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. 2023 Mar 31;39(2):107–120. doi: 10.4103/iju.iju_276_22

Table 3.

Summary of ureteral reimplantation primary outcomes

Author (s) Year published Number of patients (total) Number of robotic patients Number of open patients Number of laparoscopic patients Type of study Operation time (robotic) Operation time (open) Operation time (laparoscopic)
Ureteral reimplantation
 Peters and Woo 2004 6 6 - - Retrospective - - -
 Smith et al. 2011 50 25 25 - Retrospective 185 min (117–286) 165 min (116–209) -
 Marchini et al. 2011 78 39 39 - Retrospective 232.6 min (±37.4) (intravesical); 233.5 min (±60.2) (extravesical) 147.5 min (±34.3) (intravesical); 120.0 min (±47.5) (extravesical) -
 Schomburg et al. 2014 40 20 20 - Retrospective 165 min (unilateral), 227 min (bilateral) 109 min (unilateral), 134.5 min (bilateral) -
 Gundeti et al. 2016 58 58 - - Retrospective - - -
 Boysen and Gundeti 2017 260 260 - - Retrospective 177 min (±61.4) - -
 Boysen and Gundeti 2018 143 143 - - Prospective 194 min (±62) - -
 Esposito et al. 2021 1362 1362 - - Retrospective 175.4 min (92.2–291) (unilateral), 195.2 min (108–285) (bilateral) - -
 Neheman et al. 2019 27 27 - - Retrospective 180 min (median) (130–321) - -

Author (s) LOS (robotic) LOS (open) LOS (laparoscopic) Success rate (robotic) (%) Success rate (open) (%) Success rate (laparoscopic) Postoperative complication rate (robotic) (%) Postoperative complication rate (open) (%) Postoperative complication rate (laparoscopic) Follow-up time

Ureteral reimplantation
 Peters and Woo 2–4 days - - 83 - - 17 - - -
 Smith et al. 33 h (14–57) 51 h (28–100) - 97 100 - - - - 16 months (RALUR); 29.1 months (open)
 Marchini et al. 1.8 days (±1.2) (intravesical); 1.7 days (±1.0) (extravesical) 2.9 days (±1.0) (intravesical); 1.7 days (±1.0) (extravesical) - No difference (data not shown) No difference (data not shown) - 10 (intravesical); 6 (extravesical) 14 (intravesical); 8 (extravesical) - 19.4 months robotic/12.1 months open (intravesical); 12 months robotic/12.8 months open (extravesical)
 Schomburg et al. 1.05 days 1.4 days - 100 95 - 10 10 - 39 months (robotic); 52 months (open)
 Gundeti et al. 2 days (1–6) - - 82 - - 0 - - 30 months
 Boysen and Gundeti 1.6 days (±1.1) - - 87.90 - - 9.60 - - -
 Boysen and Gundeti 1.5 days (±1.0) - - 93.80 - - 7.10 - - 7.4 months
 Esposito et al. 1.9 days (0.9–7.4) - - 92 - - 10.70 - - 19.3 months
 Neheman et al. - - - - - - 9 - - -

Mean outcomes are shown unless otherwise listed. RALUR=Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation, LOS=Length of stay