1Consultant General Surgeon, Surgical Specialist, Margalla Hospital PMO Taxila
2Department of Urology, Consultant Urologist, National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan
3Department of Urology, PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
*Corresponding e-mail: Surgeonraheel@gmail.com
Online published on 1 October, 2020.
To see the results of end-to-end anastomosis and stricture excision after spatulation in patients with blind urethral stricture.
A prospective study. Place and Duration: In the Department of Urology PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad for the 3-year duration from February 2016 to January 2019.
Total 20 male-patients over the age of 16 years having blind stricture of membranous or bulbar urethra ≤ 2 cm were selected for the-study. We excluded patients with stricture greater than 2 cm, patients with neurogenic bladder stricture and patients with malignant strictures. About 2.5 years was the mean follow-up time and one year was the minimum follow-up time.
About 20 patients with stricture of the urethra with 20-44 years were managed. The results were good in 14 (70%) patients, moderate in 4 patients (20%) and urethroplasty failed in 2 (10%) patients. Overall 90% was the success rate.
Anastomosis urethroplasty has better results in patients with blind stricture of the membranous or bulbar urethra.
End-to-end urethroplasty, Urethra, Stricture
