Urethral strictures secondary to pelvic injury in children.
Surgical repair of a membranous urethral stricture is difficult because of the location and potential risks of incontinence, impotence and infertility. The treatment of 2 such strictures by the Badenoch pull-through urethroplasty is presented. The technique is described and its apparent advantages over other methods of repair are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization