Leon Chertin, Stanislav Kocherov, Pavel Bakaleyshchik, Yuri Baranov, Vitaliy Dubrov, Iliya Kagantsov, Sergey Karpachev, Galina Kuzovleva, Alexander Pirogov, Yuri Rudin, Dmitriy Sablin, Vladimir Sizonov, Oleg Shmyrov, Amnon Zisman, Boris Chertin, Amos Neheman, Sergey Bondarenko
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and obstructive megaureter (OM) utilizing various laparoscopic and robot-assisted approaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective review of all pediatric laparoscopic and robot-assisted cases for lower ureter pathology was performed between 2016-2022 in 13 academic centers worldwide. Five surgical approaches were assessed: LEUR, LVCUR, LDECUR, RALUR, and RADECUR. RESULTS: One thousand three hundred forty-three patients (490 boys and 853 girls) with a median age of 30 months (IQR 12-63) were treated at 13 centers...
February 22, 2024: Urology