...Vongsathorn Rojanapaitoon; Pat Saksirisampant Introduction: The study aimed to compare pain scores during flexible cystoscopy among male patients in different positions: supine position versus lithotomy position. Methods: This prospective randomized controlled trial included male patients...

... on lithotomies on men and women of all ages. He documented each operation and collected samples of bladder calculi for the purpose of chemical analysis. After his return to Austria, he published a detailed report on his practice of lithotomy in Persia. This extensive documentation is, we believe, the only known...

...T. Giannopoulos; A. Kostakopoulos; F. Sofras; C. Dimopoulos Opening the bladder via the perineum in order to remove a bladder stone was practised by the ancient Greek surgeons in very early times, probably from the days of Homer. The technique of lithotomy was described for the first time by Celsus...