[An experience of indwelling of a urethral stent (Urolume Wallstent) for urethral stricture accompanying pelvic fracture in a young man]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1999 Nov;45(11):767-70.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient was a 15-year-old boy, who sustained pelvic fracture and complete disruption of the urethra in a traffic accident. The previous doctor performed two-staged treatment for complete disruption of the urethra, which ended in postoperative urethral stricture. We performed two sessions of endoscopic operations and a pull-through procedure, but the procedures were not effective. Five years later, a urethral stent was indwelt. Urolume Wallstent of AMS, Co, Ltd. was used as the urethral stent. At 4 months, the stent started to be enveloped in the urethral epithelia and no complications have been found in particular. However, detention of a permanent-type stent in a young man such as ours remains a controversial issue and long-term follow-up is needed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adolescent
  • Fractures, Bone / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pelvis / injuries*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Stents*
  • Urethra / injuries
  • Urethral Stricture / etiology
  • Urethral Stricture / therapy*