Prostate cancer patient with left kidney in groin healed with robotic surgery

Ramazan Taşkın, whose left kidney has been in the groin area for four generations and who has a family history of prostate cancer, regained his health with robotic surgery performed in Istanbul.

49-year-old Taşkın, who lives in Istanbul, applied to Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital about six months ago due to urinary complaints.

The patient was examined at the Urology Clinic and was found to have prostate cancer.

Taşkın was taken into surgery by Urology Clinic Education and Administrative Officer Prof. Dr. Halil Lütfi Canat.

Taşkın, whose left kidney has been in the groin area for four generations and who has a family history of prostate cancer, regained his health with robotic surgery that lasted approximately two hours.

Prof. Dr. Canat told an AA correspondent that their patient came to them about six months ago with urinary complaints.

Canat, noting that the patient's family had a history of prostate cancer spanning several generations, said, "Although our normal age for prostate cancer screening is 50, we screened our patient earlier because he had a family history. When our patient's blood tests were abnormal, we performed a prostate biopsy. We detected localized prostate cancer in our patient."

Canat noted that the patient had another genetically inherited characteristic, saying, "Another characteristic of our patient was what we call a genetically inherited 'pelvic kidney.' While the kidney should normally be in the upper abdominal cavity, this patient had a left kidney located in the groin area."

Canat stated that in this case, more care should be taken during surgery and continued:

In previous years, open surgery was extremely challenging for patients with pelvic kidneys. There was a risk of damage to the pelvic kidney. However, now, with robotic surgery, we meticulously removed the prostate, including the lymph nodes above the kidney, without any contact with the kidney itself. Due to our patient's young age, we performed the surgery using a nerve-sparing approach. We do not anticipate long-term complications such as urinary incontinence or sexual dysfunction in our patient. The surgery took approximately two hours, and there was almost no bleeding. This is one of the most significant advantages of robotic surgery. We discharged our patient on the second day of surgery with complete recovery, without requiring any intensive care.

Prof. Dr. Canat stated that robotic surgery also contributes to the recovery period and that the patient can be discharged in a very short time.

Ramazan Taşkın explained that he applied to the hospital because he was constantly having trouble urinating.

Taşkın, noting that a problem was detected in the blood test, said, "I was later informed that I needed a biopsy and subsequent surgery. My left kidney is located near my groin from birth. Many doctors had warned me that this would cause significant problems during surgery. They said robotic surgery would be easier, so I agreed to the surgery, and we had it. Thank goodness."

Taşkın emphasized that there is both prostate cancer and genetically related kidney disease in their family, and noted the following:

My father and I both had prostate cancer. My mother's side of the body also carries the kidney genetically. My grandfather, my mother, I, and my child all have the same kidney. So far, I'm fine. Thanks to all the doctors, they've all been very helpful. I'd like to thank each and every one of them. So far, I'm fine. I've been told I'll be coming in for regular checkups, and they're monitoring me.