"Capio" for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a useful device.
Vesico-urethral anastomosis is a technically challenging part of the laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Our aim was to simplify the anastomosis-step by adopting a new device "Capio" (Boston Scientific), already known in open surgery, together with "Alesix" (Applied), a device used in hand assisted laparoscopy.
Celia
Antonio
A
Urology Unit, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa (VI), Italy. antoniocelia@inwind.it
Zeccolini
Guglielmo
G
Eldahshan
Samir
S
Breda
Guglielmo
G
D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*