Specimen extraction with a surgical glove during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
OBJECTIVE
Cost containment during techniques of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy remains an ongoing concern. We present a cost-effective alternative technique of specimen extraction using a surgical glove.


METHODS
We describe an alternative technique of prostate removal using a surgical glove in seven patients who underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy using a robotic-assisted technique.


RESULTS
The glove extraction technique was successful in all seven patients for which the method was attempted without complication.


CONCLUSIONS
Similar to commercially available devices, a surgical glove provides a reliable straightforward means of specimen extraction during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
Bani-Hani
Ahmad H
AH
Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Gettman
Matthew T
MT
D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*