The crutch-crotch aid in radical retropubic prostatectomy.
Adequate exposure of the urethra during radical retropubic prostatectomy is difficult at times. A crutch placed strategically in the perineum has been used successfully to improve exposure in 21 patients.
D003446:Crutches; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014521:Urethra