Resection of a posterior pubic symphyseal protuberance using the electrocautery device.
A posterior protuberance of the pubic symphysis can make a radical retropubic prostatectomy difficult. We describe a technique using electrocautery to remove this protuberance, which can be safely and easily performed.
Kim
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Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Weiser
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Nadler
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D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments