Ultrasonic aspiration of prostate, bladder tumors, and stones. Progress report.
The projected advantages of ultrasonic surgery on prostate, bladder tumors, and stones are: (1) precise histologic diagnosis without microscopic distortion as occurs with electrocautery; (2) continuous uninterrupted surgery; (3) improved hemostasis; (4) protection of external sphincter; (5) easy surgical technique to learn; (6) adaptability for video TUR; (7) can remove bladder stones and perform TURP at one sitting; (8) no fear of bladder wall injury during lithotripsy since stone is sucked to aspirator for dissolution; (9) no electrical burns or obturator reflex since electricity is not used to resect.
Krawitt
D R
DR
Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
Addonizio
J C
JC
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*