Journal Reviews

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Robot-assisted ureterocalicostomy

11 July 2023 | | Paediatric Urology | hydronephrosis, minimally invasive surgical procedures, postoperative complications, robotic surgical procedures, Urogenital abnormalities

Ureterocalicostomy was first introduced by Neuwirt (1947) and further described by Jameson et al. (1957) as an alternative procedure for repair of pelviureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction associated with an intrarenal pelvis. Performing ureterocalicostomy for PUJ repair has been suggested in...

Ureteral clipping in children – longer term outcomes of a novel treatment

1 May 2018 | | Paediatric Urology | hydronephrosis, laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgical procedures, ureter, ureterocele

In this article, Lopes et al. report longer term outcomes of laparoscopic clipping of ureters of non-functioning kidneys or non-functioning renal moieties in duplex kidneys associated with ectopic ureter or obstructive ureteroceles. In 2014, their group published a promising preliminary...

Which is better – laparoscopic or open paediatric pyeloplasty?

1 September 2017 | | Paediatric Urology | laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgical procedures, pediatrics, randomized controlled trials as topic, ureteral obstruction

In an attempt to answer the above question, Gatti et al. undertook a randomised controlled trial between 2005 and 2014. All children aged 1 to 18 years of age requiring surgery for pelviureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction were enrolled. A total...