Prospective multicenter study on robot-assisted laparoscopic extravesical ureteral reimplantation (RALUR-EV): outcomes and complications

Robot-assisted laparoscopic extravesical ureteral reimplantation (RALUR-EV) is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery. We have previously reported retrospective outcomes from our study group, and herein provide an updated prospective analysis with a focus on success rate, surgical technique, and complications among surgeons who have overcome the initial learning curve.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 20, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: William R. Boysen, Ardavan Akhavan, Joan Ko, Jonathan S. Ellison, Thomas S. Lendvay, Jonathan Huang, Michael Garcia-Roig, Andrew Kirsch, Chester J. Koh, Marion Schulte, Paul Noh, M. Francesca Monn, Benjamin Whittam, Trudy Kawal, Aseem Shukla, Arun Sriniva Source Type: research