2025 Publications

Robot-assisted Buccal Mucosa Graft Ureteroplasty for Ureteral Stricture: A European Multicenter Case Series

Bourillon A, McGuire BB, Pinar U, Naughton A, Tabourin T, Parra J, Vaessen C, Borojeni S, Freton L, Richard C, Zhao L, Bensalah K, Peyronnet B

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...

Re: Matthew Lee, Michael Lesgart, Connor McPartland, Randall Lee, Daniel D. Eun. Robotic Transvesical Bladder Neck Reconstruction: A Novel Approach to Managing Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis. Eur Urol. 2025;88:519-24

Bhatt N, Peyronnet B, Zhao L

European urology · 2025

Robotic vs. open ureteral reimplantation: A retrospective comparative single-centre series

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

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...

Outcomes Following Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty Gender Affirming Surgery With Urethral Lengthening: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study

Blasdel G, Chen ML, Berli J, Dy G, Dugi D, Djordjevic M, Bizic M, Zhao L, Schechter L, Santucci R, Myers JB, Goodwin I, Nikolavsky D, Meltzer T, Watt A, Pariser J, Figler B, Kuzon W, Hadj-Moussa M, McCormick B, Brown LK, Nigriny JF, Moses RA

Urology · 2025

To generate surgeon consensus on metoidioplasty and phalloplasty gender-affirming surgery outcomes statements using a modified Delphi method. We invited metoidioplasty and phalloplasty gender-affirming surgery surgeons to anonymously participate in a...

Prostatic diseases in transgender women: A systematic review of diagnosis, risk, and management

Bourillon A, Guillot-Tantay C, Freton L, Zhao L, Mesnard B, Morel-Journel N, Mathieu R, Neuville P, Schirmann A, Peyronnet B, Madec FX

International journal of transgender health · 2025

Most transgender women have their prostate left in situ throughout and after their transition. Managing prostate‑related conditions in transgender women remains challenging due to the lack of clear recommendations. This review aims to summarize the...

Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty Using Robotic Peritoneal Flap Method: Long-term Outcomes of 500 Cases

Blasdel G, Hemal K, Dubach-Reinhold C, Parker A, Amro C, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R

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...

Patient-centered outcomes on preparing for and undergoing gender-affirming phalloplasty: a qualitative, descriptive study

Mmonu N, Radix A, Castle E, Zhao L, Bluebond-Langner R, Ospina-Norvell C, Harel D, Fendrick M, Zhang TR, Berry CA

BMJ Open · 2025

Quantifying the Learning Curve in Robotic Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty

Hemal K, Blasdel G, Parker A, Amro C, Dubach-Reinhold C, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R

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...

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

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...

Development and Assessment of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Gender-Affirming Care

Kaur MN, Rae C, Morrison SD, Laungani A, Brassard P, Mullender MG, van de Grift TC, Young-Afat DA, Sørensen JA, Poulsen L, Cornacchi SD, Graesser JG, Igbokwe MM, Satterwhite T, Pang JH, Akhavan AA, Hu A, Johnson N, Cano SJ, Savard K, Mundinger GS, Capitán-Cañadas F, Simon D, Capitán L, Coon D, Brydges HT, Bluebond-Langner R, Rodriguez ED, Zhao LC, Armstrong KA, Dean NR, Crittenden TA, Cannell ZA, Lane M, Haley CA, Hsu J, Dy GW, Peters BR, Berli JU, Milano CE, Lava CX, Fan KL, Del Corral GA, Kaoutzanis C, Kalia N, Higuchi T, Ganor O, Subedi S, Douglass LM, Hamidian Jahromi A, Hosseini HC, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Hu K, Alperovich M, Ray EC, Aref Y, Hassan BA, Liang F, Mundy L, Chen ML, Pusic AL, Klassen AF

JAMA network open · 2025

There is an urgent need for a validated gender-affirming care-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM). To field test the GENDER-Q, a new PROM for gender-affirming care, in a large, international sample of transgender and gender diverse (TGD)...

Robotic Reconstruction of a Surgically Absent Rectum Using AlloDerm

Otto-Moudry R, Castle E, Blasdel G, Mishra K, Lin J, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao L

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open · 2025

The current landscape of single-port robotic surgery in urology

Biasatti A, Soputro NA, Porpiglia F, Perdonà S, Abdollah F, Nelson R, Rogers C, Zhao LC, Ghazi A, Challacombe B, Eden C, Mattei A, Fankhauser CD, Breda A, Rocco B, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Pellegrino AA, Mottrie A, De Groote R, Haese A, Graefen M, Moschovas MC, Patel V, Simone G, Galfano A, Secco S, Bertolo R, Pandolfo SD, Pansadoro V, Carvalho FLF, Joseph JV, Ramadan M, Shakuri-Rad J, Yuh B, Nix J, Lee DI, Rais-Bahrami S, Hemal S, Eltemamy M, Beksac AT, Schwen Z, Su LM, Buscarini M, Palese M, Tewari A, Wiklund P, Cherullo EE, Vourganti S, Linehan JA, Wu Z, Stifelman M, Ahmed M, Mehrazin R, Badani K, Link RE, Crivellaro S, Kaouk J, Autorino R

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...

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

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...

Posterior Urethral Reconstruction With Ileal Chimeric Free Flap: A Novel Approach for Management of Radiation-induced Devastated Bladder Outlet

Sorenson TJ, Elbakry AA, Ratanapornsompong W, Sarawong S, Tran D, Volk A, Levine J, Zhao LC

Urology · 2025

To describe our institutional experience of a case series using a novel multi-segment, chimeric free ileal flap for posterior urethral reconstruction, focusing on surgical technique, perioperative management, and functional outcomes. Complex posterior...

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 Journal of Urology · 2025

Early Real-World Experience With Optilume Drug-coated Balloon for Anterior Urethral Strictures and Posterior Urethral Stenoses

Patel HV, Erickson BA, Abbasi B, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer JA, Pandit K, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Daryabari SS, Myers JB, Smith TG, Lindekugel G, Voelzke BB, Vanni AJ, Zhao LC, Breyer BN

Urology · 2025

To determine the early experience with paclitaxel-drug coated balloon (DCB) for both anterior urethral stricture disease (aUSD) and posterior urethral stenoses (PUS). A retrospective review of patients undergoing Optilume DCB in the Trauma and Urologic...

Bridging the evidence gap in gender-affirming care: urgent research needs

Dolendo I, Zhao L, Bluebond-Langner R, Anger JT

BJU international · 2025

Gender-affirming care has emerged as a critical component of healthcare, addressing the specific medical and psychosocial needs of transgender and non-binary individuals. In this review article, we address what we see as the most pressing evidence gaps in...

Vaginoplasty Complications and Revisions

Parker A, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao L

Clinics in Plastic Surgery · 2025

Reply by Authors

Erickson BA, Tuong MN, Zorn AN, Schlaepfer CH, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC

The Journal of urology · 2025

Exploring the Incidence of Testicular Neoplasms in the Transgender Population: A Case Series

Shanker EM, Ren Q, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R, Deng FM

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2025

The use of hormonal therapy and gender-affirming surgery in the transgender community has been rising during the last several years. Although it is generally safe, hormonal therapy's link to testicular cancer remains uncertain. To review the incidence of...