Special Surgical Procedures II LESSON 3: Procedures in Genitourinary Surgery Section v: operations on the scrotum, penis, and urethra
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3-44. TRANSURETHRAL SURGERY
a. General. By means of a resectoscope passed into the bladder via the urethra, piecemeal resection of the prostate gland and of tumors of the bladder and bladder neck may be carried out, and bleeding vessels and tumors may be fulgurated.
b. Operative Procedure. See Figure 3-12.
Figure 3-12. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor.
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