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. 2009 Jan-Mar;13(1):44–49.

Table 1.

Men Who Underwent Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Distal Ureteral Surgery

Age (yr)/Sex Diagnosis Surgery OR Time (min) Cysto Time (min) Robot Time (min) EBL (mL) LOS (d) Complications Pathology Follow-up (mos)
65/M Ureteral cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic distal ureterectomy, ureteral reimplant, pelvic lymph node dissection 207 5 175 200 2 None Low-grade transitional cell cancer, TAN0M0, grade 1 53
54/M Ureteral cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic distal ureterectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection 170 6 140 50 2 None Negative for residual malignancy 46
81/M Ureteral cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic distal ureterectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection 175 5 148 0 2 None T2N0M0, high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma 39
60/M Hutch bladder diverticulum Robot-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy, ureteral reimplant 240 20 210 25 2 None Bladder diverticulum, negative for malignancy 36
60/M Ureteral cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic distal ureterectomy, reimplant, pelvic lymph node dissection 202 5 168 300 1 None T2N1M0, high-grade, invasive papillary carcinoma; positive nodal disease 19
75/F Recurrent right ureteral strictures Robot-assisted laparoscopic Boari flap, ureteral reimplant 172 0 150 0 2 External iliac vein injury repaired robotically None 12
70/M Hydronephrosis with distal ureteral obstruction secondary to lymphoma (no evidence of disease); multiple prior ureteral manipulations Robot-assisted psoas hitch and ureteral reimplant 189 0 157 0 1 None None 8
38/F Ureteral damage during hysterectomy Robot-assisted psoas hitch and ureteral reimplant 145 0 110 0 1 None None 6
76/M Ureteral cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic distal ureterectomy, Boari flap/ureteral reimplant, pelvic lymph node dissection 224 11 188 200 5 Ileus; no intervention TAN0M0 high-grade transitional cell cancer 4
71/M Bladder diverticulum with transitional cell cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy, ureteral reimplant 162 30 112 25 4 None T3AN0M0 high-grade transitional cell cancer 2
67/M Ureteral cancer Robot-assisted laparoscopic distal ureterectomy, psoas hitch reimplant, pelvic lymph node dissection 197 10 171 100 5 Hematuria controlled with fulguration TAN0M0 low-grade transitional cell cancer 1