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Revision of perineal urethrostomy using a meshed split-thickness skin graft [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Perineal urethrostomy is considered to be the last option to restore voiding in complex/recurrent urethral stricture disease. It is also a necessary procedure after penectomy or urethrectomy.
Hoebeke, Piet   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Development of male and female models of long urethral strictures in swine

open access: yesSurgery Open Science, 2023
Background: Preclinical animal models which mimic the dimensions of long urethral strictures (>2 cm in length) encountered in the clinic are necessary to evaluate prospective graft designs for urethroplasty.
Gokhan Gundogdu, MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interstitial laser therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The objective of interstitial laser coagulation (ILC) of benign prostatic enlargement is to achieve a marked volume reduction and to decrease bladder outlet obstruction and lower urinary tract symptoms with minimal morbidity.
Muschter, Rolf, Whitfield, Hugh
core   +1 more source

Incidence of Urethral Stricture in Patients with Adult Acquired Buried Penis

open access: yesAdvances in Urology, 2017
Introduction. Concealed-buried penis is an acquired condition associated with obesity, challenging to both manage and repair. Urethral stricture is a more common disorder with multiple etiologies. Lichen sclerosus is a significant known cause of urethral
Aron Liaw   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decision-analytic cost-effectiveness model to compare prostate cryotherapy to androgen deprivation therapy for treatment of radiation recurrent prostate cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness of salvage cryotherapy (SC) in men with radiation recurrent prostate cancer (RRPC). Design: Cost-utility analysis using decision analytic modelling by a Markov model.
Birrell, Fiona   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

The band electrode: Ongoing experience with a novel turp loop to improve hemostasis in 265 patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Introduction: Intraoperative bleeding, one of the major complications of conventional transurethral resection of the prostate ( TURP), has led to a search for various alternative methods of tissue ablation in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia ...
Faul, P., Reich, O.
core   +1 more source

Buccal mucosa urethroplasty for adult urethral strictures

open access: yesIndian Journal of Urology, 2011
Urethral strictures are difficult to manage. Some treatment modalities for urethral strictures are fraught with high patient morbidity and stricture recurrence rates; however, an extremely useful tool in the armamentarium of the Reconstructive Urologist ...
W Britt Zimmerman, Richard A Santucci
doaj   +1 more source

Extracellular matrix stiffness aggravates urethral stricture through Igfbp3/Smad pathway

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Urethral stricture refers to the narrowing of the urethral lumen. While previous studies have hinted at inflammation as the initial driver of this condition, the reasons and mechanisms behind its progression remain largely unknown.
Kaixuan Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urethral diverticulum with proximal urethral stricture: An unusual presentation

open access: yesMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2013
Urethral diverticulum with distal stricture is a common entity. We are presenting a rare case of urethral diverticulum with proximal stricture. This is an uncommon case of a 55- year-old male paraplegic patient, who had urethrocutaneous fistula with ...
Chinmay Gandhi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The morbidity of urethral stricture disease among male Medicare beneficiaries

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2010
Background To date, the morbidity of urethral stricture disease among American men has not been analyzed using national datasets. We sought to analyze the morbidity of urethral stricture disease by measuring the rates of urinary tract infections and ...
Grossberg Anna L   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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