MIS-Behavior
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has changed pediatric urology and general surgery, offering less morbidity and new surgical options for many procedures. This promise goes unrealized when technical methods lag. Application…
Robotic-Assisted Bladder Neck Repair
Minimally invasive techniques are rapidly being developed and integrated into urologic surgery. Over the past 5 years, the urologic literature is abound with novel techniques and adaptations to conventional laparoscopy. Pediatric…
The Robotic Appendicovesicostomy and Bladder Augmentation
There is growing interest in applying robotic-assisted laparoscopic techniques to complex reconstructive pelvic surgery owing to inherent benefits of precision, tissue handling, and articulating instruments for suturing. This review examines…
The Robotic-assisted Ureteral Reimplantation
The development of the robotic-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation has tracked a path searching for the optimal method of providing outcomes on par with the gold standard of open intravesical ureteral…
The Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Robotic pyeloplasty is now commonly performed for children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Because surgical robotics is a tool that facilitates pyeloplasty and other reconstructive urologic operations, the indications for robotic-assisted…
Management of the Bladder and Calyceal Diverticulum
Bladder and calyceal diverticula are rare clinical entities in the pediatric population. Most of these diverticula are asymptomatic, incidentally detected, and may not require surgical intervention. However, if surgery is…
Minimally Invasive Techniques for Management of the Ureterocele and Ectopic Ureter
The optimal management approach for children with ureterocele and complete pyeloureteral duplication, especially in the setting of high-grade ipsilateral vesicoureteral reflux, remains unclear. Trends in surgical management reflect a shift…
The Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a common anomaly, and presents clinically in all pediatric age groups. The past 3 decades have witnessed an evolution in the surgical correction of UPJ…
Vesicoscopic Ureteral Reimplant
Vesicoscopic ureteral reimplantation is a challenging procedure to learn but does have outcomes equivalent to standard open repair. Children objectively have less pain than after an open cross-trigonal repair. Operative…
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy
The indication for use of laparoscopy, in the pediatric population, was initially for diagnostic purposes. As confidence with the technology and utility grew, it began to be applied for therapeutic…
