Passing from open to robotic surgery for dismembered pyeloplasty: a single centre experience

• Published in: SpringerPlus Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 580 - 7
• Main Authors: Di Gregorio, Marcelo, Botnaru, Andrei, Bairy, Laurent, Lorge, Francis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 03.10.2014; Springer Nature B.V; BioMed Central Ltd
• Subjects: Humanities and Social Sciences; Medicine; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Short Report; Robotic surgery; Renal disease; Minimally invasive surgery; Laparoscopy; Pyeloplasty; UPJ obstruction

Background The treatment of symptomatic uretropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) has evolved towards minimal invasive endourologic and laparoscopic techniques. Robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty has achieved outcomes comparable to those corresponding to open and laparoscopic techniques. The o...