Ureteral Reconstruction Publications

Representative Work

Reconstruction of a Devastated Ureter: Multi-institutional Experience with Robotic Intracorporeal Ileal Ureter Replacement
Ureteral stricture: current treatment algorithm and key surgical principles in the robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction era
Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Transvaginal Retroperitoneal Ureteral Reimplantation: Early Experience
Navigating the Irradiated Ureter: Multi-Institutional Outcomes of Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction for Radiation-Induced Strictures
Patient-reported symptoms suggestive of vesicoureteral reflux after robotic ureteral reimplantation in adults

All Ureteral Reconstruction Publications

Reconstruction of a Devastated Ureter: Multi-institutional Experience with Robotic Intracorporeal Ileal Ureter Replacement

Ji E, Naser-Tavakolian A, Kanabolo D, Lin J, Bhalla R, Eid N, Jauregui RG, Elbakry A, Doersch K, Flynn B, Zhao L, Lee Z

Eur Urol · 2026

PubMed · PMID 41577584 doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2026.01.011

Ureteral stricture: current treatment algorithm and key surgical principles in the robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction era

Bourillon A, Peyronnet B, McGuire BB, Pinar U, Lee Z, Nair R, Stifelman M, Eun D, Zhao LC, Bhatt N; CORRUS-T Collaborative Research on Reconstruction of Ureteral Stricture-Transatlantic

World J Urol · 2026

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 41546831 doi:10.1007/s00345-025-06181-4

Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Transvaginal Retroperitoneal Ureteral Reimplantation: Early Experience

J Urol (AUA 2026 abstract) · 2026

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port

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Navigating the Irradiated Ureter: Multi-Institutional Outcomes of Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction for Radiation-Induced Strictures

J Urol (AUA 2026 abstract IP45-19) · 2026

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Uro-Oncology Outcomes, Methods & Education

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Patient-reported symptoms suggestive of vesicoureteral reflux after robotic ureteral reimplantation in adults

Chao BW, Zhao K, Lee M, Lin JS, Raver M, Stifelman MD, Zhao LC, Eun DD

J Robot Surg · 2025

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 40232636 doi:10.1007/s11701-025-02310-8

Robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction for ureteral stricture: a single-center series

Bourillon A, Freton L, Hascoet J, Richard C, Haudebert C, Verhoest G, Mathieu R, Zhao LC, Bensalah K, Peyronnet B

J Robot Surg · 2025

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 40914922 doi:10.1007/s11701-025-02754-y

Robotic ureteral reconstruction for endometriosis-induced strictures: insights from a multi-institutional experience

Lee M, Saxena S, Zhao K, Dodd C, Lee R, Stifelman M, Zhao L, Eun DD

World J Urol · 2025

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 41045299 doi:10.1007/s00345-025-05982-x

Role of buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty in the surgical management of pyeloplasty failure

Lee M, Nagoda E, Strauss D, Loecher M, Stifelman M, Zhao L

Asian J Urol · 2024

Ureteral Reconstruction Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)

PubMed · PMID 39139522 doi:10.1016/j.ajur.2023.09.001

Robotic Buccal Mucosa Graft Ureteroplasty: A Decade of Experience From a Multi-institutional Cohort

Chao BW, Raver M, Lin J, Zhao K, Lee M, Gelman S, Stifelman M, Zhao LC, Eun DD

Urology · 2024

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 39622442 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2024.11.059

Single-port robotic laparoscopic ureterocalicostomy: surgical technique and clinical outcomes

Xu AJ, Lin JS, Chen PY, Carbunaru S, Lee YS, Zhao LC

Can J Urol · 2024

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 39675039

Preoperative Factors for Success of Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction for Distal Ureteral Strictures

Lee M, Zhao K, Chao B, Lee Z, Munver R, Ahmed M, Stifelman MD, Zhao LC, Eun DD; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

J Endourol · 2024

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 39432479 doi:10.1089/end.2024.0595

Editorial comments on "Definition of Benign Ureteroenteric Anastomotic Strictures in Ileal Conduits After Radical Cystectomy: Experience From a Single Center and Previously Published Literature"

Lin JS, Zhao LC

Urology · 2024

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Bladder Neck & Vesicourethral Uro-Oncology

PubMed · PMID 38452942 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2024.02.042

Editorial Comment on "Critically Evaluating the Role for Postoperative Antibiotics in Patients Undergoing Urethroplasty With Buccal Mucosa Graft: A Claims Database Analysis"

Lin JS, Zhao LC

Urology · 2024

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 38719112 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2024.04.047

Robotic ureteral reconstruction for recurrent strictures after prior failed management

Lee M, Lee Z, Houston N, Strauss D, Lee R, Asghar AM, Corse T, Zhao LC, Stifelman MD, Eun DD; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

BJUI Compass · 2023

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)

PubMed · PMID 37025480 doi:10.1002/bco2.224

Preoperative stricture length measurement does not predict postoperative outcomes in robotic ureteral reconstructive surgery

Zhang TR, Mishra K, Blasdel G, Alford A, Stifelman M, Eun D, Zhao LC

World Journal of Urology 2023 · 2023

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · Search doi:10.1007/s00345-023-04525-6

Single-port robotic-assisted ureteral reconstruction for management of strictures after renal transplantation

Chen B, Alford AV, Lonze BE, Zhao LC

Am J Transplant · 2023

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Stones & BPH

PubMed · PMID 37330143 doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.06.009

Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery in New York State

Zhang TR, Zhao LC, Qian Y, Radix A, Bluebond-Langner R, Harel D, Mmonu NA

Urol Pract · 2023

Ureteral Reconstruction Gender-Affirming Surgery

PubMed · PMID 37914410 doi:10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000477

Preoperative Predictors of Surgical Success for Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction of Proximal and Middle Ureteral Strictures

Lee M, Zhao K, Lee R, Lee Z, Raver M, Nguyen J, Munver R, Ahmed M, Stifelman MD, Zhao LC, Eun DD, Collaborative Of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery Corrus

Urology · 2023

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 38104667 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2023.12.003

Reply by Authors on “Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery in New York State“

Zhang TR, Zhao LC, Qian Y, Radix A, Bluebond-Langner R, Harel D, Mmonu NA

Urol Pract · 2023

Ureteral Reconstruction Gender-Affirming Surgery

PubMed · PMID 37949046 doi:10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000477.02

Single-Port Robotic Posterior Urethroplasty Using Buccal Mucosa Grafts: Technique and Outcomes

Liu W, Shakir N, Zhao LC

Urology · 2022

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 34624362

Robotic Repair of Ureteroenteric Stricture Following Radical Cystectomy: A Multi-Institutional Experience

Ghodoussipour S, Ahmadi N, Goh A, Alemozaffar M, Nabavizadeh R, Gallucci M, Simone G, Tuderti G, Gill I, Desai M, Zhao LC, Aron M

Urology · 2022

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Uro-Oncology

PubMed · PMID 35007620 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2021.11.020

Buccal Mucosal Ureteroplasty for the Management of Ureteral Strictures: Patient Selection and Considerations

Gonzalez AN, Mishra K, Zhao LC

Res Rep Urol · 2022

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty

PubMed · PMID 35433528 doi:10.2147/RRU.S291950

'AUTHOR REPLY'

Liu, Wen; Shakir, Nabeel; Zhao, Lee Cheng

Single-Port Robotic Posterior Urethroplasty Using Buccal Mucosa Grafts: Technique and Outcomes · 2022

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 35027180

A Multi-institutional Experience with Robotic Ureteroplasty with Buccal Mucosa Graft: An Updated Analysis of Intermediate-Term Outcomes Urology

Lee Z, Lee M, Koster H, Lee R, Cheng N, Jun M, Slawin J, Zhao LC, Stifelman MD, Eun DD; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

2021 Jan;147:306-310 · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 32798516

Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction in Patients with Radiation-Induced Ureteral Strictures: Experience from the Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Asghar AM, Lee Z, Lee RA, Slawin J, Cheng N, Koster H, Strauss DM, Lee M, Reddy R, Drain A, Lama-Tamang T, Jun MS, Metro M, Ahmed M, Stifelman MD, Zhao L, Eun D

J Endourol · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)

PubMed · PMID 32814443

Intermediate-term outcomes after robotic ureteral reconstruction for long-segment (≥4 centimeters) strictures in the proximal ureter: A multi-institutional experience

Lee M, Lee Z, Koster H, Jun M, Asghar AM, Lee R, Strauss D, Patel N, Kim D, Komaravolu S, Drain A, Metro MJ, Zhao L, Stifelman M, Eun DD; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Investig Clin Urol · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 33258325

Ureteral Rest is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction of Proximal and Middle Ureteral Strictures

Lee Z, Lee M, Lee R, Koster H, Cheng N, Siev M, Jun M, Munver R, Ahmed M, Zhao L, Stifelman M, Eun D; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Urology · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 33639184

Dorsal onlay oral mucosa graft urethroplasty for female urethral stricture

Richard C, Peyronnet B, Drain A, Rosenblum N, Hascoet J, Sussman RD, Freton L, Zhao LC, Nitti VW, Brucker BM

Urology · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty

PubMed · PMID 34537197 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2021.09.001

Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction

Drain A, Jun MS, Zhao LC

Urol Clin North Am · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 33218597 doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2020.09.001

Proximal Ureteral Reconstruction: Uretero-ureterostomy, buccal mucosa graft, retrocaval ureter

Shakir N, Jun MS, Zhao LC

*Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction: A Complete Approach.* Editors: Stifelman MD, Zhao LC, Eun D, Koh C · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port

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Proximal Ureteral Reconstruction: Uretero-ureterostomy, buccal mucosa graft, retrocaval ureter

Mishra K, Jun MS, Zhao LC

*Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction: A Complete Approach.* Editors: Stifelman MD, Zhao LC, Eun D, Koh C · 2021

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port

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Ureteral Reimplantation via Robotic Nontransecting Side-to-Side Anastomosis for Distal Ureteral Stricture

Slawin J, Patel NH, Lee Z, Dy GW, Kim D, Asghar A, Koster H, Metro M, Zhao L, Stifelman M, Eun DD

J Endourol · 2020

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Robotic & Single-Port

PubMed · PMID 32233674

A Multi-institutional Experience with Robotic Appendiceal Ureteroplasty

Jun MS, Stair S, Xu A, Lee Z, Asghar AM, Strauss D, Stifelman MD, Eun D, Zhao LC; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Urology · 2020

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)

PubMed · PMID 32681918

Multi-Institutional Experience Comparing Outcomes of Adult Patients Undergoing Secondary versus Primary Robotic Pyeloplasty

Lee M, Lee Z, Strauss D, Jun MS, Koster H, Asghar AM, Lee R, Chao B, Cheng N, Ahmed M, Lovallo G, Munver R, Zhao LC, Stifelman MD, Eun DD; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Urology · 2020

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 32687842

vaginal-flap “Blandy” urethroplasty for female stricture: A single-center series

B Peyronnet, L Zhao, R Sussman, R Palmerola, C Escobar, D Pape, N Rosenblum, V Nitti, B Brucker Dorsal onlay buccal mucosa vs

European Urology Open Science, 2020 · 2020

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty

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Editorial Comment on Appendiceal Interposition for Ureteral Stricture Disease: Technique and Surgical Outcomes

Shakir NA, Zhao LC

Urology · 2020

Ureteral Reconstruction Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty Outcomes, Methods & Education

PubMed · PMID 33272431 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.07.084

Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction using Buccal Mucosa Graft: A Multi-Institutional Experience

Zhao LC, Weinberg AC, Lee Z, Ferretti MJ, Koo HP, Metro MJ, Eun DD, Stifelman MD

Eur Urol · 2018

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port

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Effect of Malnutrition on Radical Nephroureterectomy Morbidity and Mortality: Opportunity for Preoperative Optimization

Katz M, Wollin DA, Donin NM, Meeks W, Gulig S, Zhao LC, Wysock JS, Taneja SS, Huang WC, Bjurlin MA

Clin Genitourin Cancer · 2018

Ureteral Reconstruction Uro-Oncology

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Robotic-assisted laparoscopic repair of ureteral injury: an evidence-based review of techniques and outcomes

Tracey AT, Eun DD, Stifelman MD, Hemal AK, Stein RJ, Mottrie A, Cadeddu JA, Stolzenburg JU, Berger AK, Buffi N, Zhao LC, Lee Z, Hampton L, Porpiglia F, Autorino R

Minerva Urol Nefrol · 2018

Ureteral Reconstruction Robotic & Single-Port Trauma & Fistula Outcomes, Methods & Education

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