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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2025

Surgical success following robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction, results from a global network of healthcare organizations.

Zachary J Prebay, Adam Schneider, Sohan Shah, Mauro Dispagna, Mihir S Shah

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Zachary J PrebayDepartment of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. zachary.prebay@jefferson.edu.
Adam SchneiderDepartment of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.
Sohan ShahDepartment of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.
Mauro DispagnaDepartment of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.
Mihir S ShahDepartment of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.

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Abstract

introductionAvailable data on robotic ureteral reconstruction procedures is concentrated from high volume centers. To better understand generalizability of success, we used a network of healthcare organizations (HCOs) to evaluate surgical success following robotic-assisted pyeloplasty (RP), ureteral reimplantation (RR), and ureteroureterostomy/ureteroplasty (RU).

methodsWe searched the TriNetX database for adult (>18 years old) patients undergoing RP, RR and RU. Our primary outcome was need for drain placement (nephrostomy or ureteral stent) from 4 weeks to 10 years postoperatively. We evaluated risk factors (RF) for drain placement (vascular disease, kidney disease, diabetes (DM), smoking history, radiation history, age, body mass index (BMI, kg/m^2)) using hazard ratios, with significance when 95% confidence interval does not include 1.0.

resultsAnalyses were run in October 2024. There were 1,324 RP patients from 30 HCOs, 464 RR patients from 22 HCOs, and 875 RU patients from 27 HCOs. Respectively, 10.8%, 11.7%, and 7.9% of patients needed a drain. DM (HR 2.0 (1.04–3.68)), smoking (HR 2.2 (1.34–3.49)), and BMI > 25 (HR 1.6 (1.07–2.34)) were RFs for drain placement following RP. DM (HR 2.8 (1.18–6.63)) was also a RF for RR patients. Radiation was a RF for both RR (HR 2.9 (1.03–8.09)) and RU (HR 3.7 (1.006–13.9)) patients. Age > 50 years (HR 2.3 (1.16–4.49)) was a RF for RU patients.

conclusionsWe report outcomes of robotic ureteral reconstruction from a variety of HCOs. This data helps describe the real world experience of patients undergoing robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction.

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Kidney PelvisPlastic Surgery ProceduresRobotic Surgical ProceduresUreterUrologic Surgical ProceduresAdultAgedDrainageFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReplantationRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomePyeloplastyRoboticsUreteral reimplantationUreteroplasty

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PMID41205124
PMCPMC12596375

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