Robotic prostatectomy after abandoned open radical prostatectomy—Technical aspects and outcomes

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Mr. Roboto (domo arigato, if you like)

“…Operating after another surgeon for 20‐plus centimeter tumours is quite an experience for the surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and often the blood bank—a virtual network of bleeding venous plexi surrounding the target. I don't know if he ever wrote up that series, but the catchy title would have been “Resecting the Unresectable.” In a similar fashion, O’Connor et al 5 from Melbourne, Australia show feasibility of resecting prostate glands with a robot, after a failed open attempt. These are not common, and some of the identified contributors to open failure included obesity, adverse pelvic anatomy, and inguinal hernia repair.…”