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Hôpital universitaire Robert-Debré (AP-HP), Paediatric Visceral Surgery and Urology

Paris, France

Paediatric urology training within Robert-Debré's paediatric visceral and urological surgery service, which treats children from birth to age 18 and covers laparoscopic and robotic urology, endoscopic stone care, neurogenic bladder with urodynamics and renal transplantation.

LengthAt least 2 years (ESPU training standard)
ESPU certified paediatric urology training programme (certified January 2011)

What stands out

  • Rare urinary tract malformation reference centre (CRMR MARVU) with monthly multidisciplinary case meetings
  • Da Vinci robot since April 2019; first day-case robotic pyeloplasty in France performed in July 2020
  • Paediatric endourology (ureteroscopy, laser) and extracorporeal lithotripsy
  • Visceral tumour surgery with Institut Curie; on-site prenatal diagnosis centre and level III maternity
Program lead
Alaa El-Ghoneimi
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Focus
Paediatric urology within the paediatric visceral and urological surgery service; reference centre for rare urinary tract malformations (MARVU); robotic urology programme
Case numbers
  • Service: 42 da Vinci robotic operations in 2019 and 25 robotic pyeloplasties by July 2020
Hospital
Hôpital universitaire Robert-Debré (AP-HP), Paris
Faculty
Arnaud Bonnard, Annabel Paye-Jaouen, Matthieu Peycelon, Liza Ali, Elisabeth Carricaburu