The current ‘gold standard’ surgical repair for apical prolapseis the abdominal mesh sacrocolpopexy. Use of a robotic-assisted laparoscopicsurgical approach has been demonstrated to be feasible as a minimally invasiveapproach and is gaining popularity amongst pelvic floor reconstructive surgeons.Although outcome data for robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy (RASC) is only justemerging, several small series have demonstrated anatomic and functionaloutcomes, as well as complication rates, comparable to those reported for opensurgery. The primary advantages thus far for RASC over open surgery includedecreased blood loss and shorter hospital stay.
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