title: Robotic pyeloplasty in the pediatric population.
abstract: The procedure most performed with the da Vinci system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) in pediatric urology is pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. As with laparoscopic pyeloplasty, robotic-assisted pyeloplasty (RAP) can be performed by a trans- or retroperitoneal approach. Suturing is done with a 6-0 monofilament absorbable suture, but any 5-0 or 6-0 suture can be used depending on the size of the patient. Currently, it appears that nothing larger than 6-0 is recommended for small children and infants. RAP in children has been demonstrated to be feasible and to have satisfactory results. Although there are only a few published series on the long-term outcome to date, the short-term data suggest that outcomes are similar to those of open pyeloplasty in children, and it appears to be more than promising.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. casale@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casale
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012371:Robotics; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*