Dilatation of urethral strictures using an endoscopically placed guide.
The blind dilatation of a tight urethral stricture can be a difficult and potentially dangerous procedure. The technique described in this paper enables such strictures to be safely dilated after endoscopic placement of a suitable guide over which Cosbie-Ross bougies can be 'railroaded'. The dilatation can be done gently and progressively using initially very fine bougies, which would be dangerous to use without a guide in view of the likelihood of perforating the urethra.
D000328:Adult; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000628:therapy*