title: Implantation of the urethral stent for treatment of complex urethral strictures. Evaluation of the functional and radiological results.
abstract: We describe the results after implantation of a urethral stent in 6 patients with recurrent urethral strictures. Four patients had strictures located in close vicinity to the external sphincter. In 3 of these 4 patients open urethroplasty procedures had failed. The treatment was successful in 5 of the 6 patients with a follow-up of 6-10 months. However, in 1 patient who had a complex stricture close to the sphincter, dense fibrotic strictures recurred at the proximal end of the stent where a short segment of the stricture was left uncovered in order to preserve continence. We conclude that implantation of the stent is a valuable treatment for complex strictures in the vicinity of the sphincter on condition that the stent covers the whole stricture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Poppel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Werbrouck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization