PURPOSE we aimed to compare the longterm outcome of surgical treatment of urethral stricture with the internal urethrotomy and plasmakinetic energy. MATERIAL AND METHODS 60 patients, who have been operated due to urethral stricture were enrolled in our clinic. None of the patients had a medical history of urethral stricture. The urethral strictures were diagnosed by clinical history, uroflowm...

OBJECTIVE To determine the delayed single stage perineal posterior urethroplasty for treatment of posterior urethral stricture/distraction defect. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Urology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from January 2009 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Patients were selected for delayed single stage perineal poste...

INTRODUCTION the management of anterior urethral stricture is controversial. A review article was written, which updates the current situation of the surgical treatment of anterior urethral stricture. MATERIALS AND METHODS the experience of the Hospital del Trabajador in Santiago de Chile regarding its different surgical approaches, as well as scientific literature on the topic, were reviewed...

Introduction: Urethral stricture is characterized by a decrease in urethral flow severe enough to cause acute urinary retention. Urethral strictures may develop after traumas to the urethral epithelium and/or corpus spongiosum. Complication rates due to untreated urethral stricture are very high. Although various treatment methods have been described, the second most common method for urethral ...

PURPOSE Although direct-vision internal urethrotomy can be performed for the management of short, bulbar urethral strictures, excision and end-to-end anastomosis remains the best procedure to guarantee a high success rate. We performed a retrospective evaluation of patients who underwent bulbar end-to-end anastomosis to assess the factors affecting surgical outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS We r...

OBJECTIVE To describe the technique and results of dorsal onlay lingual mucosal graft (LMG) urethroplasty for the definitive management of urethral strictures in women. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 15 women (mean age 42 years) with a history suggestive of urethral stricture who had undergone multiple urethral dilatations and/or urethrotomy were selected for dorsal onlay LMG urethroplasty afte...

PURPOSE To evaluate the outcome of visual internal urethrotomy with a holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser along with intralesional triamcinolone injection. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with an anterior urethral stricture less than 3 cm in length were evaluated by clinical history, physical examination, uroflowmetry, and retrograde urethrogram preoperatively. All patients were treated with...

Male urethral stricture is one of the oldest known urologic diseases, and continues to be a common and challenging urologic condition. Our objective was to review all contemporary and historial articles on the topic of dilation, internal urethrotomy, and stenting of male anterior urethral strictures. An extensive review of the scientific literature concerning anterior urethral urethrotomy/dilat...

A one-year-old alpine wether was presented for emergency evaluation of stranguria. Diagnostics identified a moderately distended bladder and mild dehydration. Preliminary lateral radiographs two metallic structures consistent with projectile pellets in the pelvic perineal regions no evidence radiopaque uroliths. tube cystostomy performed, contrast urethrogram revealed one region proximity to ur...

Aim: To compare the outcome of urethral stricture managed by different surgical techniques. Place and Duration: This Study was conducted at Lahore General Hospital, in duration from May, 2022 to October, 2022. Methods: randomized controlled trial on 60 patients divided equally two groups. Both groups were assessed for maximum urinary flow 6 months after surgery, cause stricture, site success ra...