Robot-assisted reconstructive surgery of lower urinary tract in children: a narrative review on technical aspects and current literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Robotic approach is used widely for paediatric upper tract urinary reconstruction. This is a narrative review looking at the current status of robotic approach in lower urinary tract reconstruction. The aim of this article is to highlight the important technical aspects of commonly performed robotic lower urinary tract reconstructive surgeries and review the current literature.

Methods

MEDLINE database search was conducted using MeSH terms and Boolean operators from Jan 2000 to Jun 2022. Abstracts were screened to exclude those in languages other than English as also articles pertaining to (I) upper urinary tract surgery, (II) only laparoscopic surgery (not robot-assisted) and (III) non-urological topics. Selected articles were then reviewed and sear

SUBMITTER: Upasani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10485640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature