Robotic surgery tied to temporary nerve injuries

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Robotic surgery tied to temporary nerve injuries

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in 15 people undergoing robot-assisted prostate, kidney or bladder surgery develops a nerve injury related to pressure from positioning on the operating table, a new study suggests. Patients on the table getting those types of robotic surgery need to be tilted steeply - with their head by the floor and their feet in the air - to give the surgeon better traction, researchers explained. "When somebody is in that position, there's a chance they could slide down - it's like a big ramp," said lead author Dr. ...

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