Korean J Urol.  2012 Jan;53(1):60-62. 10.4111/kju.2012.53.1.60.

Floating Hem-o-Lok Clips in the Bladder without Stone Formation after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

• Shin YS
• Doo AR
• Cha JS
• Kim MK
• Jeong YB
• Kim HJ

• KMID: 1988826
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2012.53.1.60

Abstract

Hem-o-Lok clips (Weck Surgical Instruments, Teleflex Medical, Durham, NC, USA) are widely used in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy because of their easy application and secure clamping. To date, there have been some reports of intravesical migration of these clips causing urethral erosion, bladder neck contractures, and subsequent calculus formation. We report the first case of bladder migration of Hem-o-Lok clips without stone formation after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. The Hem-o-Lok clips were found during urethral dilation with a guide wire for bladder neck contracture under cystourethroscopy. The Hem-o-Lok clips were floating in the bladder without stone formation and were removed by a cystoscopic procedure.

Keyword

Prostatectomy; Robotics; Surgical instruments

MeSH Terms

Calculi
Constriction
Contracture
Neck
Prostatectomy
Robotics
Surgical Instruments
Urinary Bladder

Figure

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  FIG. 1 (A) Retrograde cystourethrography showing bladder neck contracture (anterior-posterior view). (B) Retrograde cystourethrography showing bladder neck contracture (right-posterior-oblique view).

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  FIG. 2 Four Hem-o-Lok clips floating in the bladder.

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  FIG. 3 Removed Hem-o-Lok clips.

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