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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation

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Clinical indications for ureteral reconstruction include strictures, trauma (often iatrogenic), vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), fistulas and malignancy. Traditional open surgery remains the gold standard for ureteral reimplantation with good long-term results (success rates over 90%) (Campbell’s urology, Philadelphia, p. 2347, 2003; Stief et al., Br J Urol 91:138–142, 2003; Ahn and Laughlin, Urology 58:184–187, 2001). Short ureteral defects can be managed by uretero-ureterostomy or ureteroneocystostomy. Longer defects require complex procedures such as psoas hitch ureteral reimplantation often combined with a Boari flap.

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Rassweiler, J. (2018). Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation. In: John, H., Wiklund, P. (eds) Robotic Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65864-3_41

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