Open AccessUrethral diverticulum with proximal urethral stricture: An unusual presentation
Author(s) -
Chinmay Gandhi,
Padmanabh Inamdar,
Sadanand Prasadi,
Shashikant H Kulkarni
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.118271
Subject(s) - urethral diverticulum , medicine , urethroplasty , diverticulum (mollusc) , urethral stricture , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , fistula , case presentation , single stage , urethra , engineering , aerospace engineering
Urethral diverticulum with distal stricture is a common entity. We are presenting a rare case of urethral diverticulum with proximal stricture. This is an uncommon case of a 55- year-old male paraplegic patient, who had urethrocutaneous fistula with distal urethral diverticulum and proximal urethral stricture. The patient was successfully managed by single-stage diverticulectomy and urethroplasty