A brief review on anterior urethral strictures

Autor: Sen Li, Zicheng Wang, Jian Lin, Bingwei Huang, Li Cheng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Asian Journal of Urology
Asian Journal of Urology, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 88-93 (2018)
ISSN: 2214-3890
2214-3882
Popis: The treatment of urethral strictures remains a challenging field in urology even though there are a variety of procedures to treat it at present, as no one approach is superior over another. This paper reviewed the surgical options for the management of different sites and types of anterior urethral stricture, providing a brief discussion of the controversies regarding this issue and suggesting possible future advancements. Among the existing procedures, simple dilation and direct vision internal urethrotomy are more commonly used for short urethral strictures (
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