122 publications
Robotic and single-port surgical technique papers spanning upper urinary tract reconstruction, gender-affirming surgery, minimally invasive reconstructive approaches, and adoption of new platforms.
JU open plus · 2026
Vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis (VUAS) occurs after 1 to 3% of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomies (RARPs). Pelvic fascia-sparing techniques preserve more native anatomy and may reduce stenoses, but evidence is lacking. The aim of this study was...
World journal of urology · 2026
To report perioperative and short-term outcomes of single-port (SP) robotic vascular-preserving (non-transecting) Y-V flap pyeloplasty with stricturoplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). The most commonly performed pyeloplasty technique is...
World journal of urology · 2026
Ileal ureter interposition is a well-established option for complex ureteral strictures. While minimally invasive approaches have evolved, the application of the single-port (SP) robotic platform for ileal ureter reconstruction has not been previously...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026
The intersection between urology and plastic surgery represents an important collaborative frontier in modern reconstruction. Defects involving the genitourinary and perineal regions frequently require the coordinated expertise of both specialties to...
World journal of urology · 2026
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · 2026
European Urology · 2026
World journal of urology · 2026
PURPOSE: Robot-assisted surgical management of ureteral stricture is a relatively uncommon procedure with numerous techniques described. This literature review combined with expert opinion outlines the key surgical principles of ureteral reconstruction and...
Journal of Urology · 2026
Journal of Urology · 2026
Urology · 2026
European urology open science · 2025
Robot-assisted buccal mucosa graft (BMG) ureteroplasty was introduced a decade ago and has since gained wide adoption within the urology community. However, available data on the outcomes of robot-assisted BMG ureteroplasty remain limited, and no large...
European urology · 2025
BJUI compass · 2025
To compare the outcomes of open versus robotic ureteral reimplantation procedures at a single centre. The charts of all patients with ureteral strictures who underwent open ureteral reimplantation between 2005 and 2024, and those who underwent robotic...
Annals of surgery · 2025
To determine the outcomes of robotic peritoneal flap vaginoplasty. There is a lack of long-term outcomes data for gender-affirming vaginoplasty to inform patient decision-making. A retrospective cohort of 500 consecutive patients undergoing robotic...
Annals of plastic surgery · 2025
The learning curve (LC) is the process of mastering a new technique. This study assesses the LC for robotic-assisted peritoneal flap gender-affirming vaginoplasty (RPGAV). A retrospective chart review of all consecutive patients undergoing RPGAV between...
Journal of robotic surgery · 2025
Little is known regarding the incidence of symptomatic, de novo vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after ureteral reimplantation in adults. We sought to characterize this phenomenon in a contemporary cohort. We conducted a retrospective review of a...
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open · 2025
Nature reviews. Urology · 2025
The advent of the purpose-built da Vinci single-port robotic platform marks a pivotal advancement in minimally invasive urological surgery. Designed to overcome the ergonomic and technical limitations of prior single-site approaches, the single-port system...
Journal of robotic surgery · 2025
The surgical approach of ureteral stricture has changed dramatically over the past 15 years with the rise of robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of all robotic ureteral reconstructions performed at a single...
World Journal of Urology · 2025
Neurourology and urodynamics · 2024
With increased access to gender affirming care, the rate of vaginoplasties in the US has risen rapidly. Although some retrospective studies report high rates of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after gender affirming vaginoplasty, the type and severity...
World journal of urology · 2024
To compare the outcomes of patients undergoing robotic YV plasty for bladder neck contracture (BNC) vs. vesico-urethral anastomotic stricture (VUAS). A retrospective study included male patients who underwent robotic YV plasty for BNC after endoscopic...
Urology · 2024
To characterize a large cohort of patients undergoing robotic buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty (RU-BMG), determine the technique's durability, and assess the impact of patient- and disease-specific factors on outcomes. We conducted a retrospective review...
The Canadian journal of urology · 2024
We describe a method of robotic ureterocalicostomy (RALUC) with the Da Vinci Single Port (SP) platform and present clinical outcomes in our cohort of patients. We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing RALUC with the SP platform in a...
Journal of endourology · 2024
Introduction: To investigate preoperative predictors of surgical success for patients undergoing robotic ureteral reconstruction (RUR) for management of distal ureteral strictures. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our multi-institutional Collaborative...
Asian journal of urology · 2023
Bladder neck contracture and vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis are difficult to manage endoscopically, and open repair is associated with high rates of incontinence. In recent years, there have been increasing reports of robotic-assisted bladder neck...
Urology · 2023
To address instances when there is insufficient remnant tissue to perform revision following canal-deepening gender affirming vaginoplasty revisions as indicated by insufficient depth. Options for lining of the vaginal canal include skin grafts, peritoneal...
BJUI compass · 2023
To describe our multi-institutional experience with robotic ureteral reconstruction (RUR) in patients who failed prior endoscopic and/or surgical management. We retrospectively reviewed our Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)...
Journal of endourology · 2023
Objectives: There is presently scarce literature describing the outcomes of patients undergoing robotic ureteral reconstruction (RUR) using the Boari flap (BF) technique. Herein, we report our prospective, multi-institutional experience using BF in...
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2023
Ureteral strictures are a common and often challenging complication of renal transplantation. The use of single-port (SP) robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery is a novel approach in the management of these patients. Here we describe 3 patients with...
Urology · 2023
To determine surgical outcomes in a large of cohort men undergoing robotic-assisted posterior urethroplasty (RPU), which has been described in small series as a viable option. We performed a retrospective review of all 105 men who underwent RPU from...
Urology · 2023
To investigate predictors of surgical success for patients undergoing robotic ureteral reconstruction (RUR) for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), proximal, and middle ureteral stricture disease. We retrospectively reviewed our multi-institutional...
Seminars in plastic surgery · 2023
Genital surgery for the treatment of gender dysphoria has undergone significant evolution since its inception in the first half of the 20th century. Robotic approaches to the pelvis allow for improved visualization and reduced abdominal wall morbidity,...
AMA journal of ethics · 2023
Since the US Food and Drug Administration first approved robotic surgery for clinical use in 2000, it has gained widespread adoption across multiple surgical domains. While pediatric surgery has had a relatively slower adoption rate, robotic surgery has...
World journal of urology · 2023
We sought to determine whether preoperative stricture length measurement affected the choice of procedure performed, its correlation to intraoperative stricture length, and postoperative outcomes. The Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2022
Insufficient genital tissue has been reported as a barrier to achieving depth in gender-affirming vaginoplasty. The authors sought to characterize vaginal depth and revision outcomes in patients with genital hypoplasia undergoing robotic peritoneal flap...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2022
Following gender-affirming penile inversion vaginoplasty or vulvoplasty, patients may seek vulvar revision procedures for a variety of common aesthetic and functional concerns. These indications for revision and accompanying techniques are not...
Microsurgery · 2022
Reducing donor site morbidity after deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap harvest relies mainly upon maintaining integrity of the anterior rectus sheath fascia. The purpose of this study is to describe our minimally-invasive technique for...
Urology · 2022
To describe the authors' experience diagnosing and managing intra-abdominal complications following robotic peritoneal flap vaginoplasty. The peritoneal flap vaginoplasty is a technique used to achieve consistent vaginal depth regardless of available natal...
Urology · 2022
To examine the safety, feasibility and durability of robotic reimplantation of ureteroenteric stricture after radical cystectomy. A retrospective multi-institutional review was performed for all patients undergoing robotic repair of ureteroenteric...
Research and reports in urology · 2022
The landscape for upper genitourinary tract reconstruction continues to evolve with innovations in technology and surgical techniques. While the use of flaps and grafts in reconstructive surgery is not a novel concept, the application of buccal mucosal...
The Urologic clinics of North America · 2022
With the widespread dissemination of robotic surgical platforms, pathologies that were previously deemed challenging can now be treated more reliably with minimally invasive procedures via the robot. The advantages of precise articulation for dissection...
The journal of sexual medicine · 2022
Many patients have goals related to sexual health when seeking gender-affirming vaginoplasty, and previous investigations have only studied the ability to orgasm at cross-sectional timepoints. Our aim is to quantify the time to orgasm postoperative...
Urology · 2021
To describe the technique, feasibility and short-term outcomes of buccal mucosa grafts in robotic lower urinary tract reconstruction. We reviewed 9 patients who underwent single-port robotic posterior urethroplasty with buccal mucosa graft from...
Urology · 2021
Silber and Kelly first described the successful autotransplantation of an intra-abdominal testis in 1976. Subsequent authors incorporated laparoscopy and demonstrated the viability of transplanted testes based on serial postoperative exams. We sought to...
Journal of Endourology · 2021
Urology · 2021
To report our novel technique and mid-term follow-up for robotic-assisted laparoscopic vaginectomy (RALV), a component procedure of staged gender-affirming penile reconstructive surgery. The records of patients seeking gender-affirming penile...
Urology · 2021
To evaluate the effect of ureteral rest on outcomes of robotic ureteral reconstruction. We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent robotic ureteral reconstruction of proximal and/or middle ureteral strictures in our multi-institutional database...
Urology · 2021
To present the technique and early outcomes of salvage neovaginal reconstruction using robotic dissection and peritoneal flap mobilization. Twenty-four patients underwent robotic peritoneal flap revision vaginoplasty from 2017 to 2020. A canal is dissected...
Journal of endourology · 2021
Background: Robotic pelvic surgery is being increasingly utilized for reconstruction proximal to the genitourinary diaphragm. We describe a combined robotic, transabdominal, and open transperineal approach for complex anastomotic posterior urethroplasty....
Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2021
Urology · 2021
To describe a novel method of robotic assisted laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair (RAL-PHR), including the evolving use of the Da Vinci Single Port (SP) robotic system. Demographic, intraoperative, and postoperative variables were collected for patients...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2021
To optimize neovaginal dimensions, several modifications of the traditional penile inversion vaginoplasty are described. Options for neovaginal lining include skin grafts, scrotal flaps, urethral flaps, and peritoneum. Implications of these techniques on...
Current opinion in urology · 2021
Developments in robotic reconstructive urology have introduced novel treatments for complex upper and lower urinary tract disease. Short-term and mid-term data demonstrates excellent outcomes and minimal morbidity, suggesting the advanced instrumentation...
Therapeutic advances in urology · 2021
With the widespread dissemination of robotic surgical platforms, pathology previously deemed insurmountable or challenging has been treated with reliable and replicable outcomes. The advantages of precise articulation for dissection and suturing, tremor...
Urological Care for the Transgender Patient · 2021
Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction: A Complete Approach · 2021
Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction: A Complete Approach · 2021
Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction: A Complete Approach · 2021
Urology · 2021
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European urology · 2021
Refractory vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis (VUAS) after radical prostatectomy poses challenges distinct from bladder neck contracture, due to close proximity to the sphincter mechanism. Open reconstruction is technically demanding, risking de novo...
Urology · 2020
To update our prior multi-institutional experience with robotic ureteroplasty with buccal mucosa graft and analyze our intermediate-term outcomes. Although our previous multi-institutional report provided significant insight into the safety and efficacy...
Investigative and clinical urology · 2020
To report our intermediate-term, multi-institutional experience after robotic ureteral reconstruction for the management of long-segment proximal ureteral strictures. We retrospectively reviewed our Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery...
The Urologic clinics of North America · 2020
Robotically assisted laparoscopic techniques may be used for proximal and distal ureteral strictures. Distal strictures may be approached with ureteroneocystotomy, psoas hitch, and Boari flap. Ureteroureterostomy, buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty, and...
Operative Neurosurgery · 2020
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · 2020
Journal of Endourology · 2020
Urology · 2020
To report a multi-institutional experience with robotic appendiceal ureteroplasty. This is a retrospective review of 13 patients undergoing right appendiceal flap ureteroplasty at 2 institutions between April 2016 and October 2019. The primary endpoint was...
Urology · 2020
To describe surgical techniques and peri-operative outcomes with secondary robotic pyeloplasty (RP), and compare them to those of primary RP. We retrospectively reviewed our multi-institutional, collaborative of reconstructive robotic ureteral surgery...
Progres en Urologie · 2020
Progres en Urologie · 2020
Urology · 2020
European urology · 2020
Robotic-assisted peritoneal flap gender-affirming vaginoplasty (RPGAV) with the da Vinci Xi system has been reported to be a safe alternative to traditional penile inversion vaginoplasty. Utilizing the Single Port (SP) robot system, our surgical approach...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020
The omentum provides abundant lymphatic tissue with reliable vascular anatomy, representing an ideal donor for vascularized lymph node transfer without risk for donor site lymphedema. We describe a novel, robotically assisted approach for omental flap...
Textbook of Male Genitourethral Reconstruction · 2019
Urology · 2019
To describe the technique of robotic remnant vaginectomy/excision of urethral diverticulum in transmen and report postoperative outcomes. Between 2015 and 2018, 4 patients underwent robotic remnant vaginectomy/excision of urethral diverticulum for relief...
Surgical endoscopy · 2019
Buccal mucosal grafts (BMG) are traditionally used in urethral reconstruction. There may be insufficient BMG for applications requiring large grafts, such as urethral stricture after gender-affirming phalloplasty. Rectal mucosa in lieu of BMG avoids oral...
Techniques in coloproctology · 2019
The Journal of urology · 2019
We report multi-institutional outcomes in patients who underwent urethroplasty with a rectal mucosa graft. We used the TURNS (Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons) database to identify patients who underwent urethral reconstruction with...
The Journal of urology · 2019
Penile inversion vaginoplasty is the most common procedure for genital reconstruction in transwomen. While penile inversion vaginoplasty usually provides an excellent aesthetic result, the technique may be complicated by vaginal stenosis and inadequate...
European Urology · 2018
Urology · 2018
Urology · 2018
Urology · 2018
Urology · 2018
To review a robotic approach to recalcitrant bladder neck obstruction and to assess success and incontinence rates. Patients with a recalcitrant bladder neck contracture or vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis who underwent robotic bladder neck...
European urology · 2018
Translational andrology and urology · 2018
Minimally invasive surgery has made a profound impact on how urologists approach the challenges in reconstruction of the urinary tract. The advent of laparoscopic approaches to reconstructive urology have demonstrated comparable outcomes to open surgery...
Urology · 2018
To demonstrate the technique and the outcomes of robot assisted Y-V plasty bladder neck reconstruction (RYVBNR). We present our technique for treatment of recalcitrant bladder neck contracture (BNC) in 7 patients who underwent RYVBNR at our institution...
The Journal of urology · 2018
In this study we aimed to define the prevalence of preoperative and postoperative post-micturition incontinence or post-void dribbling after anterior urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease. We also sought to determine risk factors for its presence....
Current urology reports · 2018
A growing number of transgender patients are seeking gender-affirming genital reconstructive surgery (GRS). These complex procedures have high complication rates. We describe common surgical pitfalls in GRS and approaches for minimizing complications....
Minerva urologica e nefrologica = The Italian journal of urology and nephrology · 2018
Iatrogenic ureteral injuries represent a common surgical problem encountered by practicing urologists. With the rapidly expanding applications of robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, ureteral reconstruction has been an important field of recent...
Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery, 3rd Ed · 2017
Smith's Textbook of Endourology, 4th Ed · 2017
European Urology · 2017
European urology · 2017
Minimally invasive treatment of long, multifocal ureteral strictures or failed pyeloplasty is challenging. Robot-assisted buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty (RBU) is a technique for ureteral reconstruction that avoids the morbidity of bowel interposition or...
Urology · 2017
To describe a novel technique of robotic inguinal lymphadenectomy with near infrared fluorescence imaging (NIRF) using indocyanine green (ICG) to facilitate lymph node identification during robotic groin dissection for penile cancer. The patient is placed...
Surgical Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery, 2nd Ed · 2016
Taneja's Complications of Urologic Surgery, 5th Ed · 2016
European urology · 2016
Urology Times · 2015
Urology · 2015
To describe the technique of robotic buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty as a minimally invasive alternative method of ureteral reconstruction for proximal or multifocal ureteral strictures not amenable to primary anastomosis. Between October 2013 and May...
BJU international · 2015
To evaluate the long-term outcomes of robotic-assisted laparoscopic (RAL) upper urinary tract (UUT) reconstruction performed at a tertiary referral centre. Data from 250 consecutive patients undergoing RAL UUT reconstruction, including pyeloplasty with or...
New England Journal of Medicine · 2014
Urology · 2014
To report our results from series of robotic-assisted laparoscopic augmentation enterocystoplasty (RALAE) performed in a completely intracorporeal fashion. Patients who underwent RALAE with or without the creation of a catheterizable channel between 2006...
Journal of endourology · 2013
Laparoscopic and especially robot-assisted minimally invasive prostatectomy (MIP) has increased in popularity over the past decade. We analyzed how the increasing prevalence of MIP has affected the outcomes of MIP and open radical prostatectomy (RRP). In...
Journal of Endourology · 2011
Journal of endourology · 2011
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) is the most expensive, yet most common, surgical treatment for patients with prostate cancer. Furthermore, its popularity continues to grow despite the lack of evidence for functional and oncologic...
Urology · 2009
Journal of robotic surgery · 2009
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a procedure thought to require experience with a significant number of cases before mastering. Most RARP series examine outcomes after the learning curve or by combining results from multiple surgeons. We...
Journal of endourology · 2009
Approximation of the bladder to urethra during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) is a critical step toward achieving long-term continence. To determine the impact on surgical outcomes after RALP, we compare two techniques for constructing...
Minerva urologica e nefrologica = The Italian journal of urology and nephrology · 2009
Robotic surgery is becoming rapidly integrated in urology. Nearly every open or laparoscopic procedure has been described with robotic assistance. While the da Vinci robot is recently applied to the upper urinary tract, it has become widely adopted for...
Journal of endourology · 2009
Specimen morcellation during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is controversial. We seek to evaluate the safety and efficacy of specimen morcellation and LRN for treatment of presumed malignant renal lesions. We...
International Brazilian Journal of Urology · 2008
The Journal of urology · 2008
As nephron sparing surgery is used more frequently for select renal tumors, the incidence of urine leaks will likely increase. To our knowledge the risk factors of and management strategies for urine leaks have not been studied. We report our experience...
Journal of endourology · 2008
Iatrogenic occurrences (including radiologically guided renal biopsy, shockwave lithotripsy, and minimally invasive ablative procedures) of subcapsular hematoma that lead to acute renal failure are rare but serious. The advancement of minimally invasive...
Journal of endourology · 2008
Specimen morcellation during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal-cell carcinoma is controversial, and supporting literature remains sparse. We seek to evaluate the safety and efficacy of morcellation for specimen removal after laparoscopic radical...
Journal of endourology · 2008
The usefulness of plain film chest radiography (CXR) in evaluation for thoracic complications after laparoscopic urologic procedures is uncertain. Our objectives were to examine the association between radiographic findings and clinical manifestations of...
Journal of endourology · 2007
To evaluate the effect of increasing age of urology patients on the outcome of laparoscopic procedures. We performed a retrospective review of patients undergoing laparoscopic urologic procedures from 1998 to 2005, comparing patients 75 or older with all...
Principles and Practice of Robotic Surgery
Comprehensive Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery