Robotic pyeloplasty: the University of California-Irvine experience.

Purpose: For the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty and open pyeloplasty have similar outcomes. We present our experience with robot assisted laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all adult robot assisted laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasties performed at our institution between November 2002 and July 2009.

Sprayed fibrin sealant as the sole hemostatic agent for porcine laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

Purpose: Tisseel® is used to control minor bleeding during laparoscopic procedures. The DuploSpray MIS™ spray system allows thin, even application over a larger surface area. We use sprayed Tisseel as the sole agent to control hemorrhage and seal the renal collecting system after severe porcine laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.