(1) Background: This study investigated the introduction of pediatric robot-assisted pyeloplasty in a low-volume centre with reference to open pyeloplasty with regards to operative times, length of stay (LOS) and outcomes and cost analysis. (2) Methods: Data from 10 consecutive robot-assisted pyeloplasties was compared retrospectively to an age and weight matched cohort of open pyeloplasties operated on during two previous years. Operative times were analyzed in conjunction with LOS, outcomes and cost-analysis from patient records. (3) Results: Operative times remain longer in robot-assisted pyeloplasties (168 (IQR 68) vs. 141 (IQR 51) min), but patients are discharged from the hospital earlier and may return to daily activities earlier. In our hospital, the difference in LOS levels to some degree the cost difference between operations. (4) Conclusions: Robot-assisted pyeloplasty can be safely and economically introduced and maintained in a low-volume centre.
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Asian J Endosc Surg
December 2024
Department of Pediatric General & Urogenital Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
A case of redo pyeloplasty using robot-assisted retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty (RARP) for failed primary laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is reported. A 12-year-old boy had LP elsewhere. He was referred for management of persistent left hydronephrosis, but was managed conservatively due to minimal symptoms and stable radioisotopic renography.
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University Clinic of Urology Andrology, National University Hospital Center, Hubert Koutoukou MAGA of Cotonou.
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Methods: A prospective ex-vivo model study was conducted including participants who were either residents in the last year or recently appointed urologists.
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December 2024
Department of Urology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang550002, China.
The current study aimed to investigate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic resection of the isthmus in patients with symptomatic horseshoe kidney. A retrospective analysis of clinical data from four patients with symptomatic horseshoe kidney treated between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2023 at Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital was conducted. The main surgical procedures included robot-assisted laparoscopic resection of the isthmus, kidney fixation, pyeloplasty, and pyelolithotomy.
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November 2024
Department of Oncology, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei City, Anhui Province, 230022, China.
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Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China -
Background: The aim of this study was to report our technique and medium-term outcomes of modified robot-assisted laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty (RALDP) in the Lithotomy Trendelenburg position for treating adult ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with horseshoe kidney (HSK).
Methods: Between March 2021 and March 2023, 11 adult patients with UPJO and HSK underwent modified RALDP in the lithotomy Trendelenburg position. Patient demographic characteristics, perioperative parameters, and follow-up outcomes were collected prospectively and analyzed.
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