The Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy. A Single Surgeon Experience Of 1452 Cases

UroToday.com - Dr Mani Menon reported his most current robotic prostatectomy data involving 1452 patients. Using his modified technique among this large cohort of men average age 59 years, with mean pre-operative PSA of 5.2 average total OR time was a very rapid 152 minutes with surgical time (less the time for docking of the robot) of only 90 minutes.

Blood loss was below 100cc's / case. Continence rates were described at 97% at 12 months, consistent with several other centers. In excess of 95% of patients were discharged from hospital within 24 hours and potency rates of 95% among the group with the modified veil of Aphrodite technique were reported.

AUA 2006 - Abstract: 1154 - Sarle et al

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