Urethral stricture following transurethral prostatectomy.
Urology
; 35(1): 18-24, 1990 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2404365
ABSTRACT
Urethral stricture is the most common late complication of transurethral prostatectomy. Uroflowmetry is recommended as the routine screening procedure for strictures postoperatively. If maximal urinary flow rate (Qmax) is below 10 mL/second the patients should be investigated further. The etiology of urethral stricture is still unclear. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the possible etiologic role of infected urine pre- and/or postoperatively, urethral catheterization pre- and postoperatively, catheter material, and the type and size of the resectoscope. A narrow urethra is probably a predisposing factor for stricture formation, but this is not definitively clarified. Only few randomized studies have been performed to evaluate the different prophylactic methods against development of strictures postresection. Resection via perineal urethrotomy, perhaps preceded by urethral calibration, seems to be a way to avoid anterior urethral strictures. The effects of internal urethrotomy preoperatively on stricture formation are conflicting. Further randomized studies are necessary.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prostatectomia
/
Estreitamento Uretral
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article