Korean J Urol.
1984 Feb;25(1):23-27.
Endoscopic Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of urethral Stricture
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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27 endoscopic internal urethrotomy was done on 24 patients with urethral strictures. the results were as follows: 1. Endoscopic internal urethrotomy can be performed under local anesthesia. 2. It can be repeated if necessary. 3. other endoscopic procedures were done simultaneously on 5 cases. 4. Complications were minimal, one case of epididymitis and one of sepsis. 5. When carefully performed this procedure is highly useful for the primary management of any urethral stricture.