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The Retrograde Extraperitoneal Approach: Robotic Retrograde Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RRELP)

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It is possible with the da Vinci robot to reproduce exactly the surgical protocol of an open retropubic prostatectomy and to give to the patient all the advantages of mini-invasive surgery.

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The authors acknowledgments Nicole Walch for the drawings and Thierry Vedrenne for the technical assistance.

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  1. Robot-Assisted Laproscopic Surgery Center, Clinic Generale Beaulieu, Geneva, Switzerland

    Charles-Henry Rochat

  2. Centre Urologie Bellecour, Lyon, France

    Pierre Dubernard

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  1. Medical Sciences, Dept. Urology, All India Institute of, Ansari Nagar, New Dehli, 110029, India

    Ashok Kumar Hemal

  2. Henry Ford Health System, W. Grand Blvd. 2799, Detroit, 48202, Michigan, USA

    Mani Menon

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Rochat, CH., Dubernard, P. (2011). The Retrograde Extraperitoneal Approach: Robotic Retrograde Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RRELP). In: Hemal, A., Menon, M. (eds) Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-114-9_27

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