Water Under the Bridge: Ureteral Injury After Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery
This cohort study found that surgical approach does not affect the risk of ureteral injury, yet the robotic approach was associated with better short-term clinical outcomes but significantly higher costs compared with laparoscopic surgery.
Authors
- Ayesha Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-0712)
- Alessandro Fichera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-4413)
- Abiha Abdullah
- J. Fleshman
- Janavi Sethurathnam
- Mehsa Hashim
- Zeyu Liu
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Baylor University Medical Center (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000642
- Primary Topic
- Ureteral procedures and complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00