Background: Urethral caruncles are benign lesions of the distal urethra which have been most commonly described in post-menopausal women. Over the years, urethral caruncles had been described in women. However, in 2012, Karthikeyan and associates [1] reported a urethral caruncle in a male. Urethral caruncles resemble a variety of urethral lesions including: urethral carcinoma; urethral divertic...

Solid urethral and peri-urethral lesions are rare and encompass benign and malignant aetiologies. A diagnosis without imaging is often challenging secondary to non-specific clinical symptoms and overlapping findings at the time of physical examination. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging may be helpful in confirming a diagnosis while providing anatomical detail and delineating disease extent. This ...

Aims To report current results of preputial flap onlay urethroplasty using the principle of the total preputial flap (TPF) for the one-stage repair of mid- and proximal hypospadias. Methods This study was a retrospective chart review of patients in a prospectively kept database of all hypospadias operations performed at two institutions from January 1 2011 to August 2017. Inclusion criteria: ...

Commentary on: Recent advances in understanding/management of hypospadias [F1000Prime Reports, 2014] Snodgrass and Bush have presented a remarkable longterm series on the one stage tubular incised plate repair, i.e. TIP or Snodgrass repair, to correct hypospadias. It was originally described for distal hypospadias and with time Dr. Snodgrass has extended its indications to more proximal defects...

This committee reviewed and evaluated published data, and recommended standardized terminology relating to the epidemiology, etiology, anatomy, and nomenclature of urethral stenoses, urethral strictures, and pelvic fracture urethral disruption injuries, as well as their surgical management. A literature search using Medline, PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes ...

The evolution of hypospadias surgery can be classified under 3 periods that were closely related to advances in surgical instruments, introduction of anesthesia, and newer suture materials. Stretching dominated the early period, tunneling during the Middle Ages, and flaps during the modern period. Suture materials have included at various time silver wires, horsehair, and stainless steel. Exami...

Background: Sachse cold knife is conventionally used for optical internal urethrotomy to manage urethral strictures. In this procedure, the complications and recurrence rates are relatively high. We suggest combined electro cutter and cold knife as a success alternative in the management of intractable anterior urethral strictures. Methods: In this prospective...

Giant vesico-prostatic urethral calculus is uncommon. Urethral stones rarely form primarily in the urethra, and they are usually associated with urethral strictures, posterior urethral valve or diverticula. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with giant vesico-prostatic (collar-stud) urethral stone presenting with sepsis and bladder outlet obstruction. The clinical presentation, management, a...