Antegrade light guiding visual internal urethrotomy in complete urethral stricture.
- Author:
Il Bong KIM
1
;
Tchun Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Visual internal urethrotomy;
Complete urethral stricture
- MeSH:
Humans;
Operative Time;
Urethral Stricture*;
Urinary Catheters;
Xenon
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1993;34(6):1063-1066
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) is a valuable initial management methods of the patient with incomplete urethral stricture. VIU is not widely used in the management of the patient with complete urethral stricture, due to the risk of complication. We performed VIU in 10 male-patients had suffered from complete urethral stricture after trauma. We used a flexible Chole-nephroscoper connected with Xenon light source as a guide for the VIU. The length of the urethral stricture was 1.2 +/-0.8 cm. The operation time was 62 +/-26.4 min. The urethral catheter had indwelled for 20.3 +/-17.19 days. All the 10 complete urethral stricture patients became to void successfully. There was no specific serious complication. In conclusion, this method needs only short operative time, had little complication and did not require fluoroscopic guidance. We suggest that this alternative method may be useful and safe for the management of the complete urethral stricture.
