Refractory post visual internal urethrotomy bleeding managed by angioembolization

Internal Urethrotomy

Direct visual internal urethrotomy: Is it a durable treatment option?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term success rate of direct vision internal urethrotomy as a treatment for anterior urethral strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the results for patients who underwent internal urethrotomy from January 2009 to January 2014 for anterior urethral strictures. Patients were followed till January 2016. Patients with complicated urethral stri...

Successful use of Hemospray to control refractory post-polypectomy bleeding.

A 66-year-old manwas referred to our department for screening colonoscopy. A polyp was found in the sigmoid colon (size 25mm, Paris classification 0-Ip, narrow-band imaging international colorectal endoscopic [NICE] classification 2). After the submucosal injection of diluted epinephrine and lifting (●" Fig.1), endoscopic mucosal resection was done. Immediately after the procedure, spurting pos...

Early Experience with Hyaluronic Acid Instillation to Assist with Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Urethral Stricture

PURPOSE The clinical usefulness of hyaluronic acid (HA) instillation during visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) for decreasing the incidence of recurrent urethral stricture was assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight patients were treated by VIU with HA instillation between May 2007 and June 2009. After insertion of a Foley catheter following urethrotomy, HA was instilled via an 18-gauge t...

Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Adult Male Urethral Stricture Has Poor Long-Term Results

Objective. To determine the long-term stricture-free rate after visual internal urethrotomy following initial and follow-up urethrotomies. Methods. The records of all male patients who underwent direct visual internal urethrotomy for urethral stricture disease in our hospital between July 2004 and May 2012 were reviewed. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze stricture-free probability aft...