Endoscopic laser-ablation for the treatment of orthotopic and ectopic ureteroceles in dogs: 13 cases (2008-2017). [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Ureteroceles are a rare condition in dogs in which conventional treatments can result in substantial morbidity. Cystoscopic and fluoroscopic-guided laser ablation (CLA) of ureteroceles can successfully relieve obstruction.
Ather MH +9 more
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The morbidity of urethral stricture disease among male Medicare beneficiaries
BMC 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
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Decision-analytic cost-effectiveness model to compare prostate cryotherapy to androgen deprivation therapy for treatment of radiation recurrent prostate cancer [PDF]
, 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
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Loss of Renal Function After Retrograde Ureteral Placement of an Allium Stent for Severe Ureteral Stricture [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Ureteral strictures are a recurrent chronic condition that leads to severe side effects and poor quality of life. Management of ureteral stricture is a great challenge for urologists and no specific guidelines exist ...
Alpi, Giorgio +10 more
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Nontransecting anastomotic repair in urethral reconstruction : surgical and functional outcomes [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: We evaluated the surgical and functional outcomes, and the effect of the learning curve of nontransecting anastomotic repair for short bulbar and posterior urethral strictures.
Decaestecker, Karel +7 more
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Etiology of Urethral Stricture: a Tertiary Center’s Experience
Acta Clinica CroaticaUrethral stricture is a complex disease with an etiology that remains insufficiently studied. The frequency of etiological factors associated with urethral stricture has undergone significant changes in recent decades, considering geographical factors,
Miodrag Aćimović +8 more
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Use of rectal mucosal grafts in substitution urethroplasty: an early series [PDF]
, 2018 Background: To evaluate the feasibility of use of rectal mucosal grafts for augmentation urethroplasty. Methods: A series of five patients who underwent rectal mucosal graft urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease were identified. Descriptive
Mellon, Matthew J. +2 more
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Urethral Defect in Setting of Recurrent Urethral Foreign Body Insertion. [PDF]
, 2020 We present a case of recurrent episodes of foreign body insertion into the urethra, ultimately resulting in urethral defect at the penoscrotal junction. We have decided against treating the urethral defect as it facilitates nonoperative retrieval of the ...
Breyer, Benjamin +5 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2017 A 61-year-old male with prior history of endoscopic urethral calculus removal presented to the emergency room with urinary retention and a palpable perineal mass. A CT showed a large calcification within the bulbar urethra.
Pooya Banapour +2 more
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laser vs optical urethrotomy for urethral stricture
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2021 A urethral stricture is a scar of the subepithelial tissue of the corpus spongiosum that constricts the urethral lumen. As the constriction increases, obstruction occurs and leads to symptoms which may be related to the obstruction or secondary to it(1)
Ali Haseeb, Mahmood karbalaie
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