Open AccessA Prospective Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Author(s) -
Richard E. Link,
Sam B. Bhayani,
Louis R. Kavoussi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000205626.71982.32
Subject(s) - medicine , pyeloplasty , perioperative , consumables , surgery , capital equipment , robotic surgery , depreciation (economics) , general surgery , hydronephrosis , urinary system , human capital , capital formation , marketing , financial capital , economics , engineering , business , economic growth , manufacturing engineering
To determine whether robotic-assisted pyeloplasty (RLP) has any significant clinical or cost advantages over laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) for surgeons already facile with intracorporeal suturing.