Endourology Sound Bites #5: Avoiding Complications During Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
December 2018
- Endourology Sound Bites Podcast Series, Episode 5 - featuring Jihad Kaouk, MD FACS, Director, Center for Robotic and Image Guided Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Podcast Summary: Prostate surgery is both an oncological and a reconstructive procedure, impacting patients’ functional outcomes and quality of life. Every step of the surgery has to be considered as propaedeutic to the next. Attention to details is the key to a successful surgery, starting with ports placement and docking, through the conclusion of the procedure. Patients’ factors and disease characteristics have to be carefully considered and the surgery tailored case-by-case in order to maximize the functional outcomes in addition to the oncological effectiveness.