Primary vs redo robotic pyeloplasty: A comparison of outcomes.

Journal: Journal of pediatric urology
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) is a safe and efficacious option for repair of UPJO. We hypothesize that redo-RALP is technically more difficult but has comparable outcomes to primary RALP.

Authors

  • Sameer Mittal
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Care, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, 3rd Floor West Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Aznive Aghababian
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Sahar Eftekharzadeh
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Lauren Dinardo
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • John Weaver
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Dana A Weiss
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Care, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, 3rd Floor West Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Christopher Long
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Arun K Srinivasan
    Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Care, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, 3rd Floor West Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Aseem R Shukla
    Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3rd Floor, Wood Building, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: shuklaa@email.chop.edu.