Surgical treatment of urethral strictures is a continually evolving process, and currently there is renewed controversy over the best means of urethral reconstruction. Buccal mucosa graft (BMG) has gained much interest because of its excellent short and long-term results, low post-operative complication rate, and relative ease of use [1,2]. A number of series reported success rate of 87-90% usi...

1. Systolic pressure in the abdominal artery of the lobster Panulirus japonicus (Von Siebold) was decreased by contraction of the cardioarterial valve located at the posterior exit of the heart. Crustacean neurohormones, octopamine and proctolin, induced rhythmic contractions or contracture of the posterior valve but serotonin did not induce valve contracture. 2. Systolic pressure in the poster...

A rare case of urethral construction using flipped anterior bladder wall tube in an 8-year-old girl with complete disruption of the urethra and vagina accompanying pelvic fracture was reported. Following a split of the pubic symphysis, the vagina was reconstructed with end-to-end anastomosis. The neourethra was constructed tubularizing and flipping anterior bladder wall flap caudally to proxima...

Primary urethral carcinoma is extremely rare and is marked by a variety of clinical symptoms. Primary carcinoma of a urethral diverticulum is still rarer and clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra is particularly uncommon (Swartz et al., 2006). Such infrequency has led to inadequate management guidance in the literature for a disease that is often late in presentation and carries substantial ...

background: the treatment of urethral stricture in female patients is through dilatation of the urethra by tubes of increasing diameter. there are two main methods: intermittent dilatation and on demand dilatation. objectives: the main aim of this study was to compare the results of these two methods, and to determine the best one. patients and methods: in this clinical trial study, we reviewed...

PATIENT Male, 24 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Urethral stricture Symptoms: - MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Urology. OBJECTIVE Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment. BACKGROUND The most dependable management of anterior urethral stricture is the complete excision of the area of fibrosis, with a primary reanastomosis of the normal ends of the anterior urethra. CASE REPORT A 24-yea...