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Robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy: preliminary UK results
1Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, London, UK. s.undre@imperial.ac.uk
Objective:
To describe the results of our first two cases of laparoscopic adrenalectomy using the da Vinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA).
Patients And Methods:
Amongst 75 robot-assisted procedures performed at our institution, two patients underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The set-up time, procedure time, hospital stay, complications and outcomes were recorded.
Results:
Both operations were completed successfully using the robot; the mean (range) set-up time was 31 (25-37) min and mean procedure time 118.5 (107-130) min. One patient had a postoperative pulmonary embolus and was discharged 5 days after surgery; the second patient was discharged after 3 days. There were no intraoperative complications; both patients were well at the 1-year follow-up.
Conclusions:
Robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy is technically feasible and can be conducted efficiently and safely with the da Vinci surgical system.
