Informed versus uninformed consent for prostate surgery: the value of electronic consents.

Purpose: We evaluated the documentation of informed consent for 2 common prostate operations using current, conventional, paper based consent forms. Based on the results of the review the conventional paper based consent system was replaced with a new, standardized electronic consent system.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the consent forms obtained for transurethral resection of the prostate and radical prostatectomy procedures during the 6-year period 1995 to 2000 at Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Endoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the bladder.

A case of benign leiomyoma of the urinary bladder was discovered incidentally and treated successfully with endoscopic enucleation. We describe the technique of this new surgical approach and discuss its advantages. We recommend this minimally invasive approach over open surgical resection.

Role of transrectal ultrasonography in diagnosis and treatment of retained Foley catheter.

Retention of Foley balloon in the bladder or urethra is a troublesome complication that presents a challenge to the urologist. We describe a complicated case of Foley catheter balloon retention (and trauma) within the urethra in an orthopedic patient undergoing hemiarthroplasty. The Foley balloon failed to deflate with standard methods.