The study retrospectively analyzed 47 children with DRA who had a total of 45 RAL surgeries. Heminephrectomy was performed in 20, ureteroureterostomy in 14 and common sheath ureteral implant with or without ureteral tapering in 13.
Here are three key findings:
1. All the procedures were performed with the da Vinci Surgical System.
2. The mean surgery time for RAL ureteroureterostomy was 212 minutes, and the success rate was 100 percent.
3. In comparison, RAL common sheath ureteroneocystostomy had a success rate of 85 percent, which is below the gold standard for open procedures. Mean times were 197 minutes for RAL ureteroneocystosmy without tapering and 279 minutes with tapering.
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