title: Council-tip catheter facilitates vesicourethral anastomotic suture placement.
abstract: The use of a transurethrally placed Council-tip catheter facilitates urethral suture placement when performing the urethral-vesical anastomosis following radical retropubic prostatectomy. The technique for use of this catheter is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1089, USA.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: See
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*