The learning curve for robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in children: Our initial experience from a single center.

INTRODUCTION The “gold standard” procedure for the correction of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) has been the Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty technique and open approach being the most common with success rates of 90%–100%, overall.[ 1 , 2 ] Now a day, there is an increasing trend towards the robotic approach to be a new gold standard option for the pediatric population as published in the literature[ 3 ] with similar outcomes as the open pyeloplasty.[ 4 ] Robotic surgery in pediatrics urology has been gained popularity since its introduction almost two decades ago.

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