In select centers, Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (RALP) has emerged as a viable approach for the treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO).
Stent placement for urinary diversion is a common post-operative practice with several potential techniques and respective challenges. Previously described robot-assisted diversion techniques such as indwelling JJ stents or nephroureteral stents either require additional anesthesia, costs, or carry bleeding risks. Herein we describe an alternative post-RALP, Cutaneous Pyeloureteral (CPU) stenting technique that minimizes the aforementioned challenges and achieves effective urinary diversion.
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Dangle PP, Shah AB, Gundeti M. Are you the author?
The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Reference: J Endourol. 2014 Feb 2. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1089/end.2013.0499
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24484221
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