Robot assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty in obese and non-obese patients

Abstract Objective We assessed whether increased BMI has a negative impact in children undergoing robot assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP). Patients and methods Records of patients who underwent RALP were retrospectively reviewed and separated into healthy weight, overweight, and obese cohorts...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric urology 2014-12, Vol.10 (6), p.1206-1211
Hauptverfasser: Lindgren, Bruce W, Frainey, Brendan T, Cheng, Earl Y, Yerkes, Elizabeth B, Gong, Edward M
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objective We assessed whether increased BMI has a negative impact in children undergoing robot assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP). Patients and methods Records of patients who underwent RALP were retrospectively reviewed and separated into healthy weight, overweight, and obese cohorts based on age-adjusted BMI percentile, and surgical and postsurgical outcomes were evaluated. Results Of the 103 patients, there were 79 healthy weight and 24 overweight, with 10 of the 24 considered obese (BMI
ISSN:1477-5131
1873-4898
DOI:10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.05.013