Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages 419-426 (March 2018) Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction Using Buccal Mucosa Grafts: A Multi-institutional Experience Lee C. Zhao, Aaron C. Weinberg, Ziho Lee, Mark J. Ferretti, Harry P. Koo, Michael J. Metro, Daniel D. Eun, Michael D. Stifelman European Urology Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages 419-426 (March 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.11.015 Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Patient positioning and port placement for robotic buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty. (A) Modified lateral decubitus and lithotomy position for retrograde ureteral access in female patients. (B) Port placement for upper tract reconstructive urology. European Urology 2018 73, 419-426DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2017.11.015) Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Ureteroscopy with near-infrared fluorescence shows the location of the ureter. (A) The ureter in white light. (B) The ureter in fluorescence mode; the ureteroscope light within the ureter can easily be seen in fluorescence mode. (C) Ureteroscopic view of the strictured segment. The ureteroscope can be seen after incision into the ureter. It can be left in the ureter during anastomosis to prevent misplacement of the suture into the back wall of the ureter. European Urology 2018 73, 419-426DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2017.11.015) Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Robotic ureteroplasty. (A) Longitudinal incision into the diseased ureter. (B) Lengthwise ureterotomy is performed with a wire and the graft before placement. (C) Robotic sewing of the buccal graft onto the incision in the ureteral stricture. European Urology 2018 73, 419-426DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2017.11.015) Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions