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The role of internal urethrotomy in the prevention of urethral stricture following transurethral resection of prostate.
- Source :
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British journal of urology [Br J Urol] 1979 Feb; Vol. 51 (1), pp. 28-31. - Publication Year :
- 1979
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Abstract
- Urethral stricture is the commonest late complication of transurethral prostatectomy. Although internal urethrotomy is widely practised to prevent structures, there are no reports of any controlled trials of the procedure. A prospective trial of internal urethrotomy, using the Otis urethrotome, in 210 consecutive transurethral prostatectomies is presented. Patients were divided into 2 groups, those undergoing urethrotomy before TUR ("Trial group") and those undergoing TUR without urethrotomy ("Control group"), and they were followed for a minimum of 6 months. The incidence of stricture in the control group was significantly greater than in the trial group (P less than 0.01). Analysis of all other variables revealed no difference between the 2 groups and it is concluded that internal urethrotomy does prevent stricture formation and that it should be undertaken routinely before transurethral resection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-1331
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British journal of urology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 465957
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410x.1979.tb04240.x