Open AccessRobot-assisted ureteral reconstruction – current status and future directions
Author(s) -
Paurush Babbar,
Nitin Yerram,
Andrew Sun,
Sij Hemal,
P. Balakrishna Murthy,
Darren J. Bryk,
Naveen Nandanan,
Yaw A. Nyame,
Maxx Caveney,
Ryan J. Nelson,
Ryan K. Berglund
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_94_17
Subject(s) - medicine , robotic surgery , robot , invasive surgery , surgical robot , open surgery , artificial intelligence , medical physics , surgery , general surgery , computer science
Robotic surgery in the treatment in certain urological diseases has become a mainstay. With the increasing use of the robotic platform, some surgeries which were historically performed open have transitioned to a minimally invasive technique. Recently, the robotic approach has become more utilized for ureteral reconstruction. In this article, the authors review the surgical techniques for a number of major ureteral reconstuctive surgeries and briefly discuss the outcomes reported in the literature.