Pelvic fracture urethral injuries are typically partial and more often complete disruptions of the most proximal bulbar and distal membranous urethra. Emergency management includes suprapubic tube placement. Subsequent primary realignment to place a urethral catheter remains a controversial topic, but what is not controversial is that when there is the development of a stricture (which is usual...

Posterior urethral valve and vesical calculus are individually among the most common causes of obstructive lower urinary complaints in children. There are very few reports of association between posterior urethral valves and bladder calculus. We report three such cases. This association of the vesical calculi with posterior urethral valves may lead to a delay in the diagnosis of the posterior u...

A 61-year-old male with prior history of endoscopic urethral calculus removal presented to the emergency room with urinary retention and a palpable perineal mass. A CT showed a large calcification within the bulbar urethra. After multiple unsuccessful attempts at foley catheter insertion, the urology service was consulted. The patient was taken to the operating room where an obstructing urethra...

INTRODUCTION We present the first case reported in the medical literature of a patient with a posttraumatic urethral fistula accompanied by retraction urethral catheter with balloon. CASE PRESENTATION A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the recurrence urinary tract infection. The patient reports history of urethral trauma, which is retraction urethral catheter with balloon 2 y...

bstructive uropathy is a common clinical problem, and urethral calculi constitute the least common form of calculous disease leading to obstructive uropathy. Urethral calculi may originate anywhere in the urinary tract, usually the bladder, and then migrate to the urethra. The clinical presentation is variable. Patients may have acute retention, dysuria, or a weak urine stream.1 Sonography is a...

urethral leiomyomas are rare begin mesenchymal tumors that arise from the smooth muscle of the urethra. most reported cases in the literature have occurred in women of child bearing age. these tumors present with a variety of symptoms. excision is curative however occasional cases of relapse have been described. here we describe a case of a female teenager who presented with intermittent urinar...

Anterior urethral diverticula are rare in children. Anterior urethral valves and associated diverticulum is the commonly discussed pathological entity in children. There is a lack of awareness among clinicians regarding less common presentations of anterior urethral diverticula in children; which can have a diverse involvement of the urinary tract. This report describes two uncommon presentatio...

BACKGROUND Benign urethral obstructions (BUO) in dogs result in substantial morbidity because of challenges with conventional therapies. Treatment of malignant urethral obstructions with intraluminal urethral stents is reported to successfully relieve obstructions. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and outcome of urethral stent placement for treatment of BUO in dogs. ANIMALS El...