title: Robotic Ureteral Reimplant-the Current Role.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this article is to review the current role of robotic ureteral reimplant in pediatric patients, specifically in regard to indications, outcomes, and complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Robotic ureteral reimplant has become an increasingly popular alternative to open ureteral reimplant with overall published success rates between 77-100%. In recent years, larger, multi-institutional studies have been conducted revealing lower success rates and higher complications than previously reported, but the procedure still remains safe and effective in the hands of skilled surgeons. The robotic approach offers shorter hospital stay, decreased post-operative pain, and improved cosmesis, but also results in higher healthcare costs. Robotic ureteral reimplant serves as a minimally invasive alternative to open ureteral reimplant for the properly selected patient in the hands of experience surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 4401 Penn Avenue, 4th Floor Faculty Bldg, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 4401 Penn Avenue, 4th Floor Faculty Bldg, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA. Heidi.stephany@chp.edu.
authors.forename: Heidi A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Stephany
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D056888:Patient Positioning; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
keywords: Minimally invasive surgery; Robotic ureteral reimplant; Vesicoureteral reflux