Surveillance After Ureteroneocystostomy: Is it Necessary?

Objective: To determine the utility of post-operative imaging after ureteroneocystostomy and whether long-term symptom or radiographic surveillance aided in the detection of recurrent obstruction.

Materials And Methods: Adult patients were identified who underwent a ureteroneocystostomy with or without psoas hitch or Boari flap between January 2012 and June 2021. Patients who underwent a bilateral procedure, had active malignancy or immediate failure, or did not have 6 months of follow-up with 2 imaging studies were excluded.

Robotic Versus Open Ureteroneocystostomy: Is There a Robotic Benefit?

We sought to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent an open robotic ureteroneocystostomy for ureteral obstruction. Retrospective review was performed on adult patients who underwent primary ureteroneocystostomy for obstruction from January 2012 to April 2018. Intraoperative outcomes of estimated blood loss (EBL) and operative time, as well as postoperative outcomes of catheter and stent duration, length of hospital stay, inpatient nurse-controlled opioid use, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), and outpatient opioid prescription, complications, readmission, radiologic and clinical stricture recurrence, and follow-up, were compared.

Does Early Ureteroneocystostomy After Iatrogenic Ureteral Injury Jeopardize Outcome?

Objective: To compare the outcomes of patients who underwent early repair (≤7 days) of iatrogenic ureteral injury with ureteroneocystostomy and compare them to those repaired in a delayed fashion (>7 days).

Methods: A retrospective review of billing data between 2012 and 2018 identified patients who underwent ureteroneocystostomy for a benign ureteral disease. Inclusion criteria included all ureteral injuries related to a laparoscopic, robotic, or open surgical injury.