For males with urinary incontinence, we surgically place a cuff-like device around the urethra in the lower abdomen to control the flow of urine. The cuff connects to a controller placed in the scrotum. To urinate, you press on the controller to open the cuff. A release button on the controller allows you to close the cuff to prevent urine leakage. 

Bladder cancer and other urologic conditions may require removing your bladder (cystectomy). Part of this surgery involves creating a new way to remove urine from your body (urinary diversion). 

We perform cystectomy robotically and offer several options for urinary diversion:

• Ileal conduit (most common): The surgeon uses a section of your intestines to create a channel from the ureters to an opening in your abdomen. A bag attached to the opening collects the urine. 
• Neobladder: The surgeon creates a bladder from a section of your intestines and places it where the old bladder was. You pass urine through your urethra as usual. 
• Indiana pouch: The surgeon uses a section of your colon to create a pouch to hold urine. You use a catheter every four to six hours to drain urine from the pouch. 

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A blockage or stricture in a ureter can cause urine to back up in the kidney, causing kidney failure. The goal of ureteral reconstruction is to fix the problem so that urine flows freely.

We use different robotic-assisted approaches to repair the ureter depending on which section is affected:

• Pyeloplasty (upper ureter, where it meets the kidney): The surgeon removes the narrowed or damaged section near the kidney and reconnects the healthy end to the kidney.
• Uretero-ureterostomy (mid-ureter): The surgeon removes the damaged area and joins the healthy ends back together.
• Buccal ureteroplasty (mid-ureter): The surgeon makes a lengthwise incision down the narrowed section and applies a patch taken from tissue inside your mouth.
• Ureteral reimplant (lower ureter, where it connects to the bladder): The surgeon cuts the ureter above the stricture and reattaches it to the bladder in a different location.

Urethral strictures affect males much more often than females. For male urethral strictures, we offer urethroplasty to remove the stricture and restore urine flow. 

If the stricture involves a small section of the urethra, the surgeon removes that section and connects the two ends. If a larger section is narrowed, the surgeon will rebuild the urethra using tissue from somewhere else in your body.