title: [Internal urethrotomy under direct vision. Review of 183 operations].
abstract: The authors report on their experience with the Sachse urethrotomy procedure performed in 125 patients from 1981-1987, with a minimum follow-up of 12 months and a maximum of 6 years. The etiology was iatrogenic in 46%, trauma in 25%, and inflammatory in 33%. Stricture was frequently localized in the bulbous urethra (63%). Local anesthesia was the most widely used particularly during the latter stage of this period. The authors prefer to use Sylastic-type catheters left indwelling for a short period of time. Their recurrence rate was 15%. Although most of the patients (67%) required one procedure, urethrotomy had to be repeated up to three times (3%) in several patients. Good results were achieved in 57%, fair in 32%, and poor in 11%.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*; D014572:Urology / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Uretrotomía interna bajo visión directa. Revisión de 183 operaciones.