title: Robot-assisted bilateral simultaneous pyeloplasty: safe and feasible.
abstract: Traditionally, bilateral UPJO in adults was managed by the staged approach during the open surgery era, because of need for two separate incisions and change of patient positioning. In addition, there was a feared risk of post-operative bilateral renal obstruction. Even with advent minimal invasive laparoscopic surgery, simultaneous pyeloplasty did not pick up due to difficult suturing. However, robot-assisted surgery, with its distinct advantageous, had made it feasible. In this case series, we demonstrate safety and feasibility of bilateral simultaneous pyeloplasty over short term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Girdhar S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: DurgaPrasad
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bendapudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. ravismi2003@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ravimohan S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mavuduru
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sudheer K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Devana
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Shrawan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Arup K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000601:surgery; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bilateral UPJO; Bilateral simultaneous pyeloplasty; Robotic surgery