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The learning curve for robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in children: Our initial experience from a single center.
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- Robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in children: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Shaping the future of surgery: A scoping review of current robotic practices in KSA.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Review
- Narrative review in learning curve and pediatric robotic training program.Translational pediatrics · 2024Review
- The learning curve of robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- The construction of a nomogram to predict the prognosis and recurrence risks of UPJO.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Learning Curves in Pediatric Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Comparison of Safety, Efficacy and Outcomes of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty vs Conventional Laparoscopy.Research and reports in urology · 2020Review
- Pediatric robotic urologic procedures: Indications and outcomes.Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of IndiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundRobotic-assisted pyeloplasty surgery has become the preferred approach of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in pediatrics. However, to our knowledge, there is limited data on the learning curve for robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in children and no similar study from Saudi Arabia.
aimsThe objective of the study was to evaluate the progression of the surgical team performing robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) and to assess the feasibility of the RALP in children, since it is having been recently started in the Kingdom. SETTINGS AND
designRetrospective charts and surgical videos review at the tertiary care centre. SUBJECTS AND
methodsAfter approval from the internal review board (IRB), we reviewed the surgical video recording of the RALP procedure of 15 patients presented with UPJO from January 2016 to October 2017. Statistical analysis was done for the variables includes dissection time, pyelotomy, anastomosis on both sides, and total surgery time and calculated in minutes. Renal ultrasound reviewed to assess any change in grade.
resultsFifteen patients with UPJO underwent RALP. Of 15 cases, nine were primary and six cases as secondary UPJO. The median age was 8 (3-15) years. Out of 15 cases, 13 and 2 patients diagnosed as Society for Fetal Urology grades of 4 and 3, respectively. Total operative time was prolonged in secondary group as compared to primary pyeloplasty group (mean [standard deviation (SD)]: 166.3 [35.1], range: 125-223,
conclusionsThe evaluation of the learning curve of RALP for this group of patients concluded that total operative time for RALP, performed by the pediatric urology team, steadily decreased with collective surgical experience.
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