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Endoscopic Urethrotomy: Does it Live Up to its Promises?

1982; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 127; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-5347(17)53849-5

1527-3792

L. Boccon Gibod, Benoit Le Portz,

Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Mar 1982Endoscopic Urethrotomy: Does it Live Up to its Promises? L. Boccon Gibod, and B. Le portz L. Boccon GibodL. Boccon Gibod More articles by this author , and B. Le portzB. Le portz More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)53849-5AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Endoscopic cold knife urethrotomy was done on 160 patients with urethral strictures. Of these patients 120 have been followed for 6 months to 2 years. The initially good results (56 per cent cured at 6 months) do not stand the test of time since only 25 per cent of the patients can be considered cured after 2 years. Despite these less than triumphant results endoscopic urethrotomy, which is performed easily and uncompromising to secondary urethroplasty, should be tried as a primary procedure. © 1982 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByROURKE K and JORDAN G (2018) PRIMARY URETHRAL RECONSTRUCTION: THE COST MINIMIZED APPROACH TO THE BULBOUS URETHRAL STRICTUREJournal of Urology, VOL. 173, NO. 4, (1206-1210), Online publication date: 1-Apr-2005.Steenkamp J, Heyns C and de Kock M (2018) Internal Urethrotomy Versus Dilation as Treatment for Male Urethral Strictures: A Prospective, Randomized ComparisonJournal of Urology, VOL. 157, NO. 1, (98-101), Online publication date: 1-Jan-1997.Pansadoro V and Emiliozzi P (2018) Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of Anterior Urethral Strictures: Long-Term FollowupJournal of Urology, VOL. 156, NO. 1, (73-75), Online publication date: 1-Jul-1996.Brannan W (2018) Management of Urethral StricturesJournal of Urology, VOL. 133, NO. 3, (442-442), Online publication date: 1-Mar-1985.Greene L (2018) Editorial CommentsJournal of Urology, VOL. 130, NO. 5, (904-904), Online publication date: 1-Nov-1983. Volume 127Issue 3March 1982Page: 433-435 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1982 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information L. Boccon Gibod More articles by this author B. Le portz More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...