[Conservative treatment of urethral stenosis in childhood].
During a 19 years period (1969-March 1988) 22 children presented for treatment of urethral strictures. The patients ranged in age from neonatal period to 13 years old, 20 of them were boys and 2 girls. We have found 3 congenital cases, 5 traumatic cases, 9 inflammatory (versus infections) cases and 5 iatrogenic cases. Diagnosis can be suspected from the history and physical examination (voided stream), and confirmed radiographically and endoscopically; we have employed urodynamics studies in 2 cases, and those have seem of much important the follow-up. Treatment is controversial between different authors. In ours series progressive dilatation procedure have been elective (retrograde swelling catheter versus anterograde swelling catheter with cytostomy), with 86.3% of good results.
Luque Mialdea
R
R
Arrojo
F
F
Molina
E
E
Rodríguez-Vargas
J
J
Angulo
J
J
Delgado
J
J
Casanova
A
A
Martín Sanz
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
Tratamiento conservador de la estenosis de uretra en la infancia.