Table 2.
Review of robotic ureteroureterostomy in children.
| Author | No. of patients | Mean age (year) | Operative indication | Operative ports | Mean operative time (min) | Hospital stay (days) | Complications | Mean follow-up (week) | Success rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yee and Shanberg, 2006 [26] | 1 | 16 | Obstructed left upper pole system and fused renal ectopia | 4 (12 mm umbilical, 2 × 5 mm operative, 5 mm assistant) | 485 | 3 | None | 12 | 100 |
| Gundeti et al., 2006 [28] | 1 | 12 | Retrocaval ureter | 3 (12 mm umbilical, 2 × 5 mm operative) | 240 | Not listed | None | 26 | 100 |
| Passerotti et al., 2008 [29] | 3 | 9.5 | Ureteral valve (1), inflammation (1), ureteral stone with stricture (1) | 3–4 (12 mm umbilical, 2 × 5–8 mm operative, ±5 mm assistant) | 244 | 3.5 | None | 11.6 | 66 |
| Smith et al., 2009 [27] | 2 | 8 | Retrocaval ureter (1) and vessel entrapped ureter (1) | 3 (12 mm umbilical, 2 × 5 mm operative) | 283.5 | 1.3 | None | 5 | 100 |
| Leavitt et al., 2012 [30] | 5 | 5.1 | Upper pole duplicated ectopic ureter (5) | 3 (12 mm umbilical, 2 × 5 mm operative) | 225 | 1.2 | Pyelonephritis (1) | 40 | 100 |
| Bansal et al., 2014 [31] | 2 | 0.75 (both under 1 year) | Obstructed ectopic ureter (1), congenital mid-ureteral stricture (1) | 3 (8.5 mm umbilical, 2 × 8 mm operative) | 127.5 | 1 | None | 40 | 100 |
| Bowen et al., 2014 [32] | 1 | 14 | Transplant to native ureter (1) | 3 (8.5 mm umbilical, 2 × 8 mm operative) | 411 | Not listed | Urine leak (1) | 78 | 100 |
| Lee et al., 2015 [33] | 25 | 6.1 | Duplex systems (23), midureteral obstruction (2) | 3 (8.5 mm umbilical, 2 × 5 mm or 8 mm operative) | 186 | 1.6 | Febrile UTI (4) | 66 | 86 (9 stable) |
UTI, urinary tract infection.