ArticleInvestigative and clinical urology2021
Comparison of intraoperative and short-term postoperative outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic multi-port pyeloplasty using the da Vinci Si system and single-port pyeloplasty using the da Vinci SP system in children.
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- Robot-assisted pyeloplasty in ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO): a systematic comparison of single- and multiple-port techniques.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Current status of single port robotic-assisted reconstructive urology: a systematic review, meta-analysis and structured summary of the available literature.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The use of robotic single site system in pediatric surgery: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Single-port robot-assisted pyeloplasty versus multiport pyeloplasty: evidence from controlled trials.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Comparing the safety and efficacy of single-port versus multi-port robotic-assisted techniques in urological surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of urology · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in children: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- The current landscape of single-port robotic surgery in urology.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Comparison of the treatment effect of laparoscopic and robot-assisted single-port laparoscopic pyeloplasty on ureteropelvic junction obstruction in infants.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- The First Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Excision of Choledochal Cyst and Hepaticojejunostomy in Children.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2025Article
- Preliminary results of feasibility, safety and efficacy of robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty with the SHURUI single-port robotic surgical platform in children.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Implementation and Utility of the Da Vinci SP (Single Port) in Pediatric Urology.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- Management of hydronephrosis: a comprehensive review in pediatric urology perspective.Childhood kidney diseases · 2024Review
- Learning Curves in Pediatric Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Ensuring safety and feasibility for resection of pediatric benign ovarian tumors by single-port robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery using the da Vinci Xi system.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeWe compared the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of single-port robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (S-RALP) using the da Vinci SP® system and conventional multi-port robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (M-RALP) in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsMulti-port and single-port pyeloplasty have been performed in pediatric patients in our institution since October 2015 and February 2019, respectively. We conducted an entire cohort comparison. Considering the learning curve of M-RALP, we defined the last 15 cases of M-RALP as a subgroup of M-RALP and compared this subgroup with the entire cohort of S-RALP patients.
resultsThirty-one patients who underwent multi-port pyeloplasty and 15 patients who underwent single-port pyeloplasty were enrolled in this study. Age, height, body weight, laterality, surgical indication, and ipsilateral differential renal function were statistically similar in the M-RALP and S-RALP groups. The median operative time (3.0 h vs. 2.4 h; p=0.01) and the median console time (2.2 h vs. 1.5 h; p<0.001) were longer in the M-RALP group than in the S-RALP group. There was no significant difference in operative time or console time between the M-RALP subgroup and the S-RALP group. There were no significant differences in the length of hospitalization, pain score, morphine-equivalent use of analgesics, or postoperative differential renal function in all comparisons.
conclusionsThis study confirmed that pyeloplasty using the da Vinci® SP system can be started by robotic surgeons who can overcome the learning curve. Robot-assisted laparoscopic single-port pyeloplasty is feasible in noninfant pediatric patients.
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