HOW I DO IT

• The pulley stitch: fixation of penile prosthetic exit tubing

  Levy A. Jason, Bhanji Yasin, Burnett L. Arthur Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Brady Urological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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  Proximal positioning of the penile prosthesis cylinder is performed during inflatable penile prosthesis surgery. We describe a technique to secure a prosthetic cylinder during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation. Urologists performing prosthetic surgeries employ a variety of surgical techniques to achieve successful outcomes. A surgical technique that secures the prosthetic device may ultimately mitigate cylinder migration and erosion. This is a simple, cost-effective technique that can be readily incorporated into conventional corporotomy closure procedures. It proves to be a feasible technique for both running and interrupted corporotomy closures. The “pulley stitch” offers an adjunctive technique for prosthesis cylinder positioning and may also help prevent migration of prosthetic devices, and it can be incorporated with corporotomy closure.

  Keywords: inflatable penile prosthesis, corporotomy, closure, pulley stitch,

  Jun 2022 (Vol. 29, Issue 3 , Page 11182)
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• Partial nephrectomy: novel closure technique using bovine pericardium

  Uhlman A. Matthew , Brown A. James, MD Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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  Partial nephrectomy (PN) has gained popularity over the past two decades as an alternative to radical nephrectomy (RN) in patients with small renal masses. Morbidity and mortality from PN have been shown to be lower than from RN, while oncologic outcomes have been shown to be equivalent for tumors < 7 cm. PN has become increasingly popular in academic centers, but the general urologic community continues to lag behind. The reason for this is not known, but may be related to the relatively high complication rate, including delayed complications associated with inadequate closure. Here we describe a novel PN closure technique that provides additional strength and hemostasis by incorporating bovine pericardium.

  Keywords: surgical techniques, novel closure, penile carcinoma, laparoscopy, robotics,

  Oct 2012 (Vol. 19, Issue 5 , Page 6485)
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