Visual internal Urethrotomy in the Management of Urethral Stricture: A Clinical Review.
- Author:
Kwang Jin KIM
1
;
Jae Mann SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Wonju Christian Hospital, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
urethral stricture;
internal urethrotomy
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Urethra;
Urethral Stricture*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1986;27(4):545-548
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The advent of visual internal urethrotomy has brought a turning point in the management of urethral stricture. During a 18-month period, from July, 1984 to December, 1985, 32 patients with urethral stricture were treated by visual internal urethrotomy. We report on 20 cases that we could follow-up more than 3 months. Satisfactory results were achieved in 75 per cent of the cases. The surgical morbidity rate was 5 per cent Analysis of results compared to location and length of stricture and period of catheter indwelling is described. Patients with stricture in bulbous urethra and/or less than 2 cm. long had better results, while those with stricture in bulbomembranous urethra and/or more than 2 cm. long had not good results. Visual internal urethrotomy is a simple, safe and effective technique that should be considered as a primary procedure in the management of urethral stricture.
