TITLE:
Round-Traction-Assisted Pyeloplasty (Ro.T.A.P.): A Minimal Approach Using Alexis® Autostatic Retractor
AUTHORS:
Vincenzo Domenichelli, Maria Domenica Sabatino, Simona Straziuso, Francesco Italiano, Silvana Federici
KEYWORDS:
Pyeloplasty, Anderson-Hynes, Alexis, Minimally Invasive Surgery, UJPO
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Urology,
Vol.5 No.10,
October
30,
2015
ABSTRACT: Anderson-Hynes dismembered
ureteropyeloplasty has been the gold standard surgical treatment for
ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) caused either by crossing renal
vessel or by a stenotic junction in children. Nowadays it is still discussed
which could be the best surgical approach. All the techniques actually used
have the goal to improve functional outcome and to reach better results in
terms of reducing traumatic damage, postoperative pain and therefore reduction
of hospitalization. We are presenting our experience in the treatment of UPJO
by open dismembered pyeloplasty with a minimal invasive approach using the
Alexis® (Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margherita, CA) autostatic wound
retractor.