Filippo Ghidini, Giulia Bortot, Michele Gnech, Giorgia Contini, Maria Escolino, Ciro Esposito, Nicola Capozza, Alfredo Berrettini, Lorenzo Masieri, Marco Castagnetti, Ghidini, Filippo, Bortot, Giulia, Gnech, Michele, Contini, Giorgia, Escolino, Maria, Esposito, Ciro, Capozza, Nicola, Berrettini, Alfredo, Masieri, Lorenzo, and Castagnetti, Marco
Purpose: To compare surgical scars assessed by a validated patient reported outcome questionnaire in children undergoing open (OP), laparoscopic (LP), or robotic-assisted (RALP) pyeloplasty. Secondary aim was to assess the influence on the outcomes of variables such as gender or body mass index (BMI). Materials and methods: Observational, cross-sectional, multicentric study of patients undergoing primary pyeloplasty between age 10- and 18-year at 5 tertiary Italian institutions in the period 01/2010 to 12/2019. Of 227 eligible patients, 114 (50%) participated. OP was performed in 37 (32%), LP in 30 (26%) and RALP in 47 (41%), After a median (IQR) follow-up of 5.2 (2.3-7.8) years, scars were measured and assessed by a validated Patient Scar Assessment Questionnaire (PSAQ). Scores were compared among techniques and in accordance to several variables. Results: The median length of the surgical scar at follow-up was significantly larger (p