Infant Robotic Bilateral Upper Urinary Tract Surgery

Infant Robotic Bilateral Upper Urinary Tract Surgery

We describe a case of robot-assisted laparoscopic bilateral upper urinary tract surgery in a 4-month-old infant for complex bilateral upper urinary tract duplication anomalies.

Concurrent upper and lower urinary tract robotic surgery: A case series.

The da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) continues to develop as a platform in urological surgery. Synchronous upper and lower urinary tract tumours requiring extirpative surgery are not uncommon. We report the first case robotic series of combined complex upper and lower urinary tract surgery. Six high-risk anaesthetic patients with a median age of 71 years and apparent synchrono...

Modified Retroperitoneoscopic Port Sites for Surgery of Upper Urinary Tract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Our objective was to introduce our experience using modified retroperitoneoscopic port positions for operations of the upper urinary tract. METHODS We designed different trocar positions or incisions according to different surgical procedures and specimen sizes. A total of 116 patients, comprising patients with common adrenal, kidney, and ureter diseases, underwent r...

Application of Laparoscopy in Upper Urinary Tract Surgery

Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cancer

Aetiology Smoking – increased RR x7 Analgaesic abuse Phenacetin most commonly described – increased RR 3.6x. Also associated with codeine, paracetamol and salyicylates Associated papillary necrosis on imaging associated with risk increase x7, which is synergistic with phenacetin abuse (20x) Characteristic finding of thickened basement membrane on histology – should alert physician to need for c...