ABSTRACT
Just as in general surgery it is necessary to learn to make a clean incision with the knife, to tie a secure knot, to handle tissue with delicacy and to secure haemostasis with the minimum of trauma and tissue necrosis, so in transurethral surgery there are certain basic steps which the beginner has to master. Many of them can be learned on models and appreciated by watching a more experienced surgeon at work. Others can only be learned solo.
