Robotic Total Pelvic Exenteration with Laparoscopic Rectus Flap: Initial Experience

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of robotic total pelvic exenteration with laparoscopic rectus flap (MITPE) versus open patients.

	MITPE; Case 1	MITPE; Case 2	MITPE; Case 3	Open TPE (9); median (range)
Age (years)	57	78	61	64; (47–75)
Previous abdominal surgery	Yes; (colostomy)	No	Yes; (colostomy)	6; (66.7%)
Previous radiation	No	Yes; (brachytherapy)	Yes; (external beam)	7; (77.8%)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy	No	No	Yes	7; (77.8%)
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m^2)	26.8	21.8	24	29.6; (20.6–40.3)
Charlson index	2	2	3	3; (2–6)
Preoperative albumin^† (normal: 3.4–5.4 g/dL)	Unavailable	2.9	1; (2 months before surgery)	3.1; (2.7–3.8)

Median values shown with percentages or ranges in parentheses as appropriate. MITPE: robotic total pelvic exenteration with laparoscopic rectus flap; TPE: total pelvic exenteration; kg/m²: kilograms/meter squared; g/dL: grams/deciliter.
Preoperative albumin levels were available for 6 of 9 open TPE cases.