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Robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in children: case matched comparative study with open surgical approach.

AbstractPURPOSE:
Surgical treatment may be required in some patients with vesicoureteral reflux. With the recent development of robotic assistance, laparoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux has gained popularity. We sought to evaluate our initial experience with pediatric robotic assisted laparoscopic intravesical and extravesical ureteral reimplantation, and to compare outcomes with the open technique.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A retrospective chart review was performed on all patients who underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation between 2007 and 2010. Comparisons were made with a case matched cohort of patients who underwent the open technique. The groups were compared using t tests for numerical variables and chi-square comparisons or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables. A Kaplan-Meier model was used to compare success rates.
RESULTS:
A total of 19 patients underwent intravesical and 20 underwent extravesical robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation during the study period. They were compared to 22 patients undergoing intravesical and 17 undergoing extravesical open ureteral reimplantation. Although the robotic assisted approach was associated with a longer operative time (p <0.001), children undergoing intravesical robotic assisted reimplantation had a shorter duration of urinary catheter drainage, fewer bladder spasms and a shorter hospital stay compared to those undergoing the intravesical open technique (p <0.01). There were no significant differences in these parameters when comparing extravesical robotic assisted reimplantation to the extravesical open technique. Overall success rates were similar among patients who underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation and open reimplantation (p >0.5).
CONCLUSIONS:
Robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation offers similar success rates to the gold standard, open ureteral reimplantation. Future large scale studies will be required to define further the costs and benefits of robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in the surgical treatment of vesicoureteral reflux.
AuthorsGiovanni S Marchini, Young Kwon Hong, Brian J Minnillo, David A Diamond, Constance S Houck, Petra M Meier, Carlo C Passerotti, Joshua R Kaplan, Alan B Retik, Hiep T Nguyen
JournalThe Journal of urology (J Urol) Vol. 185 Issue 5 Pg. 1870-5 (May 2011) ISSN: 1527-3792 [Electronic] United States
PMID21421223 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2011 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy (methods)
  • Length of Stay (statistics & numerical data)
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Replantation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Robotics
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ureter (surgery)
  • Vesico-Ureteral Reflux (surgery)

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