Korean J Urol.  1984 Feb;25(1):23-27.

Endoscopic Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of urethral Stricture

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  • 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

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.

Keyword

urethral stricture; endoscopic internal urethrotomy

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, Local
Epididymitis
Humans
Male
Sepsis
Urethral Stricture*
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