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Review
. 2024 Sep 12;11(9):1117.
doi: 10.3390/children11091117.

Robot-Assisted Extravesical Ureteral Reimplantation (REVUR) in Pediatric Patients: A New Standard of Treatment for Patients with VUR-A Narrative Review

Ciro Esposito  1 , Claudia Di Mento  1 , Mariapina Cerulo  1 , Fulvia Del Conte  1 , Francesco Tedesco  1 , Vincenzo Coppola  1 , Annalisa Chiodi  1 , Giorgia Esposito  2 , Leonardo Continisio  3 , Marco Castagnetti  4 , Maria Escolino  1
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Review

Robot-Assisted Extravesical Ureteral Reimplantation (REVUR) in Pediatric Patients: A New Standard of Treatment for Patients with VUR-A Narrative Review

Ciro Esposito et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

Robot-assisted extravesical ureteral reimplantation (REVUR) was described for the first time in 2004. Since then, the surgical approach of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) has changed dramatically. The benefits of this technique are great when compared to the laparoscopic or traditional open approaches. A literature search of PubMed was performed to identify articles covering any aspect of REVUR in the pediatric population. A total of 108 papers published over the period 2004-2024 were collected. Of these, 40 studies were considered valuable in terms of obtaining a complete overview of the REVUR technique. This review aimed to describe the current state of the art of REVUR and define it as the new standard technique for surgical management of selected patients with VUR.

Keywords: REVUR; children; pediatric minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery; vesicoureteral reflux.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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