SynthesisJournal of robotic surgery2023
Robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in children: a systematic review of the literature.
Synthesis in Journal of robotic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06734455 (Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in Children Younger Than 5 Years Old), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in Children Younger Than 5 Years Old
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Beyond da Vinci: a systematic review of next-generation multiport robotic platforms in pediatric surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative outcomes of robotic-assisted and conventional laparoscopic pyeloplasty in pediatric patients: a decade of evidence.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative outcomes of robotic-assisted vs. laparoscopic pull-through surgery in pediatric Hirschsprung's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Pooled it
- Is open pyeloplasty still a practical option for pediatric patients in resource-limited settings compared to laparoscopic and robotic approaches?Pediatric surgery international · 2025Trial
- Comparison of outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children with pelviureteric junction obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Robot-Assisted Anderson-Hynes Pyeloplasty for Lower-Moiety Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in an Incomplete Duplex Collecting System Presenting as Dietl's Crisis: A Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (RALP) on Pediatric Hydronephrosis with and Without Abdominal Pain Symptoms: A Cohort Study Using Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting (IPTW).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative Outcomes of Robot-Assisted and Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in Infants and Toddlers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Beyond the narrow passage: comparative outcomes of laparoscopic and robotic pyeloplasty in infants.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Global research trends in robot-assisted pediatric urological surgery: a visualized bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Hepatocyte growth factor blocks epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis of ureteral epithelial cells in UPJO.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children: a single-surgeon experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Feasibility of aesthetic port placement in robot-assisted pyeloplasty a single institute study in all age groups.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Laparoscopy in pediatric urology: from inception to innovation - a comprehensive review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Single-port robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: evaluating the Da Vinci SP system in minimally invasive urologic oncology.World journal of urology · 2025Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends in Paediatric Pelvic-Ureteric Junction Obstruction.Cureus · 2025Review
- Robot-assisted pedicled colonic flap pyeloplasty for the treatment of complicated ureteropelvic junction obstruction: technique and outcomes from a single center.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Letter to the Editor: evaluating the practical implications of robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in pediatric urology.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in a five-day-old infant with severely infected hydronephrosis: The very young case report and review of literature.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of robot-assisted and laparoscopic pyeloplasty with flexible ureteroscopy for managing concomitant ureteropelvic junction obstruction and renal calculi in children.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Robotic pyeloplasty has become a natural progression from the development of open, then laparoscopic procedures to treat pediatric patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). Robotic-assisted pyeloplasty (RALP) is now considered a new gold standard in pediatric MIS. A systematic review of the literature retrieved from PubMed and published in the last 10 years (2012-2022) was performed. This review underlines that in all children except the smallest infants, where the open procedure has benefits in terms of duration of general anesthetic and there are limitations in the size of instruments, robotic pyeloplasty is becoming the preferred procedure to perform in patients with UPJO. Results for the robotic approach are extremely promising, with shorter operative times than laparoscopy and equal success rates, length of stay and complications. In case of redo pyeloplasty, RALP is easier to perform than other open or MIS procedures. By 2009, robotic surgery became the most used modality to treat all UPJO and continues to grow in popularity. Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children is safe and effective with excellent outcomes, even in redo pyeloplasty or challenging anatomical cases. Moreover, robotic approach shortens the learning curve for junior surgeons, who can readily achieve levels of expertise comparable to senior practitioners. However, there are still concerns regarding the cost associated with this procedure. Further high-quality prospective observational studies and clinical trials, as well as new technologies specific for the pediatric population, are advisable for RALP to reach the level of gold standard.
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