Single port robot-assisted pyeloplasty: An early comparative outcomes analysis.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The treatment paradigm for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) has shifted towards minimally invasive pyeloplasty. A comparison Single Port (SP) and Multi Port (MP) robot-assisted pyeloplasty (RAP) was performed.

Authors

  • Francesco Ditonno
    Department of Urology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Antonio Franco
    Department of Urology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Celeste Manfredi
    Department of Urology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Carol L Feng
    Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Eugenio Bologna
    Urology Unit, Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
  • Leslie Claire Licari
    Urology Unit, Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
  • Ephrem O Olweny
    Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Srinivas Vourganti
    Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Edward E Cherullo
    Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center. Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Alexander K Chow
    School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • Riccardo Autorino
    Department of Urology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.