John W. Davis, MD, FACS, presented “Surgical Planning for Robotic Prostatectomy When You Are Not the First Surgeon to the Site: Access and Salvage Challenges” during the 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on January 31, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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How to cite: Davis, John W. “Surgical Planning for Robotic Prostatectomy When You Are Not the First Surgeon to the Site: Access and Salvage Challenges.” January 31, 2024. Accessed Dec 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/surgical-planning-for-robotic-prostatectomy-when-you-are-not-the-first-surgeon-to-the-site-access-and-salvage-challenges/
Surgical Planning for Robotic Prostatectomy When You Are Not the First Surgeon to the Site: Access and Salvage Challenges – Summary
John W. Davis, MD, FACS, explores the complexities associated with surgical planning for robotic prostatectomy, particularly when the surgeon is not the first to operate on the site. He underscores the importance of meticulous preoperative planning, which includes thoroughly reviewing the patient’s medical history.
Dr. Davis discusses various challenges that surgeons may encounter, such as scar tissue formation, adhesions, and changes in the pelvic anatomy. He also addresses adapting robotic surgical techniques to accommodate the patient’s altered anatomy.
In addition to access challenges, Dr. Davis delves into the complexities of salvage prostatectomy. Despite these challenges, he stresses that successful outcomes are achievable with proper planning and technique.
About The 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar:
The Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar is a multi-day meeting focused on training urologists in the latest in assessing, diagnosing, and treating urologic conditions in the clinical setting. Updates are provided on urologic cancers, stone disease, urologic reconstruction, female urology, infertility, sexual function, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. The 43rd iteration of the meeting took place from January 31st to February 2nd, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John W. Davis, MD, is a Professor of Urology and Director of the Urosurgical Prostate Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He received his BS in Biology at Davidson College in North Carolina in 1990. He then went on to earn his medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1994 and completed his residency training at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk. Dr. Davis had fellowship training in prostate cancer research in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology at Eastern Virginia Medical School, and received an American Foundation of Urologic Disease Scholar award for proteomic applications in prostate cancer biomarkers. He completed a Clinical Fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and a Fellowship in Laparoscopic Urology at Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany, under the mentorship of Ingolf Tuerk.
Dr. Davis’ clinical interests include patients with urologic cancers, laparoscopic/robotic surgery, and general urology. His academic interests include quality of life after prostate cancer treatment, outcomes for robotic radical prostatectomy, high-risk prostate cancer trials, active surveillance for prostate cancer, and development of robotic surgical techniques for invasive bladder cancer. He has participated as an investigator in several Southwest Oncology Group and industry-sponsored clinical trials.