Tommaso Simoncini, Andrea Panattoni, Mustafa Aktas, Jozef Ampe, Cornelia Betschart, Alexander L A Bloemendaal, Stephan Buse, Giuseppe Campagna, Marta Caretto, Mauro Cervigni, Esther C J Consten, Hugo H Davila, Jean Dubuisson, Eloy Espin-Basany, Bernardina Fabiani, Jean-Luc Faucheron, Andrea Giannini, Brooke Gurland, Dieter Hahnloser, Ralf Joukhadar, Paolo Mannella, Liliana Mereu, Jacopo Martellucci, Guillaume Meurette, Maria Magdalena Montt Guevara, Carlo Ratto, Barry A O'Reilly, Christl Reisenauer, Eleonora Russo, Steven Schraffordt Koops, Shahab Siddiqi, Alessandro Sturiale, Gabriele Naldini
BACKGROUND: Robotic surgery has gained popularity for the reconstruction of pelvic floor defects. Nonetheless, there is no evidence that robot-assisted reconstructive surgery is either appropriate or superior to standard laparoscopy for the performance of pelvic floor reconstructive procedures or that it is sustainable. The aim of this project was to address the proper role of robotic pelvic floor reconstructive procedures using expert opinion. METHODS: We set up an international, multidisciplinary group of 26 experts to participate in a Delphi process on robotics as applied to pelvic floor reconstructive surgery...
March 23, 2023: Surgical Endoscopy