Percutaneous urethral catheter retraction of prostate during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
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.
Nadler
Robert B
RB
Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
User
Herbert M
HM
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*