The Closure of the Suprapubic Urinary Fistula following Suprapubic Prostatectomy; Observations on Sixty-eight Cases

Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Pseudosarcomatous fibromyxoid tumor of the prostate revealed on suprapubic prostatectomy

We report a rare case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the prostate revealed on suprapubic prostatectomy. A 70-year-old man presented with nocturia, urgency and difficulty in voiding. The histopathological examination of the suprapubic adenomectomy specimen reported fibromyxoid pseudosarcomatous tumor (inflammatory prostatic pseudotumor). It is important to take this benign lesion under considera...

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Performed after Previous Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Operative management of prostate cancer in a patient who has undergone previous open suprapubic simple prostatectomy poses a unique surgical challenge. Herein, we describe a case of intermediate risk prostate cancer in a man who had undergone simple prostatectomy ten years prior to presentation. The patient was found to have Gleason 7 prostate cancer on MRI fusion biopsy of the prostate for ele...

Salient Points on Suprapubic Prostatectomy at One Sitting

This tabulated statement shows the details of five cases operated upon for enlarged prostate by the suprapubic method. Unfortunately, I was unable to get the first case photographed; the remaining four are represented in the picture. It is noteworthy that these old men came in with " trivial " complaints, such as slight difficulty in passing urine, burning micturition, hsematuria or frequency o...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Suprapubic Cystostomy Site in a Patient with Long-Term Suprapubic Urinary Catheter

Patients with long-term suprapubic cystostomy can rarely develop squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the suprapubic cystostomy tract. In addition to the few reported cases in the literature, this paper reports a case of suprapubic cystostomy SCC in an 88-year-old man without bladder involvement. Vigilance about any abnormal lesion at the site of suprapubic cystostomy is important among health prov...