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Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection With Robotic Flap Harvest for Vaginal Reconstruction

Although technically challenging, robotic abdominoperineal resection (APR) with robotic harvest of the rectus abdominus muscular flap can eliminate the need for a midline laparotomy, reduce wound infection rates, lead to faster recovery and less narcotic use, and lower the risk for incisional hernia in patients undergoing surgery for recurrent rectal cancer. This video profiles a recent case at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) performed by Virgilio V. George, M.D., Section Head of Colorectal Surgery, colorectal surgeon Pinckney J. Maxwell, M.D., and plastic surgeon Kevin O. Delaney, M.D. Surgical resident Gabriel R. Chedister, M.D., narrates endoscopic and other footage from the case, including surgical photographs showing trocar placement for both the APR and the robotic flap harvest.


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June 22, 2018

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The Medical University of South Carolina

Virgilio George, M.D.

Virgilio George, M.D.

Associate Professor, Head of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery

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Pinckney Johnstone Maxwell, M.D.

Pinckney Johnstone Maxwell, M.D.

Specialist in Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

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Kevin Delaney, M.D., MBA

Kevin Delaney, M.D., MBA

Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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