Rapid communication: pure robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation for ureteral stricture disease: case report.
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.
Yohannes
Paulos
P
Department of Surgery (Urology), Creighton University, 601 N. 30th Street, Suite 3703, Omaha, NE 68131, USA. Pyohannes@hotmail.com
Chiou
Rei K
RK
Pelinkovic
Dalip
D
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