Endourethral Urethroplasty—Use of a New Catheter
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 130 (5), 905-907
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)51568-2
Abstract
Endourethral split skin grafting following visual internal urethrotomy was done successfully in 7 selected patients with stricture of the bulbomembranous urethra. Open substitution or anastomotic urethroplasty might otherwise have been necessary in these patients. The technique uses a specially designed double balloon catheter in which the second balloon, when distended, keeps the split skin graft in close opposition with the urethral raw area. This ensures a near 100% graft take, keeps the strictured area wide open and allows early ambulation of the patient, since no perineal compression dressing is required.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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