Single-port Robotic Prostatectomy with Neuraxial Anesthesia and Virtual Reality Support: Combining Technologies To Minimize Surgical Impact.

ABSTRACT: Minimally invasive surgery continues to evolve to reduce the surgical and anesthetic burden for patients. We present the first prospective pilot case series to assess the feasibility and safety of combining extraperitoneal single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (SP-RARP) with neuraxial anesthesia and intraoperative virtual reality (VR) support. Ten consecutive patients with low-risk prostate cancer underwent SP-RARP under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia and immersive VR distraction offered by the HypnoVR device to enhance patient comfort and reduce anxiety during surgery. Dedicated questionnaires focused on intraoperative HypnoVR tolerability and the patient experience. Data for perioperative parameters and anxiety trends were collected. All procedures were successfully compl

SUBMITTER: Amparore D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12686644 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature