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A self‐expanding, self‐retaining temporary urethral stent (Urocoil TM ) in the treatment of recurrent urethral strictures: preliminary results
Author(s) -
Sikafi Z.H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.94614.x
Subject(s) - urethral stricture , urology , medicine , stent , urethra , surgery
Objective To determine the efficacy of a self‐expanding, self‐retaining temporary urethral stent (Urocoil TM ) in patients with recurrent urethral strictures at different levels in the urethra. Patients and methods Urocoil stents were placed in 18 patients (mean age 42 years, range 28–60) with recurrent urethral strictures. The stents were left for a mean of 8 months (range 6–14) and patients followed for a mean of 9 months (range 6–18) after removal of the stent, being assessed by urine culture, urethrography, flexible cystoscopy and urinary flow rate. Results The stents were easy to insert and remove under local anaesthesia. All patients except one had a satisfactory outcome. Complications included stent migration (3), encrustation (2), hyperplasia of the mucosa (2) and the one failure, where the stent was extruded by a long fibrous stricture. Conclusion The use of the temporary stent is an encouraging development in the treatment of this complicated problem but a longer follow‐up is necessary to exclude the possibility of late recurrence.