Temporary urethral stenting for membranous urethral stricture helps complete healing without compromising continence

Ersin Cimentepe; Ali Unsal; Akif Koc; Omer Bayrak; M Derya Balbay

doi:10.1080/00365590410018710

Temporary urethral stenting for membranous urethral stricture helps complete healing without compromising continence

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2004;38(6):521-2. doi: 10.1080/00365590410018710.

Authors

Ersin Cimentepe¹, Ali Unsal, Akif Koc, Omer Bayrak, M Derya Balbay

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fatih University, Ankara, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 15841790
DOI: 10.1080/00365590410018710

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with a recurrent membranous urethral stricture who was treated with temporary implantation of a UroLume endoprosthesis and recovered completely, without any sphincteric insufficiency or stricture recurrence, during a 1-year follow-up period.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cystoscopy
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rheology
Secondary Prevention
Stents*
Treatment Outcome
Urethral Stricture / diagnosis
Urethral Stricture / physiopathology
Urethral Stricture / surgery*
Urodynamics / physiology*
Urography
Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / instrumentation*
Wound Healing / physiology*