Infant robotic pyeloplasty: Comparison with an open cohort

Abstract Objective To present our experience with infant pyeloplasty, comparing outcomes between robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) and open pyeloplasty (OP). Materials and methods A retrospective review was performed of all children Results A total of 70 infants (51 boys and 19 girls) were identified, with nine RALP and 61 OP performed. Median age was 9.2 months (range, 3.7–11.9 months) for RALP and 4.1 months (range, 1.0–11.6 months) for OP ( p  = 0.005). Median weight was 8 kg (range, 5.8–10.9 kg) for RALP and 7 kg (range, 4–14 kg) for OP ( p  = 0.163). Median operative time was 115 min (range, 95–205 min) for RALP and 166 min (range, 79–300 min) for OP ( p  = 0.028). Median hospital stay was 1 day (range, 1–2 days) for RALP and 3 days (range, 1–7 days) for OP ( p p p Conclusions Infant RALP was observed to be feasible and efficacious with shorter operative time, hospital stay, and narcotic utilization than OP.