Abstract
Since 2003 the increasing use of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accompanied by the need to be prepared for a new set of problems in the operating room. Operative complications unique to the robot and its components are rare but can lead to case conversion and procedural abandonment. We describe an innovative solution to the uncommon problem of intraoperative robotic light source failure. Surgeons carrying out such procedures should be aware of this complication and be able to substitute a comparable light source. Possession of an appropriate type of low-cost alternative light source could prevent unnecessary procedural abandonment or open conversion in the setting of mid-operative light source failure.
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