title: Laparoscopic nephrectomy using the EnSeal Tissue Sealing and Hemostasis System: successful therapeutic application of nanotechnology.
abstract: The potential impact of nanotechnology in the field of urology is broad with diagnostic and therapeutic benefits that have only recently begun to be explored. Application of nanotechnology principles to tissue and vessel sealing during laparoscopic procedures may reduce associated thermal injury and inflammatory response. We report our initial experience using the EnSeal Tissue Sealing and Hemostasis System during laparoscopic nephrectomy and discuss its potential advantages and disadvantages compared with those of contemporary technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. smaldonemc@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Marc C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Smaldone
authors.forename: Erin P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: Stephen V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Jackman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*