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• How I do it: Balloon tamponade of prostatic fossa following Aquablation

  Aljuri Nikolai, Gilling Peter, Roehrborn Claus, MD PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation, Redwood Shores, California, USA

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  Since its first report in the 1870s, control of bleeding after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has remained a concern. Foley's initial report of a urinary catheter involved placement of the balloon into the prostatic fossa following TURP. Removal of prostate tissue with a high-velocity saline stream (Aquablation) is a recently reported alternative to TURP. As Aquablation is heat-free, alternatives to non-thermal hemostasis were sought to optimize the procedure. We report use of a balloon catheter in the prostatic fossa after Aquablation as a post-resection hemostatic method.

  Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia, aquablation, bladder outlet obstruction, minimally invasive robotic surgery, balloon catheter, TURP,

  Aug 2017 (Vol. 24, Issue 4 , Page 8937)
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