Ureteropelvic junction obstruction and renal calculi: Simultaneous treatment by robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty and transcutaneous retrograde flexible ureteroscopy. Technique description and early outcomes.

Journal: Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) and renal calculi are associated in 20 to 30% of cases and treatment is mandatory. The simultaneous surgical management is a therapeutic challenge that is still a source of controversy. We describe our technique combining robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty and transcutaneous retrograde flexible ureteroscopy (fURS), assessing the feasibility of simultaneous treatment through an original technique.

Authors

  • G Krings
    Academic Department of Urology, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France; Urology Department, CHU UCL Namur, 1 Av Gaston Therasse, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium. Electronic address: guillaume.krings@chuuclnamur.uclouvain.be.
  • E Ayoub
    Academic Department of Urology, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France. Electronic address: eayoub87@gmail.com.
  • R Campi
    Academic Department of Urology, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France; Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Urology, Florence, Italy.. Electronic address: riccardo.campi@gmail.com.
  • M Rouprêt
    Comité de cancérologie de l’Association française d’urologie, groupe vessie, maison de l’urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France
  • C Vaessen
    Academic Department of Urology, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France. Electronic address: vaessen.c@gmail.com.
  • J Parra
    Academic Department of Urology, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France. Electronic address: jerome.parra2@gmail.com.
  • P Mozer
    Academic Department of Urology, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR) UPMC - CNRS/UMR 7222, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: pierre.mozer@gmail.com.