A Case of Obliteration of the Urethral Lumen after Wallstent Implantation.
- Author:
Keum Seob LEE
1
;
Jong Byung YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Urethral stricture;
Urethral stent
- MeSH:
Humans;
Phenobarbital;
Stents;
Urethral Stricture
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1994;35(4):436-440
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Endoscopic intraluminal implantation of a self-expandable permanent urethral stent ( Wallstent) has found increased use in patient with recurrent urethral strictures because of its simple implantation technique. But there has been a few reports of explantation due to complete luminal obstruction. Herein we report one with literature.