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

Table 4.

Summary of appendicovesicostomy 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)
APV
 Pedraza et al. 2004 1 1 - - Retrospective 6 h - -
 Storm et al. 2007 3 3 - - Retrospective 301 min (203–362) - -
 Nguyen et al. 2009 20 10 10 - Retrospective 323 min (181–507) 267 min -
 Wille and Gundeti 2010 13 11 - - Retrospective 347 min - -
 Famakinwa and Gundeti 2013 18 18 - - Retrospective 323 min - -
 Gundeti et al. 2016 88 88 - - Retrospective 309 min (±66) - -
 Grimsby et al. 2015 67 39 28 - Retrospective - - -
 Galansky and Gundeti* 2021 69 (includes ACE) 35 34 - Retrospective 297 min (±62) 253 min (±123) -
 Juul et al. 2022 17 5 12 - Retrospective 249 min (±35) 231 min (±105) -

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

APV
 Pedraza et al. 4 days - - 100 - - 0 - - 10 months
 Storm et al. 3 days (2–4) - - 100 - - 0 - - 1–8 months
 Nguyen et al. 5 days (median) 8 days (median) - - - - 15 20 - 14.2 months robotic; 18.7 months open (median)
 Wille and Gundeti 6 days (median) (3–8) - - - - - 55 - - 20 months (median)
 Famakinwa and Gundeti 5.2 days - - 94.40 - - 39 - - 24.2 months
 Gundeti et al. 4.5 days (±2.5) - - 85.20 - - 29.50 - - 29.5 months (median)
 Grimsby et al. - - - - - - 26 29 - 1239 days open; 724 days robotic (median)
 Galansky and Gundeti* 6.8 days (±3.6) 13 days (±12.6) - 91.20 91.40 - 38.20 42.90 - 75 months (median)
 Juul et al. 2.6 days (±0.89) 9.3 days (±3.75) - 80 83 - 40 33 - 12 months

*Outcomes in Galansky and Gundeti (2021) are for combined catheterizable channel procedures (APV, MACE). Mean outcomes are shown unless otherwise listed. ACE=Antegrade colonic enema, MACE=Malone antegrade continence enemas, LOS=Length of stay, APV=Appendicovesicostomy