Robot-assisted complex urinary tract reconstruction using intestinal segments: redefining the paradigm. 2023

Swapnil Singh Kushwaha, and Sidhartha Kalra, and L N Dorairajan, and K S Sreerag, and Mujahid Ali, and Jithesh Purushothaman, and Chiranjeet Singh Khurana
Department of Urology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, 605006, India.

Complex urinary tract reconstruction has significantly advanced with the increasing use of robot-assisted procedures. Robotic surgery aims to achieve the same outcomes as open surgery while minimizing morbidity by causing less blood loss, faster postoperative recovery, and reducing complications. This article shares our technique, challenges encountered, and experience of robot-assisted complex urinary tract reconstruction using intestinal segments. Between January 2020 to March 2022, 6 patients who underwent robot-assisted complex urinary tract reconstruction using intestinal segments at our centre were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic, clinical, and operative data were recorded. Patients underwent renal function tests, blood gas analysis, and radiographic imaging in the follow-up. Symptomatic and radiologic relief were the criteria for success. Out of 6 cases, three patients underwent ileal ureter replacement, two combined ileal ureter with augmentation ileo-cystoplasty and one augmentation ileo-cystoplasty alone. The mean age, estimated blood loss, length of hospital stay, and follow-up period were 32.6 years, 110 ± 13.1 mL, 7.0 ± 1.1 days, and 11.3 months, respectively. The indications for surgery were either benign ureteral stricture following lithotripsy or sequelae of genitourinary tuberculosis. No intra-operative complications were found. Clavien-Dindo grade-II and Grade-IIIa were found in three and one patient, respectively. During follow-up, none had compromised renal function or acidosis. Robot-assisted complex urinary tract reconstruction using intestinal segments is safe and offers the advantages of minimally invasive techniques. Techniques demonstrated in this article make these reconstructions feasible with good surgical and clinical outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012371 Robotics The application of electronic, computerized control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses. Companion Robots,Humanoid Robots,Remote Operations (Robotics),Social Robots,Socially Assistive Robots,Telerobotics,Soft Robotics,Assistive Robot, Socially,Companion Robot,Humanoid Robot,Operation, Remote (Robotics),Operations, Remote (Robotics),Remote Operation (Robotics),Robot, Companion,Robot, Humanoid,Robot, Social,Robot, Socially Assistive,Robotic, Soft,Social Robot,Socially Assistive Robot,Soft Robotic
D014513 Ureter One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER. Ureters
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D065287 Robotic Surgical Procedures Surgical procedures performed remotely using a computer that controls surgical instruments attached to mechanical arms designed to perform the tasks of the surgeon. Robot Surgery,Robot-Assisted Surgery,Robot-Enhanced Procedures,Robot-Enhanced Surgery,Robotic-Assisted Surgery,Surgical Procedures, Robotic,Procedure, Robot-Enhanced,Procedure, Robotic Surgical,Procedures, Robotic Surgical,Robot Assisted Surgery,Robot Enhanced Procedures,Robot Enhanced Surgery,Robot Surgeries,Robot-Assisted Surgeries,Robot-Enhanced Procedure,Robot-Enhanced Surgeries,Robotic Assisted Surgery,Robotic Surgical Procedure,Robotic-Assisted Surgeries,Surgery, Robot,Surgery, Robot-Assisted,Surgery, Robot-Enhanced,Surgery, Robotic-Assisted,Surgical Procedure, Robotic

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