Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?

To the Editor, Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is a well-recognised clinical entity characterised by functionally significant impairment of drainage of urine at the level of the pelvi-ureteric junction due to extrinsic or intrinsic obstruction and is encountered both by adult and paediat...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Nikolinakos, Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis, Ivo Donkov, Elisavet Kotsi, Georgios Antonoglou, Ioannis Alexandrou, Nikolaos Zavras, Joseph M. Norris
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Published: PAGEPress Publications 2024-03-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/12263
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author Panagiotis Nikolinakos
Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis
Ivo Donkov
Elisavet Kotsi
Georgios Antonoglou
Ioannis Alexandrou
Nikolaos Zavras
Joseph M. Norris
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Ivo Donkov
Elisavet Kotsi
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description To the Editor, Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is a well-recognised clinical entity characterised by functionally significant impairment of drainage of urine at the level of the pelvi-ureteric junction due to extrinsic or intrinsic obstruction and is encountered both by adult and paediatric urologists alike. Management of PUJO has been surgical historically, and the gold standard has been an open Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty. [...]
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spelling doaj.art-c0c05f27226f41bf8f1c5a0854e6c0e12024-03-07T23:11:56ZengPAGEPress PublicationsArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia1124-35622282-41972024-03-0110.4081/aiua.2024.12263Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?Panagiotis Nikolinakos0Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis1Ivo Donkov2Elisavet Kotsi3Georgios Antonoglou4Ioannis Alexandrou5Nikolaos Zavras6Joseph M. Norris7Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Urology, West Middlesex University Hospital, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LondonDepartment of Urology, West Middlesex University Hospital, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LondonDepartment of Urology, West Middlesex University Hospital, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LondonDepartment of Pediatrics, Penteli Children’s Hospital, AthensDepartment of Urology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, SurreyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Pendeli Children’s Hospital, AthensDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensUCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London To the Editor, Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is a well-recognised clinical entity characterised by functionally significant impairment of drainage of urine at the level of the pelvi-ureteric junction due to extrinsic or intrinsic obstruction and is encountered both by adult and paediatric urologists alike. Management of PUJO has been surgical historically, and the gold standard has been an open Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty. [...] https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/12263Pyeloplastyrobotic surgeryurologyminimally invasive
spellingShingle Panagiotis Nikolinakos
Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis
Ivo Donkov
Elisavet Kotsi
Georgios Antonoglou
Ioannis Alexandrou
Nikolaos Zavras
Joseph M. Norris
Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?
Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Pyeloplasty
robotic surgery
urology
minimally invasive
title Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?
title_full Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?
title_fullStr Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?
title_full_unstemmed Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?
title_short Robotic pyeloplasty: technological global panacea or geo-surgical nightmare?
title_sort robotic pyeloplasty technological global panacea or geo surgical nightmare
topic Pyeloplasty
robotic surgery
urology
minimally invasive
url https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/12263
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