Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

1. Peri-operative Care and Safety

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. Perioperative Medical Evaluation of the Patient Undergoing RARP

      • Sunil Kumar Sahai

      Pages 175-180

   3. Patient Positioning and Safety in Steep Trendelenburg

      • Cooper R. Benson, Jay B. Shah

      Pages 181-186

   4. Safety Checklist for Training and Assessment in Robot-Assisted Prostate Surgery

      • Catherine Elizabeth Lovegrove, Prokar Dasgupta, Kamran Ahmed

      Pages 187-198

   5. Immediate Postoperative Care Following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

      • Janet E. Baack Kukreja, Claudia Berrondo, Jean Joseph

      Pages 199-207

2. Outcomes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209

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   2. Penile Rehabilitation: Recovering Erectile Function Following Prostate Cancer Treatment

      • Jonathan Clavell-Hernandez, Run Wang

      Pages 211-225

   3. Structured Reporting of RARP Complications: Are We Making Measurable Progress?

      • John Michael DiBianco, Arvin K. George, Piyush K. Agarwal

      Pages 227-246

   4. Quality of Life Evaluation: What Is Published and Practical for Routine Use

      • Ashley J. F. Brandon, Matthew D. Ingham, Michael B. Williams, Michael D. Fabrizio

      Pages 247-255

   5. Positive Surgical Margins: How to Self-Evaluate and Improve

      • Stephen B. Williams, Christopher E. Bayne, Brian F. Chapin

      Pages 257-263

   6. High Risk Pathology: State-of-the-Art Post-operative Radiation Recommendations and Integration of Novel Genomic Risk Biomarkers

      • Vladimir Mourviev, D. Telonis, Vipul R. Patel, David M. Albala

      Pages 265-280

   7. Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

      • Newaj Abdullah, Tae-Kyung Kim, James O. Peabody

      Pages 281-286

3. Patient Education

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287

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   2. Personalized Versus Generic Patient Handouts: Tools to Improve Patient Knowledge on Treatment Options and Perioperative Care

      • John W. Davis

      Pages 289-308

   3. Active Surveillance and Patient Support Intervention

      • Patricia A. Parker, Jeri Kim, David M. Latini

      Pages 309-315

   4. A Return to Key Surgical Technique: Neurovascular Bundle Sparing with Antegrade Technique

      • Mathew Goland-Van Ryn, Avinash Reddy, Eric Moskowitz, Ash Tewari, Thomas Bessede

      Pages 317-323

4. Back Matter

   Pages 325-335

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This book addresses knowledge gaps in RARP in 3 key sections: 1) Step-by-step approach including multiple technique options and innovations, 2) Patient selection, safety, outcomes, and 3) Preparing the patient for surgery.  The order is more based upon knowledge priority rather than a chronologic sequence in which part 3 would go first. Part two allows more summary and commentary on evidence and part three allows some creative content that is otherwise hard to find in one place—medical evaluations, imaging, clinical trials, patient education, etc. This textbook emphasizes content for the advanced skills surgeon in that multiple techniques are presented as well as state of the art evidence. The learning curve is addressed and the authors clarify how this text is useful for learners. The caveat is that they should be careful in patient selection and stick with what their mentors are showing them.  With experience, they can then branch out into the many techniques presented here.  
Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Beyond the Learning Curve will also have cross-over appeal for surgical assistants, physician assistants, nurses, and anyone else involved in the surgical care of prostate cancer.

• Anastomosis
• Dennonvilliers Fascia
• Neurovascular Bundle Sparing
• Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection
• Seminal Vesicle Dissection

“This book is the comprehensive review of different strategies to overcome common hurdles in the operating room as well as lessons learned by the authors through their experience. It offers insights and wisdom to help robotic surgeons improve or modify their current practices. … This is a necessary book for surgeons in the process of mastering robotic assisted radical prostatectomy or for accomplished surgeons who appreciate a single source of new ideas to make improvements in their practice.” (James Mark, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2017)

• Department of Urology, Uro-surgical Prostate Cancer Program, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

  John W. Davis

John W. Davis, MD, FACS


Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director, Urosurgical Prostate Program, Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX


Education & Training


Degree-Granting Education


1994 University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, MD, Medicine
1990 Davidson College, Davidson, NC, BS, Biology
Postgraduate Training


7/2002-12/2003 Clinical Fellowship, Laparoscopic Urology, Charite Hospital, Berlin, Germany, Dr. Stefan Loening
7/2001-6/2002 Clinical Fellowship, Urologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Dr. David Swanson
7/1999-6/2001 Clinical Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow, Microbiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, Dr. George Wright, Ph. D.
7/1996-6/1999 Clinical Residency, Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, Dr. Paul Schellhammer
7/1994-6/1996 Clinical Internship, PGY-2 General Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, Dr. L. D. Britt

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