Abstract

  Treatment results of 3D laparoscopic pyeloplasty in Tatebayashi Kosei Hospital

  We report the outcome of 3D laparoscopic pyeloplasty. We retrospectively evaluated data from 21 patients from April 2014 to December 2016. The median operative time, median suturing time, and median suture numbers were 253 minutes, 64 minutes, and 13 sutures irrespectively. We compared 3D and 2D laparoscopic pyeloplasty performed by a single surgeon with regard to the operative time, suturing time, and suture numbers between the pelvis and ureter. He could perform 3D laparoscopic pyeloplasty in a shorter mean operative time (224.7→208.5 minutes) and apply an increased mean number of sutures between the pelvis and ureter (10.4→14.1 sutures) than in 2D laparoscopic pyeloplasty. All patients showed symptom improvement. The 3D laparoscopic pyeloplasty facilitated more favorable results than 2D laparoscopic pyeloplasty.