Opinion: Endoscopic Urethrotomy

Opinion: Endoscopic Urethrotomy

Urethral stricture is one of the most difficult urological problems to heal adequately and many surgical and no surgical techniques have been described to its management. Reports has been documented in ancient literature of the Hindus, Egyptians and Greeks (1). In 1957, Ravasini described the internal urethrotomy under direct vision and used electrocautery to incise the stricture. In 1971, Sach...

Substitution urethroplasty or anastomotic urethroplasty for bulbar urethra strictures? Or endoscopic urethrotomy? Opinion: Anastomotic Urethroplasty.

There are many ways to skin a cat. An “index” 2 cm bulbar urethral stricture can be well-treated with an anastomotic technique, with ventral or dorsal buccal urethroplasty, or with direct vision internal urethrotomy. However, urethrotomy has the most limited use. Most experts think direct internal urethrotomy should be reserved for those patients not previously treated, or who are unwilling or ...

Urethral diverticulum after endoscopic urethrotomy: case report.

Diverticula of the male penile urethra are rare clinical entities. Urethral diverticula in males may be associated with trauma, infection, impacted calculi or stricture disease. Herein, we present an unusual case of a 57-year-old man with erectile dysfunction and a symptomatic urethral diverticulum after endoscopic urethrotomy for a pendulous urethral stricture. One year after surgical repair i...

Internal Urethrotomy

The place of endoscopic urethrotomy in the management of urethral stricture.