title: [Home-made straight needle for anastomosis of posterior urethra].
abstract: We designed and made a straight needle for the anastomosis of the posterior urethra. From 1983 to 1989, eleven patients with stricture of the posterior urethra were treated with the needle. Follow-up for 3 to 6 months showed that satisfactory results were obtained in all the patients. With the straight needle, the catgut may be led outside or inside the bladder easily through suprapubic incision, may minimize the damage to bladder mucosa and increase the success rate of operation.
authors.affiliation: Taizhou Hospital, Zhejiang.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery