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Robotic resection of an obturator schwannoma with preservation of normal nerve fascicles and function

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An asymptomatic pelvic tumor was incidentally found in a 27-year-old man. A CT-guided needle biopsy with a pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign schwannoma. We describe the complete robotic resection with the conservation of normal fascicles. The postoperative course was uneventful. No neurological deficit occurred, and the electromyogram was normal 6 weeks and 7 months later.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Miss Karen Comport (Princess Grace Hospital) for her help to the manuscript. We render our sincere gratitude to all personal donators for the development of the robotic program in our institution.

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  1. Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco

    Hubert Perrin & Maurice Chazal

  2. Department of Radiology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco

    Philippe Brunner

  3. Department of Urology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco

    Jean Claude Ortega

  4. Department of Nephrology and Neurology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco

    Bertrand Mercier & Christophe Robino

  5. Department of Pathology, Princess Grace Hospital, Pasteur Avenue, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco

    Nathalie Clement

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Hubert Perrin, Philippe Brunner, Jean Claude Ortega, Bertrand Mercier, Nathalie Clement, Christophe Robino, Maurice Chazal, declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 [5]. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.

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Perrin, H., Brunner, P., Ortega, J.C. et al. Robotic resection of an obturator schwannoma with preservation of normal nerve fascicles and function. J Robotic Surg 11, 479–483 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-017-0693-1

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