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Special Surgical Procedures II LESSON 3: Procedures in Genitourinary Surgery Section Ii: general considerations in genitourinary surgery
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3-11. DISTENTION OF THE BLADDER
When the bladder is to be opened or manipulated, it is frequently distended with irrigating fluid prior to surgery. Provision must be made in positioning and draping of the patient and in instrument selection for filling and draining the bladder prior to or during the course of the operation.
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