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RECONSTRUCTION OF THE URETHRA FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE URETHRAL STRICTURES 1
Author(s) -
STEWART H. HAMILTON
Publication year - 1960
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 - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1960.tb00019.x
Subject(s) - urethra , blood supply , medicine , surgery , urethral sphincter , urology , male urethra , sphincter , urethral stricture
SUMMARY An operation is described for the cure of severe strictures which extend posteriorly to the region of the sphincter. The operation is in two stages. Except in complicated cases, diversion of the urine is unnecessary. The length and original situation of the urethra are maintained. No tissue is excised. A suitable calibre of the reconstructed urethra is arranged and the risk of a subsequent stricture reduced to a minimum. The blood supply of all the tissues concerned is interfered with as little as possible. The complications which may occur are described, and their prevention and correction discussed.