title: Rapid communication: pure robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation for ureteral stricture disease: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The role of the da Vinci robot is slowly being defined in minimally invasive urologic surgery. We report its use in the management of ureteral stricture disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 42-year-old man with recurrent kidney stone disease was found to have a left distal-ureteral stricture. After failure of endoscopic treatment, a robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation was performed. The total operative time was 210 minutes. The estimated blood loss was <50 mL. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Total analgesic use was 30 mg of morphine. The hospital stay was 5 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pure robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation is a safe and feasible approach to the management of ureteral stricture disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Urology), Creighton University, 601 N. 30th Street, Suite 3703, Omaha, NE 68131, USA. Pyohannes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paulos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yohannes
authors.forename: Rei K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Dalip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pelinkovic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012371:Robotics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014567:Urography