Advances in Robotics & Automation

Fernando A. Ferrer

Publications

• Research Article
  Nine Year Retrospective Review of Surgical Treatment of Vesicoureteral Reflux: Comparison of Three Approaches
  Author(s): Miriam Harel, Katherine W. Herbst, Renee Silvis, John H. Makari, Fernando A. Ferrer and Christina KimMiriam Harel, Katherine W. Herbst, Renee Silvis, John H. Makari, Fernando A. Ferrer and Christina Kim
  
  Objective: To analyze our nine-year experience in the surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) with open ureteral reimplantation, robotic reimplantation, and endoscopic correction with Deflux. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing surgical intervention for primary VUR at our institution between 2001 and 2010. Treatment success was defined as complete resolution of VUR on postoperative voiding cystourethrography. Surgeries were performed by four pediatric urologists. All robotic reimplantations were performed by a single surgeon. Categorical comparisons were made using Pearson’s Chi-Square or Fisher’s Exact test, and continuous variables were compared using Mann-Whitney U. Results: One hundred eighty-three patients (287 ureters) were included. Fourteen patients underwent robotic surgery, while the open surgery and Deflux cohorts included 93 .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9695.1000152

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