PMID: 9540184Apr 16, 1998Paper

Stents in therapy of urethral strictures

Der Urologe. Ausg. A
E J Milroy

Abstract

The human urethra seems remarkably tolerant of foreign material within its lumen. Providing that a stricture has been adequately cut by means of urethrotomy, or dilated with bougies, the majority of urethras will tolerate both permanent and temporary stents with few problems. Temporary stents have the obvious advantage over permanent stents that no foreign material is left in the urethra but before these can be recommended it is essential that more clinical experience is gained and that long term results up to ten years after removal of the stent are published. Great care is also needed in the use of any sort of permanent device, either the Urolume stent, or varieties of the Strecker such as the Memotherm device. These should not be used in children and should be probably be avoided in young adults. The majority of strictures in this age group are in any case treated more easily by single stage urethroplasty procedures. The use of permanent epithelial covering stents should be limited to the bulbo-membranous urethra, with the possible exception of carefully selected sphincters strictures used in combination with an artificial urinary sphincter. Better results will be obtained by using these stents in strictures with a short his...Continue Reading

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May 16, 2008·Urologia Internationalis·David E RappNejd F Alsikafi
Jan 1, 2009·Gastroenterology Research and Practice·Zeynel MunganSabahattin Kaymakoglu
Dec 19, 2009·European Urology·Enzo PalminteriVincenzo Gentile
Dec 18, 2007·European Urology·Enzo Palminteri
Mar 26, 2002·The Journal of Urology·Richard A SantucciJack W McAninch
Mar 1, 2013·Arab Journal of Urology·Mohamed M AbdallahTarek Abdelbakey

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