Laparoscopic pyeloplasty in the pediatric patient: hand sewn anastomosis versus robotic assisted anastomosis--is there a difference?
Robotic assisted and laparoscopic anastomosis produced similar outcomes in pediatric patients who underwent pyeloplasty. Overall operative times did not vary significantly between the 2 procedures. There appeared to be no quantifiable benefits between the 2 procedures.
The estimated odds ratio showed that none of the associated variables including presence of any degree of epithelial dysplasia in the whole lesion, site, demarcation and smoking had influence on the risk of malignant development.