This study aimed to provide an overview of the literature on buccal mucosal ureteroplasty for ureteral stricture disease, with a specific focus on the application of the robotic platform to buccal ureteroplasty.
In our review, we highlight the results of Zhao et al. from the New York University School of Medicine Department of Urology, as well as our own results from Temple University Hospital. Zhao et al. published the first series of four patients who underwent robotic buccal ureteroplasty. Mean stricture length was 3.0 cm, and at a mean follow-up of 15 months, all repairs remained patent. We also describe our results in 10 patients who underwent robotic buccal ureteroplasty at Temple University Hospital. Median stricture length was 3.0 cm, and at a median follow-up of 5 months, all repairs remain patent. Robotic buccal ureteroplasty offers a promising option for repair of complex ureteral strictures.
Current urology reports. 2017 May [Epub]
Benjamin Waldorf, Ziho Lee, Laura Kidd, Joshua Kaplan, Andrew Harris, Michael Metro, Jeffrey Liu, Daniel Eun
Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. ., Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville, KY, USA., Temple Head and Neck Institute, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.