Robot-assisted buccal mucosal graft ureteroplasty for the treatment of proximal ureteral strictures

Flavio Tanese; Salvatore Liguigli; Giuseppe Torre; Paolo Minafra; Luciano Rella; Michele Battaglia; Giuseppe Lucarelli; Marco Spilotros; Pasquale Ditonno

doi:10.1177/03915603241240919

Robot-assisted buccal mucosal graft ureteroplasty for the treatment of proximal ureteral strictures

Urologia. 2024 May;91(2):370-371. doi: 10.1177/03915603241240919. Epub 2024 Mar 23.

Authors

Flavio Tanese¹, Salvatore Liguigli¹, Giuseppe Torre¹, Paolo Minafra¹, Luciano Rella¹, Michele Battaglia¹, Giuseppe Lucarelli¹, Marco Spilotros¹, Pasquale Ditonno¹

Affiliation

¹ Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Regenerative and Precision Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.

PMID: 38520303
DOI: 10.1177/03915603241240919

Abstract

The authors describe their initial experience with robot-assisted buccal mucosal graft (BMG) ureteroplasty for the management of proximal ureteral strictures.

Keywords: BMG; Urethroplasty; buccal mucosal graft; robot assisted; stenosis; ureteral stenosis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa* / transplantation
Robotic Surgical Procedures* / methods
Ureter* / surgery
Ureteral Obstruction* / surgery
Urologic Surgical Procedures* / methods