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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Детская хирургия</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1560-9510</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2412-0677</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">848</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/ps848</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">ALMSEA</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Case reports</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Клинические случаи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Robot-assisted ureterolithotomy and ureteroplasty in a child with a ureteral stone</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Робот-ассистированная уретеролитотомия и уретеропластика у ребёнка с камнем мочеточника: клиническое наблюдение</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-897X</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3682-0832</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kozlov</surname><given-names>Yuri A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Козлов</surname><given-names>Юрий Андреевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Corresponding Member of the RAS</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, профессор, чл.-корр. РАН</p></bio><email>yuriherz@hotmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-7600</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4012-7120</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Rozhansky</surname><given-names>Alexander P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Рожанский</surname><given-names>Александр Павлович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>alexanderozhanski@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5470-7384</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sapukhin</surname><given-names>Eduard V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сапухин</surname><given-names>Эдуард Владимирович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>sapukhin@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-4468</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">9210-5286</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Strashinsky</surname><given-names>Alexey S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Страшинский</surname><given-names>Алексей Сергеевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>leksus-642@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0340-1186</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ryakhina</surname><given-names>Anna O.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ряхина</surname><given-names>Анна Олеговна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>romahka@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8295-6687</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4600-4071</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Makarochkina</surname><given-names>Marina V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Макарочкина</surname><given-names>Марина Валериевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>m.makarochkina@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Irkutsk State Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Иркутская государственная областная детская клиническая больница</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Иркутская государственная медицинская академия последипломного образования</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Irkutsk State Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Иркутский государственный медицинский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2025-04-24" publication-format="electronic"><day>24</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-06-05" publication-format="electronic"><day>05</day><month>06</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>130</fpage><lpage>138</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-12-26"><day>26</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-03-24"><day>24</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Kozlov Y.A., Rozhansky A.P., Sapukhin E.V., Strashinsky A.S., Ryakhina A.O., Makarochkina M.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Козлов Ю.А., Рожанский А.П., Сапухин Э.В., Страшинский А.С., Ряхина А.О., Макарочкина М.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kozlov Y.A., Rozhansky A.P., Sapukhin E.V., Strashinsky A.S., Ryakhina A.O., Makarochkina M.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Козлов Ю.А., Рожанский А.П., Сапухин Э.В., Страшинский А.С., Ряхина А.О., Макарочкина М.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2026-06-05"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://jps-nmp.ru/jour/article/view/848">https://jps-nmp.ru/jour/article/view/848</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND.</bold> Urolithiasis is a very common disease in all age groups. The incidence of urolithiasis in children is rapidly increasing worldwide. In this study, we describe a case of robotic ureteral stone removal and present a literature review on robotic-assisted surgeries for treating urolithiasis in children.</p> <p><bold>CLINICAL CASE DESCRIPTION.</bold> An 11-year-old boy was admitted to the children’s hospital with complaints of recurrent urinary tract infection and pain on the left side for the last year. Computed tomography revealed a stone located at the level of the proximal left ureter and the ureteral stricture located right above the stone. The child had robot-assisted ureterolithotomy and ureteroplasty. During the surgery, intraoperative contact ultrasound examination was used to locate the stone. After dissection of the ureteral wall above the stone, the calculus was grasped with a clamp and removed externally. Longitudinal ureterotomy was closed transversely with interrupted absorbable sutures. No postopreative complications were registered after the surgery. The surgery lasted for 135 minutes. Foley catheter was removed next postoperative day. The drainage catheter was removed on the 2nd postoperative day. The patient was discharged home on the 5th postoperative day. The stent was removed in 4 weeks after the surgery. Repeated ultrasound examination performed 6 months after demonstrated less dilation of the renal pelvis and ureter, and no signs of stone formation.</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION.</bold> Our study has demonstrated that robotic-assisted surgery is a feasible, safe and effective option for treating urinary tract stones in children in some cases, such as upper urinary tract stones which are accompanied by urinary tract obstruction and require simultaneous ureterolithotomy and ureteroplasty.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование.</bold> Мочекаменная болезнь — распространённое заболевание во всех возрастных группах. Частота детского уролитиаза стремительно растёт во всём мире. В настоящем исследовании мы демонстрируем случай роботического удаления камня из мочеточника и представляем обзор литературы об использовании робот-ассистированной хирургии для лечения мочекаменной болезни у детей.</p> <p><bold>Описание клинического случая.</bold> Мальчик в возрасте 11 лет поступил в детскую больницу с жалобами на рецидивирующие инфекции мочевыводящих путей и боль в левом боку на протяжении последнего года жизни. С помощью компьютерной томографии обнаружен камень, расположенный на уровне проксимального отдела левого мочеточника с наличием стриктуры мочеточника, расположенной сразу над камнем. Ребёнку выполнена робот-ассистированная уретеролитотомия и уретеропластика. Во время операции с целью определения местоположения камня использовалось интраоперационное контактное ультразвуковое исследование. После рассечения стенки мочеточника над камнем конкремент захвачен зажимом и извлечён наружу. Продольная уретеротомия закрыта в поперечном направлении путём наложения отдельных абсорбирующихся швов. Операция выполнена без периоперационных трудностей и осложнений. Продолжительность составила 135 мин. Катетер Foley удалили на следующий послеоперационный день. Дренажный катетер удалён на 2-е сутки после операции. Пациент выписан домой на 5-е сутки после операции. Стент удалён через 4 нед. после операции. Повторное ультразвуковое исследование, выполненное через 6 мес. после операции, продемонстрировало уменьшение расширения лоханки и мочеточника, а также отсутствие признаков формирования камней.</p> <p><bold>Заключение.</bold> Наше исследование показало, что робот-ассистированная хирургия — осуществимый, безопасный и эффективный метод лечения камней мочевыводящих путей у детей в отдельных случаях, таких как камни верхних мочевых путей, которые сопровождаются обструкцией мочевого тракта и требуют одновременной уретеролитотомии и уретеропластики.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>robot-assisted surgery</kwd><kwd>urolithiasis</kwd><kwd>ureterolithotomy</kwd><kwd>ureteroplasty</kwd><kwd>children</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>робот-ассистированная хирургия</kwd><kwd>мочекаменная болезнь</kwd><kwd>уретеролитотомия</kwd><kwd>уретеропластика</kwd><kwd>дети</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Hwang K, Mason MD, Peters CA. 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