our department.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen patients were included in the analysis. All patients had uterine prolapse stage ≥ II and urodynamic stress urinary incontinence. The mean age was 58.26 years. According to the Clavien-Dindo system, 4 out of 15 patients (26.6%) had grade 1 early complications and 1 patient had a grade 2 complication. At a median follow-up of 36 months, there was a significant prolapse relapse rate of 20% (3/15).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our hands RALHSP is easy to perform, with satisfying mid-term outcomes and a low complication rate.
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, Department of Surgery, AOUI Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Angela
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cerruto
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Elia
authors.forename: Francesca Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Cavicchioli
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavalleri
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balzarro
authors.forename: Antonio Benito
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Porcaro
authors.forename: Pierpaolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curti
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Artibani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D014563:Urodynamics; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult