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This involves the removal of obstructing prostatic tissue through a supra-pubic incision ( a cut below the belly button ). The Prostate is not wholly removed. Suprapubic Prostatectomy requires incising the bladder to remove the obstructing tissue while a Retropubic approach involves incising the Prostatic capsule to remove the obstructing tissue. Both approaches utilize an abdominal incision.
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| suprapubic aspiration of urine |
A procedure for draining the bladder when it is not possible to use a urethral catheter. The skin over the lower abdominal area is cleansed. An incision in the abdominal wall is made with a needle or trocar to gain
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| suprapubic catheter |
A tube that permits direct urinary drainage from the bladder through the lower abdominal wall, from a surgically fashioned opening located just above the pubic symphysis. Suprapubic urinary diversion is typically (but not exc
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| suprapubic cystostomy |
Surgical opening of the bladder from just above the symphysis pubis; any of several catheters are placed in the opening to facilitate drainage.
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| suprapubic reflex |
Deflection of the linea alba toward the stroked side when the abdomen is stroked above Poupart's ligament.
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