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A Simple Technique to Facilitate Treatment of Urethral Strictures with Optical Internal Urethrotomy
- Source :
- Case Reports in Urology, Vol 2014 (2014), Case Reports in Urology
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2014.
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Abstract
- Urethral stricture is a common condition that can lead to serious complications such as urinary infections and renal insufficiency secondary to urinary retention. Treatment options include catheterization, urethroplasty, endoscopic internal urethrotomy, and dilation. Optical internal urethrotomy offers faster recovery, minimal scarring, and less risk of infection, although recurrence is possible. However, technical difficulties associated with poor visualization of the stenosis or of the urethral lumen may increase procedural time and substantially increase the failure rates of internal urethrotomy. In this report we describe a technique for urethral catheterization via a suprapubic, percutaneous approach through the urinary bladder in order to facilitate endoscopic internal urethrotomy.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Urinary bladder
Urethral stricture
business.industry
Urinary retention
Urethroplasty
medicine.medical_treatment
Urinary system
education
Case Report
General Medicine
Percutaneous approach
lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
lcsh:RC870-923
medicine.disease
Surgery
Stenosis
medicine.anatomical_structure
medicine
medicine.symptom
business
Internal urethrotomy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20906978 and 2090696X
- Volume :
- 2014
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Urology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f79f4400ecadf27c26470deabc5df888