title: Specimen extraction with a surgical glove during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bani-Hani
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gettman
mesh_terms: D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*