title: Prone positioning for bulbar urethral reconstruction.
abstract: Exaggerated lithotomy is a surgical position associated with significant morbidity. We describe the use of the prone position for bulbar urethral reconstruction in a selected patient. We propose modified prone positioning as an alternative to exaggerated lithotomy for select patients undergoing reconstruction of the bulbar urethra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Blunt
authors.forename: Jonathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
authors.forename: Merrill
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matschke
authors.forename: Chris M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016684:Prone Position; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods*