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- Wen Ming Chen, Chen Li Cheng, Yen Chuan Ou, Chen Kuan Yang, and Chuan Shu Chen.
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC. wmchenster@gmail.com
- Urology. 2010 Nov 1; 76 (5): 1109-10.
ObjectiveTo describe a technique to facilitate the urethral stump exposure and aid the suture placement of vesicourethral anastomosis during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.Material And MethodsA 10-F Foley catheter is introduced in an antegrade fashion via the 12-mm suprapubic midline port into the urethral stump. The catheter balloon is positioned in the bulbous urethra and inflated with 2 mL of sterile water. With the balloon inflated, the Foley catheter can be gently pulled by the laparoscopic forceps, and thereby the urethral stump is everted and becomes clearly visible.ResultsSix patients underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with this technique. No complications developed during follow up.ConclusionsUse of a Foley catheter for laparoscopic vesicourethral anastomosis is simple and easy and provided good surgical results in our experience.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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