Robotic Single-Site® Sacrocolpopexy: First Report and Technique Using the Single-Site® Wristed Needle Driver

The recently introduced da Vinci Single-Site (R) platform offers cosmetic benefits when compared with standard Multi-Site (R) robotic surgery. The innovative endowristed technology has increased the use of the da Vinci Single-Site (R) platform. The newly introduced Single-Site (R) Wristed Needle Driver has made it feasible to perform various surgeries that require multiple laparoscopic sutures and knot tying. Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy is also a type of technically difficult surgery requiring multiple sutures, and there have been no reports of it being performed using the da Vinci Single-Site (R) platform. Thus, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of robotic single-site (RSS) sacrocolpopexy, and I found this procedure to be feasible and safe. All RSS procedures were completed successfully. The mean operative time was 122.17 +/- 22.54 minutes, and the mean blood loss was 66.67 +/- 45.02 mL. No operative or major postoperative complications occurred. Additional studies should be performed to assess the benefits of RSS sacrocolpopexy. I present the first six cases of da Vinci Single-Site (R) surgery in urogynecology and provide a detailed description of the technique.