Outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy

Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2023 Nov;66(6):509-517. doi: 10.5468/ogs.23073. Epub 2023 Jul 18.

Abstract

This review aimed to summarize the complications and surgical outcomes of robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy. Nineteen original articles on 1,440 robotic sacrocolpopexies were reviewed, and three systematic reviews and meta-analyses were summarized in terms of intraoperative, perioperative, postoperative, and/or surgical outcomes. Robotic sacrocolpopexy has demonstrated low overall complication rates and favorable surgical outcomes. Nevertheless, long-term follow-up outcomes regarding objective and/or subjective prolapse recurrence, reoperation rates, and mesh-related complications remain unclear. Further research is required to demonstrate whether the robotic approach for sacrocolpopexy is feasible or can become the modality of choice in the future when performing sacrocolpopexy.

Keywords: Intraoperative complications; Pelvic organ prolapse; Postoperative complications; Robot surgery; Sacrocolpopexy.