The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review
Background: Gender-affirming surgery is a growing field to address gender dysphoria, which is an increasingly recognized condition. The surgical robot is an excellent tool for performing some gender-affirming procedures and has been utilized extensively in both feminizing and masculinizing surgery....
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| author | Karen M. Doersch Lily Kong Christodoulos Kaoutzanis Ty Higuchi |
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| description | Background: Gender-affirming surgery is a growing field to address gender dysphoria, which is an increasingly recognized condition. The surgical robot is an excellent tool for performing some gender-affirming procedures and has been utilized extensively in both feminizing and masculinizing surgery. Objectives: To provide an overview for the use of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgeries. Design: This is a scoping review. Methods: A literature search was conducted by the authors via PubMed and Google Scholar. Results: The ability of the robot to operate within the pelvis makes it an excellent platform for performing colpectomy with colpocleisis, hysterectomy, and vaginoplasty. A variety of grafts and flaps are amenable to robotic employment in the setting of gender-affirming surgeries. Finally, many revisions can be performed via the robotic approach, regardless of the approach of a patient’s primary surgery. Conclusion: The surgical robot is a useful tool for performing gender-affirming surgeries, including primary surgeries and revisions. Future research will continue to define roles for the robot in the setting of gender-affirming surgery, improve outcomes, and develop novel techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff25eb23565e4ecd9e3e207e121c4f3c2025-08-20T03:10:03ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Urology1756-28802025-05-011710.1177/17562872251336639The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping reviewKaren M. DoerschLily KongChristodoulos KaoutzanisTy HiguchiBackground: Gender-affirming surgery is a growing field to address gender dysphoria, which is an increasingly recognized condition. The surgical robot is an excellent tool for performing some gender-affirming procedures and has been utilized extensively in both feminizing and masculinizing surgery. Objectives: To provide an overview for the use of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgeries. Design: This is a scoping review. Methods: A literature search was conducted by the authors via PubMed and Google Scholar. Results: The ability of the robot to operate within the pelvis makes it an excellent platform for performing colpectomy with colpocleisis, hysterectomy, and vaginoplasty. A variety of grafts and flaps are amenable to robotic employment in the setting of gender-affirming surgeries. Finally, many revisions can be performed via the robotic approach, regardless of the approach of a patient’s primary surgery. Conclusion: The surgical robot is a useful tool for performing gender-affirming surgeries, including primary surgeries and revisions. Future research will continue to define roles for the robot in the setting of gender-affirming surgery, improve outcomes, and develop novel techniques.https://doi.org/10.1177/17562872251336639 |
| spellingShingle | Karen M. Doersch Lily Kong Christodoulos Kaoutzanis Ty Higuchi The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review Therapeutic Advances in Urology |
| title | The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review |
| title_full | The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review |
| title_short | The role of the surgical robot in gender-affirming surgery: a scoping review |
| title_sort | role of the surgical robot in gender affirming surgery a scoping review |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/17562872251336639 |
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