Reducing blood loss in open radical retropubic prostatectomy with prophylactic periprostatic sutures

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the placement of small-calibre, rapidly absorbed prophylactic periprostatic sutures before the mobilization of the prostate could reduce blood loss during open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In 2007, during open RRP, we began placing pro...

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Main Authors: Carvalhal, Gustavo F., Griffin, Christopher R., Kan, Donghui, Loeb, Stacy, Catalona, William J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072845/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19888968
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09034.x
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