Robotic resection of an obturator schwannoma with preservation of normal nerve fascicles and function.
An asymptomatic pelvic tumor was incidentally found in a 27-year-old man. A CT-guided needle biopsy with a pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign schwannoma. We describe the complete robotic resection with the conservation of normal fascicles. The postoperative course was uneventful. No neurological deficit occurred, and the electromyogram was normal 6 weeks and 7 months later.
Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco. hubertperrin@gmail.com.
Hubert
H
Perrin
Department of Radiology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
Philippe
P
Brunner
Department of Urology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
Jean Claude
JC
Ortega
Department of Nephrology and Neurology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
Bertrand
B
Mercier
Department of Pathology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
Nathalie
N
Clement
Department of Nephrology and Neurology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
Christophe
C
Robino
Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
Maurice
M
Chazal
D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Laparoscopy; Nerve preservation; Obturator nerve; Robotic surgery; Schwannoma