Abstract
Pelvic exenteration is now becoming widely acceptable as a curative procedure rather than a palliative one. Performing these surgeries by minimally invasive techniques helps to improve the quality of life and decrease the morbidity of these extensive procedures. To demonstrate the feasibility of performing a total pelvic exenteration robotically, and to study the morbidity associated with such extensive surgery. A 35-year-old female with advanced cervical cancer presented with a vesicovaginal fistula and a rectovaginal fistula. In view of these, we performed a total robotic pelvic exenteration with colo-anal anastomosis and uretero-sigmoidostomy. The patient refused an ileal-loop conduit for urinary tract diversion due to social reasons associated with a stoma. The total operative time was 240min and the console time was 120min. The estimated blood loss was 300ml and the intensive care unit stay was 2days. Post-operatively, the patient had good faecal and urinary continence and good quality of life.
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