title: Robotic-assisted bladder neck repair: feasibility and outcomes.
abstract: Minimally invasive techniques are rapidly being developed and integrated into urologic surgery. Over the past 5 years, the urologic literature is abound with novel techniques and adaptations to conventional laparoscopy. Pediatric urology is no exception to this trend, and the benefits of minimally invasive surgery may be accentuated in children given the relatively more confined working spaces and also a heightened awareness of cosmesis for the pediatric population. Increasingly, complex pediatric urologic procedures are being performed with robot assistance. The feasibility of nephrectomy, pyeloplasty, ureteral reimplantation, and bladder surgery has been clearly established.
authors.affiliation: Urology Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Complex Urogenital Reconstruction, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin Street, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: pcgargol@texaschildrens.org.
authors.forename: Patricio C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gargollo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D061214:Patient Safety; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Appendicovesicostomy; Bladder neck reconstruction; Neurogenic bladder; Robotic surgery; Urinary incontinence