title: The robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty: gateway to advanced reconstruction.
abstract: Robotic pyeloplasty is now commonly performed for children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Because surgical robotics is a tool that facilitates pyeloplasty and other reconstructive urologic operations, the indications for robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty are the same as those for an open pyeloplasty but offer distinct advantages with respect to visualization, range of motion, and ease of laparoscopic suturing. In this review, the authors discuss the operative approach for robotic pyeloplasty in children and the extensions of the basic techniques to challenging clinical scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3rd Floor, Wood Center, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: TasianG@chop.edu.
authors.forename: Gregory E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Tasian
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casale
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D021782:Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Minimally invasive surgery; Robotic pyeloplasty; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction; Urinary tract reconstruction