title: [Severe obliteration of the urethral lumen after wall stent implantation. An unusual radiographic finding].
abstract: The treatment of urethral stricture is still a challenge for urologists. Irrespective of the treatment employed, urethral stricture recurs in about 30% of all cases. In recent years, the wall stent, originally conceived for vascular surgery, has proved to be effective for the treatment of bulbar urethral strictures. The results are good, morbidity and complications occur only occasionally. In this paper, we described the case of a young patient who suffered from complete occlusion of the prosthesis 8 months after its implantation. The low age of the patient and the X-ray features of this case are unusual. The obstruction was successfully resolved by endoscopic resection. Follow-up after 14 months revealed a mild, short stenosis of the proximal tip.
authors.affiliation: II Servizio di Radiologia, XV Divisione di Urologia Azienda Autonoma di Rilievo Nazionale A. Cardarelli, Napoli.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ragozzino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Ritis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diettrich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuccillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014567:Urography