The feasibility of transvaginal robotic surgery in the repair of pelvic organ prolapse.
OBJECTIVE
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP), the descent of one or more pelvic organs, occurs in an estimated 40 to 60% of parous women. Conventional transvaginal surgery for POP has been plagued with high failure rates. The purpose was to determine the safety and feasibility of robotic transvaginal POP surgery.


METHODS
The da Vinci Surgical Robot, SI was used in the POP surgical procedures. There were two cadavers (aged 18 and 78 years of age; BMI 17.2 and 19.2 respectively). POP-Q scores before intervention were stage 1 for both cadavers.


RESULTS
The visualization of anatomical landmarks and the placement of sutures at these locations were successful.


CONCLUSIONS
Robotic transvaginal POP is a feasible option for POP surgery. Further studies are warranted to determine the role of robotic transvaginal POP repair.
Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, 425 East 61st Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10056, USA.
Ibrahim
I
Yaghnam
Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, 425 East 61st Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10056, USA.
Dominique
D
Thomas
Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Peter
P
Rosenblatt
Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, 425 East 61st Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10056, USA. bic9008@med.cornell.edu.
Bilal
B
Chughtai
D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002102:Cadaver; D052858:Cystocele / Q000601:surgery; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D020047:Rectocele / Q000601:surgery; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
Cystocele; Pelvic organ prolapse; Rectocele; Robotic transvaginal surgery