A NEW INSTRUMENT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF HEMOSTATIC BAGS IN SUPRAPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY
Abstract
The control of hemorrhage following the removal of a prostatic adenoma by either the perineal or the suprapubic approach is the anxious concern of every operator. The popularity of the hemostatic bags of either the Hagner or Pilcher model attests their effectiveness. The use of these bags is almost entirely confined to those who remove the prostatic obstruction suprapubically.
The bladder is opened by median section, the adenoma removed by blunt dissection. A special sound with a Benique...