A comparative study of pediatric open pyeloplasty, laparoscopy-assisted extracorporeal pyeloplasty, and robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty.

PURPOSE:To compare the outcomes of open pyeloplasty (OP), laparoscopy-assisted extracorporeal (LEXP), and robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in pediatric patients. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the age-matched cohort of 30 children who under...

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Main Authors: Sang Hoon Song, Chanwoo Lee, Jaeyoon Jung, Sung Jin Kim, Sungchan Park, Hyungkeun Park, Kun Suk Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5398516?pdf=render