Utility of extracorporeal traction with nylon thread for easier vesicourethral anastomosis in laparoscopic prostatectomy

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1082-1084

  Kondo, Yukihiro ^a   Matsuzawa, Ichiro ^a   Watanabe, Jun ^a   Hamasaki, Tsutomu ^a   Yoshida, Kazuhiro ^a   Nishimura, Taiji ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder neck traction; Laparoscopic prostatectomy; Prostate cancer; Vesicourethral anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; TRACTION THERAPY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NYLONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 30944437393     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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