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Transurethral resection of the prostate is the most common method of relieving urinary outflow obstruction secondary to prostatic enlargement. However, this procedure can be responsible for various complications, including irrigant-fluid absorption and blood loss, both of which are strongly dependent on operation duration time. To reduce the latter, a new resection device has been designed for transurethral prostatectomy. The device basically consists of a rotating cutting loop controlled externally, with three degrees of freedom, to fit the adenoma shape. Its performance is assessed in vitro by drilling conical and semi-ellipsoidal cavities in agar gel models. The mean difference between the calculated and obtained cavity volumes is 3% (SD=0.9%). The volume cutting rate, found to be independent of the type of cavity drilled, is equal to 2.9±0.3 cm3 min−1. The advantages of this motorised resection device prototype are reduction in operation duration and accuracy of the resected volume. In vivo resection of a 20 cm3 adenoma in less than 15 min can be expected.
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Mestas, J.L., Cathignol, D., Chavrier, F. et al. Motorised resection device for transurethral resection of the prostate: A laboratory evaluation. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 35, 570–574 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02510962
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