title: Pubectomy in repair of membranous urethral stricture.
abstract: The use of pubectomy in the repair of urethral strictures has not been favored because of the supposed excessive blood loss and operative time and long-term pain. However, in our experience with 30 patients with traumatic urethral rupture, we have found that pubectomy provides excellent exposure with a mean blood loss of 800 ml and few postoperative problems. The technique should nonetheless be reserved for selected patients and performed only by experienced surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: McAninch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*