title: Lost needle: a dilemma in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: A case is presented where a needle was lost in the assistant's port during a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. This complication generated a unique dilemma: whether or not to disengage the robot and search for the needle or to continue with the operation and look for the needle at the end of the operation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. surgeonmao@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.affiliation: Centre for Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Centre for Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
authors.forename: O M A
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Karim
keywords: Laparoscopic; Lost; Needle; Port; Robotic-assisted surgery