Urethral injuries are uncommon and rarely life-threatening in isolation. They are, how-ever, among the most devastating urinary system injuries because of significant long-term sequelae, including strictures, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and infertility. Urethral trauma may be categorized by mechanism of injury (ie, blunt versus penetrating injury) and by location (ie, posterior versus a...

P urethral valves (PUVs) are the most common congenital abnormalities causing bilateral renal obstruction. The widespread use of prenatal ultrasonography has contributed to an increase in the incidence and awareness of PUVs. The treatment of children with this anomaly has also evolved as radiographic imaging techniques and our understanding of the pathophysiology of obstructive uropathy has imp...

Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) is an uncommon condition in children. They usually present with penile swelling followed by recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and poor urinary stream.[1] It is a cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in males. We present a case of congenital anterior urethral diverticulum that presented with penile mass and UTI, treated successfully by o...

MUCP (Maximal urethral closure pressure) is known to be increased in patients with vaginal wall prolapse due to the mechanical obstruction of the urethra. However, urethral function following reduction has not yet been completely elucidated. Predicting postoperative urethral function may provide patients with important, additional information prior to surgery. Thus, this study was performed to ...

Background: Sachse cold knife is conventionally used for optical internal urethrotomy to manage urethral strictures. In this procedure, the complications and recurrence rates are relatively high. We suggest combined electro cutter and cold knife as a success alternative in the management of intractable anterior urethral strictures. Methods: In this prospective...

Urethral stricture is one of the most difficult urological problems to heal adequately and many surgical and no surgical techniques have been described to its management. Reports has been documented in ancient literature of the Hindus, Egyptians and Greeks (1). In 1957, Ravasini described the internal urethrotomy under direct vision and used electrocautery to incise the stricture. In 1971, Sach...

The surgical treatment of urethral stricture diseases is continually evolving. Although various surgical techniques are available for the treatment of anterior urethral stricture, no one technique has been identified as the method of choice. This article provides a brief updated review of the surgical options for the management of different sites and different types of anterior urethral strictu...

Traumatic female urethral avulsion in the absence of a pelvic fracture is an exceedingly rare entity, with no consensus on its' management. Here, we present a 35-year-old pregnant woman with severe anterior vaginal wall laceration and complete urethral avulsion secondary to straddle injury. Management consisted of primary urethral and vaginal repair.

We performed an overview of the surgical techniques suggested for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures using MEDLINE. In applying the MEDLINE search, we used the ″MeSH″ (Medical Subject Heading) and "free text" protocols. The MeSH search was conducted by combining the following terms: "urethral stricture", "flap", "graft", "oral mucosa", "urethroplasty", "urethrotomy" and "failed hypos...