Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India
June 30, 2026 · via Europe PMC
A tiny patient, a giant leap: The world's first robotic telesurgery for congenital pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction in a 16-month-old infant.
Vaddi CM, Anandan H, Raveendran V.
AI summary — for doctors, generated from the abstract only
This case report describes what is claimed to be the world's first robotic telesurgery (surgery performed remotely via robot) for a congenital kidney blockage in a 16-month-old infant, completed successfully without complications.
What was studied
A case report of a 16-month-old boy with left-sided pelviureteric junction obstruction (a blockage where the kidney meets the ureter) who underwent robotic-assisted pyeloplasty performed via a telesurgical approach using the SSI Mantra robotic system.
Key findings
- The procedure was completed successfully without intraoperative or postoperative complications
- The child recovered without complications
- The authors state this is among the youngest reported cases of robotic-assisted pyeloplasty performed via telesurgery
Clinical relevance
This case suggests telerobotic surgery may be technically feasible even in very young infants for this type of reconstructive urologic procedure, which could be relevant to expanding surgical access in settings without a local specialist, though this is a single case and not a tested or established approach.
Who should care
Limitations
This is a single case report, so its findings reflect one patient's outcome and cannot establish how safe or reliable telerobotic pyeloplasty would be across a broader group of infants.
A single case demonstrates that robotic telesurgery for a congenital kidney blockage was feasible and successful in a 16-month-old infant, an early proof-of-concept for remote robotic pediatric surgery.
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Abstract
Telesurgery, the use of robotic systems to perform operations remotely, represents a growing frontier in minimally invasive surgery. We report a rare and pioneering case of a 16-month-old male with left pelviureteric junction obstruction. The child underwent robotic-assisted pyeloplasty performed via a telesurgical approach. The procedure was completed successfully without intraoperative or postoperative complications. The child recovered uneventfully. To our knowledge, this is among the youngest reported cases of robotic-assisted pyeloplasty performed via SSI Mantra Robotic system (Sudhir Srivastava Innovations Pvt. Ltd., India. It highlights the feasibility of telerobotic interventions in urology.
DOI
10.4103/iju.iju_543_25
PMID
42465792
PMCID
PMC13374951
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