Open AccessThe use of S-curved coaxial dilator for urethral dilatation: Experience of a tertiary department
Author(s) -
Panagiotis Kallidonis,
Constantinos Adamou,
Adamantia Koutava,
P. Ntasiotis,
Dimitrios Kotsiris,
Abdulrahman Al-Aown,
Evangelos Liatsikos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_68_18
Subject(s) - dilator , medicine , urethra , urethral stricture , urethrotomy , coaxial , surgery , dilation (metric space) , urethroplasty , balloon dilation , balloon , mathematics , combinatorics , electrical engineering , engineering
Urethral strictures can be treated by urethral dilation, optical internal urethrotomy, or open surgical reconstruction (urethroplasty). Urethral dilation is done with filiforms and followers, balloons, or coaxial dilators inserted over a guidewire. The S-curved coaxial dilator (SCCD) was designed to facilitate the passage of the dilator through the stricture and the urethra because it imitates the curved anatomy of the male urethra. This study presents our experience with SCCD.