Abstract | PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of robot-assisted pyeloplasty in patients with clinically symptomatic ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed our database for all patients who were treated for UPJO by a single surgeon using a robot-assisted procedure between 2005 and 2007. We collected the following: Patient age, clinical presentation, perioperative data, complications, length of hospital stay, and outcome. Preoperative evaluation of UPJO always included an injected renal CT scan and furosemide-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG-3) renal scintigraphy. Patients were seen at 3 and 6 months after surgery and once a year thereafter. Postoperative success was defined as symptomatic response and radiographic evidence of no further obstruction. RESULTS: Twenty patients with a mean age of 36.8 +/- 16 years (range 15-69 yr) were included. Six (30%) patients had previously undergone endoscopic treatment. The mean operative time was 150.3 +/- 36.22 minutes (range 150-240 min). The mean follow-up was 19.9 +/- 10.03 months (range 3-37 mos). Two (10%) procedures necessitated conversion to laparoscopic procedures, and there was no conversion to laparotomy. Four (20%) patients experienced minor complications: Two urinary tract infections and two urinomas. Repeated early surgery was needed in one patient for temporary (ie, 8 days) stent placement in the case of urinoma. There was no recurrence of the UPJO, and no repeated surgery was deemed necessary during the follow-up period. The success rate was estimated to be 95%. CONCLUSIONS: Functional outcomes after robot-assisted procedures for alleviation of UPJO are very promising. Our data showed that the robot-assisted procedure was safe and featured negligible morbidity. Therefore, we conclude that our approach is a viable alternative to open surgery.
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Authors | Karim Ferhi, Morgan Rouprêt, Julie Rode, Vincent Misrai, Raphaële Renard-Penna, Pierre Conort, Marc-Olivier Bitker, Alain Haertig, Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler, François Richard, Christophe Vaessen |
Journal | Journal of endourology
(J Endourol)
Vol. 23
Issue 6
Pg. 959-63
(Jun 2009)
ISSN: 1557-900X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19473067
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Perioperative Care
- Preoperative Care
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
(methods)
- Robotics
(methods)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
- Ureteral Obstruction
(diagnostic imaging, surgery)
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