title: [Urethral injuries: analysis of 24 cases].
abstract: Cases analysis of 24 operations for the anterior urethral injuries is presented. 7 patients were treated one-stage transperineal end-to-end anastomosis and 17 underwent an immediate urethral realignment over a fenestrated catheter. Hospital stays were generally short and the rate of complication was low as well as the number of blood transfusions needed in both groups. The operating time however was longer in patients in the anastomosis group. Postoperatively, urethral strictures occurred in 71% of the patients who underwent one-stage transperineal end-to-end anastomosis and in 65% of those treated by realignment over a fenestrated catheter. The high incidence of postoperative stricture formation caused both techniques indicated neither procedure as a valuable modality for the primary and early treatment of anterior urethral injuries. According to the authors the suprapubic cystostomy and delayed urethroplasty offer a better choice of therapy.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology