2025 AUGS Clinical Meeting-Challenges During Robotic Sacrocolpopexy Cases

Challenges During Robotic Sacrocolpopexy Cases - How to Avoid or Deal With Trouble

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Video Summary

The speaker discusses strategies for managing routine and complex surgical cases, focusing on adapting techniques to simplify difficult situations. They share insights from years of experience, emphasizing the importance of understanding and optimizing traction, counter-traction, and dissecting planes, particularly during robotic surgeries. The speaker covers several topics, including dealing with small patients, handling complications, rectal and cervical issues, and sacral colpopexy techniques. They highlight the significance of knowing anatomy to avoid complications such as bleeding or organ damage, and they stress the importance of aiming small to minimize risks. The use of robotic technology and the integration of meticulous planning and careful execution are stressed as key components to successful outcomes. Various complications, such as suture management and vascular issues, are illustrated through shared videos, emphasizing the necessity for recognition and correction in real-time. Overall, the speaker underscores the importance of thorough preoperative planning, continuous learning from colleagues, and adapting techniques to specific patient scenarios to improve surgical outcomes.

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Learn from the experts how to avoid or deal with trouble during the most challenging cases.

Speaker - Patrick Culligan, MD, FACOG, FACS

Keywords

surgical strategies

robotic surgeries

traction techniques

sacral colpopexy

anatomy knowledge

preoperative planning

complication management

surgical outcomes