Xiang Wang, Chang Meng, Derun Li, Yicen Ying, Yunke Ma, Shubo Fan, Xinfei Li, Kunlin Yang, Bing Wang, Hua Guan, Peng Zhang, Jing Liu, Chen Huang, Hongjian Zhu, Kai Zhang, Liqun Zhou, Zhihua Li, Xuesong Li
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate objective treatment efficacy and safety, and subjective patient-reported outcomes in patients with complex ureteral strictures (US) undergoing minimally invasive lingual mucosal graft ureteroplasty (LMGU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively enrolled patients underwent robotic or laparoscopic LMGU between May 2020 and July 2022. Clinical success was defined as symptom-free and no radiographic evidence of re-obstruction. Patient-reported outcomes, including health-related quality of life (HRQoL), mental health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), were longitudinally evaluated before surgery, 6 and 12 months postoperatively...
2024: International Braz J Urol: Official Journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology