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Suprapubic Prostatectomy combined with Vesico‐urethroplasty
Author(s) -
MAGRI J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1975.tb04035.x
Subject(s) - prostatectomy , urethroplasty , medicine , urethra , ablative case , radical retropubic prostatectomy , surgery , urology , general surgery , prostate , cancer , radiation therapy
Summary A new look at the operation of suprapubic prostatectomy is suggested in view of the continuing substantial morbidity associated with traditional techniques. The proposition is that a reconstructive as distinct from a simple ablative operation is possible, notwithstanding long‐standing beliefs to the contrary. The writer goes on to outline the principles, and to describe and illustrate in detail the steps in a new technique of prostatectomy combined with a urethroplasty, which uses full‐thickness bladder wall flaps to provide immediate epithelial cover for the denuded surfaces of the prostatic urethra. The theoretical advantages of such a technique are borne out by the results in the first 400 cases so treated, which are contrasted with those from a comparable personal series of 200 retropubic prostatectomies and other representative series.