title: Percutaneous urethral catheter retraction of prostate during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is rapidly gaining popularity. Several techniques have been described to retract the prostate. We have developed a technique using a urethral catheter that is simple to reproduce and provides stationary anterior countertraction on the prostate that does not require an assistant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadler
authors.forename: Herbert M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: User
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*