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Urology
Robotic Surgery Procedures Performed
The Division of Pediatric Urology uses robotic surgery for procedures such as pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, in which a small segment that transports urine out of the kidney becomes blocked. Through robotic surgery, our physicians remove that segment and reconnect the ureter to the kidney with sutures. This procedure requires a lot of very precise maneuvers for which the robot is well suited.
Other procedures performed robotically include partial and total nephrectomy (removal of all or part of a kidney); nephroureterectomy (removal of a kidney and ureter); and ureteral reimplantation, among others. We have also performed reconstructive procedures in children with spina bifida to reconstruct their appendix and their bladder.
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