ALLMedicine™ Pyeloplasty Center

Jan 21st, 2023 - A non-functional kidney (NFK) has been defined as one having paper-thin parenchyma, and split renal function (SRF) of < 10% on a nuclear scan. There are differences of opinion about nephrectomy or pyeloplasty in these patients. The present study w...

Dec 27th, 2022 - To compare the efficacy of secondary pyeloplasty and balloon dilation and to analyze the risk factors for secondary surgical failure in patients with recurrent uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). We retrospectively analyzed 65 patients wit...

Dec 16th, 2022 - As robotic-assisted (RAL) surgery expanded to treat pediatric congenital disease, infant anatomy and physiology posed unique challenges that prompted adaptations to the technology and surgical technique, which are compiled and reviewed in this man...

Dec 8th, 2022 - Laparoscopy has been adopted for advantages that include decreased adhesion formation, improved cosmesis, decreased post-operative pain, and shorter recovery times. The patient benefits of robotic surgery are thought to be essentially the same as ...

Nov 2nd, 2022 - Introduction: Given the extensive training required for laparoscopic pyeloplasty and the difficulties achieving this training, there is a need to recreate the activity in a controlled environment, but high-fidelity models are unavailable or expens...

Dec 8th, 2022 - Laparoscopy has been adopted for advantages that include decreased adhesion formation, improved cosmesis, decreased post-operative pain, and shorter recovery times. The patient benefits of robotic surgery are thought to be essentially the same as ...

Oct 31st, 2022 - First reported in 1967, ureteral stenting evolved fast until the introduction of the double-J ureteral stent (DJUS) in 1978. It has since become one of the most common devices used in urology. Ureteral stenting has a wide spectrum of indications t...

May 9th, 2022 - The ureteropelvic junction obstruction occurs in around 13% of children with antenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis. It remains a controversial topic what prognostic factors may be predictive for deterioration of the differential renal function. The...

Mar 21st, 2022 - Open Renal surgeries (pyeloplasty and nephrectomy) is associated with significant postoperative pain. Adequate postoperative analgesia is important to allow for early mobilization and discharge of the patients .Systemic opioids are usually not suf...

May 13th, 2021 - Technological innovations are an ongoing reality in clinical medicine, most dramatically in the operating room. Each advance is often heralded as an improvement in patient care, promising to correct deficiencies and advance standard operative proc...

Dec 5th, 2020 - Peter Ruff, MD The decision to expand a practice comes with great financial cost and administrative effort. Clinicians may expect to add new space, staff, and technology and spend more time in meetings. For Urology Austin, however, the benefits f...

Jan 5th, 2018 - About a quarter of a century has elapsed since the first publications about robotic surgery appeared.[1] Since then, approximately 14,000 reports containing the term "robotic surgery" have been published, largely focusing on costs and short-term r...

Nov 18th, 2009 - Action Points Note that little evidence exists that robot-assisted surgery on children results in better outcomes. Note that robot-assisted pediatric surgery appears to shorten hospital stays and reduce pain in some cases. Robot-assisted surgery i...

Oct 17th, 2002 - Structural Congenital Abnormalities Ransley and coworkers[24]suggested that in patients with pelvo-ureteric junction obstruction, those with poor function (< 20% glomerular filtration rate [GFR]) and hydronephrosis should undergo pigtail drainage ...