INTRODUCTION Urethral caruncles usually arise from the posterior lip of the urethral meatus. Although the etiology of urethral caruncles is still undetermined, they are the most common benign tumors of the female urethra. Most cases are frequently asymptomatic, but, sometimes patients feel a lump or bleeding at the urethral meatus. Symptoms are dysuria, dyspareunia, hematuria and rarely asensat...

Urethral injuries are uncommon and rarely life-threatening in isolation. They are, how-ever, among the most devastating urinary system injuries because of significant long-term sequelae, including strictures, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and infertility. Urethral trauma may be categorized by mechanism of injury (ie, blunt versus penetrating injury) and by location (ie, posterior versus a...

A 31-year-old man was referred for further management of a urethral stricture. He was a victim of a traffic accident and his urethral injury was associated with a pelvic bone fracture. He had previously undergone a suprapubic cystostomy only owing to his unstable general condition at another hospital. After 3 months of urethral injury, direct urethral anastomosis was attempted, but the surgery ...

BACKGROUND Approximately one third of children with end-stage renal disease have the illness because of urinary tract malformations, obstructive uropathy, and hypoplasia/dysplasia. The significant drop in infant mortality from obstructive uropathies in recent decades, attributable to prenatal diagnosis with renal ultrasonography and coordinated surgical and medical care, necessitated a reevalua...

BACKGROUND In this study a new instrument and technique is described for the endoscopic treatment of complete posterior urethral strictures, which may result in serious complications and sometimes require troublesome treatments. METHODS Three patients with complete posterior urethral obstruction were treated endoscopically with the guidance of a new instrument: Evrim Bougie. Evrim Bougie look...

BACKGROUND There are presently several options for the management of posterior urethral disruption. However, these options remain controversial for several reasons. Thus, this medical issue has been continuously investigated. METHODS From 1991 to 2001, 22 patients with complete posterior urethral disruption out of 720 urethral injury cases were retrospectively reviewed using strict criteria. ...