title: An original balloon-expanding urethral suture guide for radical prostatectomy.
abstract: Between August 1991 and July 1994, an original balloon-expanding urethral suture guide (24 F) was used in 157 consecutive cases of radical retropubic prostatectomy. Both the instrument and its clinical use are described. This guide guarantees good intraoperative exposure of the sectioned urethral stump during vesical reanastomosis, thus improving the technical feasibility of radical prostatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Da Pozzo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montorsi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guazzoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rigatti
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*