A modified right angle clamp for radical retropubic prostatectomy and cystectomy
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L Broglia1, V Scattoni, L da Pozzo
1Department of Urology, Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
European Urology
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
A modified version of a classic right angle clamp is described. The use of the new surgical instrument is advocated during radical retropubic prostatectomy and cystectomy for a safer and easier division of the puboprostatic ligaments and the dorsal vein complex as a single unit. The special shape of the clamp allows the surgeon to move freely and angle it beneath the pubis without hindrance from the bladder.