title: [Treatment of ureteral stenosis complicated by endourethral prosthesis. Long-term results].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the long-term results obtained in the treatment of urethral stenosis complicated with urethral endoprosthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between March 1991 and December 1996, 40 endourethral prosthesis were implanted in 36 patients; 2 prosthesis were placed in 4 patients. Of the 40 prosthesis implanted, 37 were UroLume and 3 Ultraflex. All, with the exception of 2, were patients with recurrent stenosis after earlier failures of prior internal urethrotomy and/or repeat urethral dilations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Immediate post-operative symptomatic relief was achieved in 97.2% patients. Only one patient required removal of the endoprosthesis. In 4 patients (11.1%) urethral restenosis develop distal or proximal to the endoprosthesis. No patient developed restenosis due to endoprosthetic fibrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The long-term results obtained in the treatment of bulbar urethral stenosis complicated with endoprosthesis demonstrate the efficacy and stability over time of this technique, which shows a low complications rate when patients are strictly selected.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benejam Gual
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rioja Sanz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Miralles Grávalos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ascaso Cornago
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rioja Sanz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D015607:Stents; D014521:Urethra; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000628:therapy*