Thirteen patients with urethral stenoses of different etiopathology underwent TUP with an angioplasty balloon catheter. At follow-up, more than 10 months later, 8 out of 10 patients had normal urinary function. Excluding cases of urethral compression due to prostatic hyperplasia, 90% of the stenoses were successfully dilated. The gradualness of the dilatation, the application of a Foley catheter to maintain the dilatation obtained and the prevention of urinary infections are important factors for the success of this method.
[Transluminal urethroplasty. Preliminary experience in 15 cases] / Simonetti, G; Caboni, M; Canalis, Gc; Urigo, F; Meloni, Giovanni Battista; Rovasio, S. S.. - In: LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA. - ISSN 0033-8362. - (1987).
[Transluminal urethroplasty. Preliminary experience in 15 cases].
MELONI, Giovanni Battista;
1987-01-01
Abstract
Thirteen patients with urethral stenoses of different etiopathology underwent TUP with an angioplasty balloon catheter. At follow-up, more than 10 months later, 8 out of 10 patients had normal urinary function. Excluding cases of urethral compression due to prostatic hyperplasia, 90% of the stenoses were successfully dilated. The gradualness of the dilatation, the application of a Foley catheter to maintain the dilatation obtained and the prevention of urinary infections are important factors for the success of this method.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
