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Proximal Ureteral Reconstruction: Ureteroureterostomy, Buccal Mucosa Graft, Retrocaval Ureter

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Proximal ureteral reconstruction has presented a great challenge to surgeons, who have risen to the occasion through the invention of procedures, such as ureteroureterostomy, appendiceal flap ureteroplasty, ileal ureteral substitution, and buccal mucosal graft ureteroplasty. The advent of robotic-assisted technology has ushered in an era of further refinement of these techniques. This chapter aims to describe these latest advances in proximal ureteral reconstruction.

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  1. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Nabeel Shakir

  2. Crane Center for Transgender Surgery, Greenbae California, New York, NY, USA

    Min Suk Jan

  3. NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Lee C. Zhao

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  1. Department of Urology, Hackensack Meridian Health School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ, USA

    Michael D. Stifelman

  2. Department of Urology, New York University Langone Medical Cent Department of Urology, New York, NY, USA

    Lee C. Zhao

  3. Department of Urology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Daniel D. Eun

  4. Division of Pediatric Urology, Texas Children’s Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Chester J. Koh

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Shakir, N., Jan, M.S., Zhao, L.C. (2022). Proximal Ureteral Reconstruction: Ureteroureterostomy, Buccal Mucosa Graft, Retrocaval Ureter. In: Stifelman, M.D., Zhao, L.C., Eun, D.D., Koh, C.J. (eds) Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50196-9_9

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