Complications of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP)

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) carries various complications, which can be categorized as intraoperative, postoperative, technical complications and error. The lack of an accepted standardization for reporting complications concerning robot-assisted prostatectomy leads to numerous different reports about types and incidences, which makes it difficult to summarize overall complication rates. The most common complications are perioperative hemorrhage/bleeding, blood transfusions, lymphoceles and anastomotic leakage. This chapter offers insights into these complications to enhance patient safety and surgical outcomes during RARP.