title: Pediatric robotic-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy.
abstract: Congenital bladder diverticula are rare anomalies of the bladder. Patients present with infection, hematuria, and/or urinary obstruction. We report on the case of a 12-year-old boy who developed gross hematuria and recurrent infection owing to a 12-cm bladder diverticulum. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy was performed. We describe the first reported robotic-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy in a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Meeks
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hagerty
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lindgren
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012371:Robotics; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods