title: Robotic kidney transplantation: The Bakırköy experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Robotic kidney transplantation, first described by Hoznek and colleagues, and has been improved by investigators like Oberholzer and Menon. We realized the first robotic kidney transplant (RKT) in our clinic in December 2015. In this study, we aimed to present the first 15 cases we performed within 3 months.
  Starting from January 2016, we performed 15 RKTs in our hospital. Before surgery, the whole robotic procedure was thoroughly explained to the patients and their informed consents were taken.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We performed RKT in 7 male and 8 female patients. Mean patient age was 37.4±10.8 years. Mean body mass index of the patients was 22.6±3.35 kg/m2. Mean preoperative creatinine and hemoglobin levels were 6.14±2.12 mg/dL and 10.04±1.64 g/dL, respectively. Mean operative time was 300.3±104.2 minutes. Mean warm ischemia and re-warming times were 1.9±0.54 minutes and 73.3±30.7 minutes, respectively. We did not need any necessity to switch to open surgery, and any intraoperative complication did not develop in any patient. Lymphocele which is one of the most frequently encountered complications was not observed in our series.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We think that using a minimally invasive approach greater number of patients will be able to benefit from this treatment modality, and this important health issue may decrease significantly.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Urology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tuğcu
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Urology, Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevzat Can
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Şener
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Urology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Urology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah Hızır
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Yavuzsan
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Nephrology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih Gökhan
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Akbay
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Nephrology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süheyla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Apaydın
keywords: Kidney; robotic surgery; transplantation