Robot-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (RSC) offers the advantages of minimally invasive surgery, especially to surgeons who do not have laparoscopic expertise. A recently published series adds to the growing body of evidence that RSC achieves comparable outcomes to the open approach with minimal morbidity.
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Sajadi, K., Goldman, H. Growing evidence for robotic prolapse surgery. Nat Rev Urol 10, 560–562 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2013.193
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