The incidence of pancreatitis induced by anastomotic stricture following pancreaticodigestive tract anastomosis as a late-onset adverse event has been reported to be 3% or lower, but some cases repeatedly relapse and are difficult to treat. Endoscopic identification and treatment of the anastomotic site are considered to be difficult, and only a small number of cases have been reported. We pres...

Perineal urethrostomy (PU) has been performed with success for the treatment of refractory and advanced urethral stricture disease for at least the past six decades. Here, we review the indications and outcomes of PU for indications such as complex hypospadias repair and urethral stricture disease resulting from trauma, infection, and failure of prior urethroplasty. We also describe the role of...

BACKGROUND The development of esophageal stricture is not an uncommon side effect of radiation and chemotherapy for neck and thoracic malignancies. Depending on the study, it may occur anywhere from 2-3 weeks to 4-8 months after therapy. However, chronic late presentations of post-treatment stricture are highly atypical events. CASE PRESENTATION The authors describe herein an unusual case of ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the causes of esophageal stricture in pediatric patients and their response to endoscopic dilatation. METHODS Retrospective analysis of clinical and endoscopic data obtained from children and adolescents with esophageal stricture submitted to endoscopic dilatation between July 1993 and January 2003. RESULTS A total of 125 patients aged between 1 month and 16 years were i...

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical efficacy of alternative techniques for biliary stricture cannulation in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), after cannulation failure with a conventional (0.035-inch guidewire) technique. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Of 293 patients with biliary strictures after LDLT, 19 (6%) patients, 11 men and 8 women of mean age 48.5 years, had the faile...

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...

Abstract Background Primary urethral cancer in males is rare. Clear cell adenocarcinoma more We report a case an African male suspected to have stricture. Case presentation A 66-year-old man presented with preceding intermittent haematuria and acute urinary retention. Failed attempts at catheterisation necessitating suprapubic catheter insertion raised the suspicion of Multiple irregular fillin...

BACKGROUND Several authors have demonstrated regional and temporal changes in the demographics of urethral stricture and its management. OBJECTIVES To assess the changes in the demographics of the patients and the evolution of the management of urethral stricture in this institution. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study. The files of all the men who were diagnosed with urethra...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed in Japan and has been performed on many patients with early stage esophageal cancer; however quality of life in patients with postoperative stricture is drastically decreased and repeat, periodic endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) is usually required over long periods. In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of short peri...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the outcome of bipolar energy by using PlasmaKinetic(TM) cystoscope instruments in the treatment of urethral stricture and bladder neck contracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-two male patients with urethral stricture and five with bladder neck contracture were treated by endoscopic bipolar vaporization. The most common etiology for stricture formation was iatrogenic ...