Fig. 1.
Port placement for transperitoneal robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty, as commonly described in the literature. A 12-mm camera port is placed at the umbilicus. Two 8-mm robotic arm ports are then placed to create a triangle with the base facing laterally. A 12-mm assistant port can be placed as per surgeon preference — subxyphoid, just medial to the camera port, or caudally in the vicinity of the McBurney point.
