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>>> extraperitoneal ?
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>>No, Da Vinci is like Retrobpubic.. from the front in the abdomen..... 5 robotic devices are inserted into the abdomen and are controlled by the Doctor at a console....
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>>you can youtube videos of the Da Vinci doing a prostatectomy, but beware... very graphic... some show the machine itself so you can see it in relation to the doctor and patient....
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>I was comparing it to this:
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>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16469589

I'll have to do some research on this at home..... Thanks!