THE SUPRAPUBIC DRESSING.

Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Suprapubic Lithotomy

To the Editor of " The Indian Mkdical Gazette." Sir,?In accordance with the wishes of the late DirectorGeneral, Indian Medical Service, 1 trust you will publish the following statement of five cases oi supra-pubic lithotomy in children. In all <12 cases of stone have been operated on here during the past year, and the l>irge ProPortion of supra-pubic operations was due to difficulties met with ...

The Suprapubic Operation or Litholapaxy

To the Editor of "The Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?Lieut.-Colonel Vivian B. Bennett, in his important article 011 the treatment of vesical calculus which appeared in last November's issue of this Gazette, wrote : " In the Indian Medical Gazette of last June, Keegan has written a paper objecting strongly to the Suprapubic Operation." If Liieut.-Colonel Bennett will peruse my paper he will find ...

The transurethral suprapubic endo-cystostomy (T-SPeC): a novel suprapubic catheter insertion device.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current methods of suprapubic cystostomy (SPC) catheter insertion may be difficult for patients in poor health and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. These include a highly invasive open procedure, as well as the use of the percutaneous trocar punch methods, commonly associated with short-term SPC. We present the first human experience with the Transurethr...

Safe percutaneous suprapubic catheterisation

INTRODUCTION We describe our technique of percutaneous suprapubic catheter insertion with special reference to steps that help to avoid common complications of haematuria and catheter misplacement. METHODS The procedure is performed using a stainless steel reusable trocar under local infiltrative anaesthesia, usually at the bedside. After clinical confirmation of a full bladder, the trocar i...