Robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction – current status and future directions

Abstract

Robotic surgery in the treatment in certain urological diseases has become a mainstay. With the increasing use of the robotic platform, some surgeries which were historically performed open have transitioned to a minimally invasive technique. Recently, the robotic approach has become more utilized for ureteral reconstruction. In this article, the authors review the surgical techniques for a number of major ureteral reconstuctive surgeries and briefly discuss the outcomes reported in the literature.

Keywords

• Robotic surgery
• robotic ureteral reconstruction
• robotics
• ureteral injury
• ureteral reconstruction