title: Hemostatic technique: extracapsular prostatic adenomectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe extracapsular prostatectomy performed by applying lateral capsular transfixing sutures after adenoma enucleation and minimum operative hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 117 patients with prostatic hypertrophy underwent surgery. After adenomectomy transfixing sutures were placed at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions clockwise around the prostatic capsule (hila). Five variables were used to quantify intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Average intraoperative blood loss was 175 cc and average minimal decrease in hematocrit was 3.9%. Most patients had postoperative bleeding through the urethral and suprapubic catheters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extracapsular prostatectomy with the application of lateral capsular transfixing sutures causes minimum operative hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Verdi Cevallos Hospital, Portoviejo, Ecuador.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Amen-Palma
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Arteaga
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques