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A laparoscopic radical prostatectomy assisted by the "ZEUS" robotic system: an initial case report
Masatoshi Eto1, Akira Yokomizo, Hirofumi Koga
1Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. etom@uro.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi = Hukuoka Acta Medica
|April 28, 2005
Abstract:
A 68-year-old man with prostate cancer, T1cN0M0, was treated with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) assisted by the ZEUS robotic system. The ZEUS system was utilized only for vesico-urethral anastomosis, one of the most difficult procedures to perform during LRP. We could complete the vesico-urethral anastomosis using the ZEUS system for 100 min without any intraoperative complications. The urethral catheter was removed 7 days after operation. To our knowledge, this is the initial case of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the ZEUS system.